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he fU. The City Bulletin on by ich OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS So le- di- nal MUNICIPAL MANUAL City of Columbus, Ohio PUBLIC LIBRARY 211362 1938 No CONTENTS COLUMBUS. OHIdJ Page GOVERNMENT OF CITY 2 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE 2 and 3 PARKS; PLAYGROUNDS 3 and 4 MUNICIPAL ZOO 4 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 5 BOARD OF PURCHASE 5 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 5 SINKING FUND TRUSTEES 5 PUBLIC LIBRARY 6 PUBLIC DEFENDER 6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SANITATION 6 PLANNING COMMISSION 6 ZONING ADJUSTMENT BOARD 7 FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COLUMBUS 7 and 8 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA; DISTANCES; POPULATION; MAYORS; CITY DEBT 8 MISCELLANEOUS DATA : 9 FINANCIAL AND OTHER STATISTICS 9 and 10 WATER SYSTEM STATISTICS; STORAGE DAMS 11 MUNICIPAL COURT HISTORY 12 PORT COLUMBUS; BUILDING OPERATIONS 11 and 12 POST-OFFICE RECEIPTS, BANK CLEARINGS, DEATHS AND BIRTHS; LOCATION OF ENGINE HOUSES 13 S \ THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

DIVISION OF ENGINEERING ANDv^CONSTRUCTION DIVISION OF GARBAGE REDUCTION *- ^ FRANK GIBSON, Superintendent P. W. MAETZEL, Chief Engineer In February, 1936, the Garbage Disposal Plant, located The engineering work of the city is in charge of this di- near Shadeville, which had been in operation for a period visipn of the service department. The construction and re­ of 26 years, was discontinued, and the new modern equip­ pair of bridges, viaducts, streets, sewers and sidewalks con­ ped incinerator located on Short street was placed in op­ stitute the bulk of the work. eration at an annual saving of $30,000. The old plant, how­ ever, was not abandoned. The plant, with its additions since the erection of the first unit, represents an investment of DIVISIONS OF WATER AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL $300,000.

CLARENCE B. HOOVER, Superintendent DIVISION OF ELECTRICITY Controlled by the division of water are the raw water R. N. TUCKER, Superintendent supply, the softening and purification works, the pumping stations and water distribution system and the sewage pumping The City-owned electric utility furnishes municipal light and treatment works. The city investment for these municipal and power for: Street lighting, traffic lights, and 6200 cus­ enterprises, including the two storage dams and reservoirs, tomers. represents more than $10,467,000.00. The power station has 18,500 K.W. rated capacity in steam turbine driven generators and an annual output of 54,000,000 For the purpose of paying the expense of conducting, man­ K.W.H. The city street lighting system comprises 8,750 lo­ aging and operating the city waterworks, the division collects cations, consisting of 375 miles of city streets equipped with from all consumers on a rate basis established by council. the overhead suspended lamp fixtures, and 60 miles of streets equipped with ornamental standards. Surplus energy above that needed for municipal require­ DIVISION OF STREET CLEANING AND ments is sold to customers adjacent to distribution lines at REFUSE COLLECTION low and favorable rates. The entire system is operated and maintained without net cost to the taxpayers as the cash revenue from the sale of HARRY J. REYNOLDS, Superintendent surplus energy is more than sufficient to reimburse the gen­ eral fund for all expenses, including the interest and amor­ Cost of cleaning, sprinkling and sweeping the streets of the tization of bonds issued for the plant. city of Columbus is assessed against owners of abutting prop­ erty on streets and in districts as follows: DIVISION OF MARKETS Bounded on the east by Parsons avenue, on the south by Whittier street, on the west by Sandusky street, and on the Annual profits from the city's three retail markets and the north by Fifth avenue, and also that area of each of High Wholesale Producers' Market approximate $30,000.00 per year. street, Broad street, Whittier street, Cleveland avenue, Liv­ The estimated valuation of market lands, buildings and ingston avenue, Mt. Vernon avenue, Long street, Parsons ave­ chattels is $426,350.00. nue, Town street and Main street which is situated outside of district above described and within the corporate limits DIVISIONS OF PARKS AND FORESTRY of the city of Columbus. ROBERT V. HESSENAUER, Superintendent Early each year council authorizes an issue of bonds to Supervision of all Columbus parks—representing an area pay for the cost of operating the department in anticipation of 1171 acres—is vested in one division; 588 acres lie along of the collection of assessments from property owners at the the Griggs and O'Shaughnessy dams. The city's largest close of the year. park, Franklin, is jointly controlled by the city and the Collection of garbage and refuse in all parts of the city is county, under supervision of a commission. delegated to this division. Garbage is collected from all public Advisory committees, appointed by the mayor, co-operate and private premises, rubbish and ashes from all private dwell­ with the superintendent in the management of the larger ings and from public schools. Prior to 1910 garbage and parks. refuse were collected under a private contract. Since that Public parks 974.57 acres time the city has purchased its own equipment, established Playgrounds 180.40 •* its stables and operates the garbage collection division in con­ Street parks 33.06 nection with the garbage reduction plant; also all refuse ma­ terial is hauled to public dumps by city owned equipment Total all parks 1188.03 acres

Public Parks Acres 1. Franklin Park East Broad Street and N. & W. Railroad 142.50 (Seven acres of this are used for baseball diamonds) 2. Franklinton Cemetery River Street and Davis Avenue 1.62 3. Glen Echo Park Indianola Avenue and Glen Echo Drive 3.90 4. Glenview Park Wheatland Avenue and Eureka Avenue 3.53 5. Glenwood Park West Broad Street and Columbian Avenue 15.67 6. Goodale Park West Goodale Street and Dennison Avenue 32.71 7. Griggs Dam Parks North and South of Dam 123.00 8. Hayden Park Hayden Park Drive and Monticello Place 7.54 9. Iuka Park Indianola Avenue to Summit Street 2.18 10. Jewett Square Between Rich Street and Town Street 6.87 11. Lincoln Park Markison Avenue and Eighteenth Street 18.00 12. Linden Park Myrtle Avenue and Republic Avenue „. 20.92 13. Livingston Park Livingston Avenue and Eighteenth 8.86 14. O'Shaughnessey Dam Parks Vicinity of Dam 480.00 15. Nelson Park Between Nelson Rqad and Alum Creek 22.14 16. Nelson Park Extension Along Alum Creek 3.25 17. Northmoor Park Along Olentangy River 8.66 18. Schiller Park Deshler Avenue and City Park Avenue 23.45 19. Webster Park Wild Bird and Flower Refuge 1.40 20. West Gate Park Westgate Avenue and Girard Street 45.21

Total 974.57 PUBLIC LIBRARY

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GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CO] US. OHIO.

Since January 1, 1916, the city of Columbus has been gov­ The chief function of the bureau is the publishing, weekly, erned by its home-rule charter. Under this charter its of­ of The City Bulletin, the official publication of the city. The ficials are selected—on a non-partisan, preferential ballot—for Bulletin carries the transactions and proceedings of council, four-year terms. The executive authority is vested in a the legal advertising of the city and such other information mayor. Legislative affairs are handled by a council of seven relating to the affairs of the city as may be determined by members, elected at large. council. The City Bulletin is published, distributed or sold in such EXECUTIVE manner and on such terms as the council may determine. No unofficial advertisements may be published in the City Bulle­ MYRON B. GESSAMAN, Mayor tin, nor may the City Bulletin be used to promote the candi­ (Term Expires December 31, 1939) dacy of any person, or be used as a medium for any personal controversy. The executive and administrative powers of the city are vested in the mayor, directors of departments and other offi­ cers and boards provided by charter or ordinance. The salary ADMINISTRATIVE of the mayor is $6,000 per year. The mayor appoints the director of public safety and the director of public service, CITY ATTORNEY together with any other officers whose positions may be cre­ ated by council and for whose appointment no provision is JOHN L. DAVIES made by charter. (Term Expires December 31, 1941) With the concurrence of council the mayor appoints the The city attorney is the legal adviser of and attorney and sinking fund trustees, members of the civil service commis­ counsel for the city and for all officers and departments in sion and four members of the board of health. "It shall be the matters relating to official duties. He prosecutes or defends duty of the mayor to act as the chief conservator of the peace for and in behalf of the city all complaints, suits, matters and within the city; to supervise the administration of the affairs controversies to which the city is a party. of the city; to see that all ordinances of the city are en­ The city attorney shall be the prosecuting attorney of forced; to recommend to council for adoption such measures municipal court. He may detail such of his assistants as he as he may deem necessary or expedient; to keep council may deem proper to assist in such work. He shall prosecute advised of the financial condition and the needs of the city; all cases brought before such court and perform the same to prepare and submit to council such reports as may be re­ duties, so far as they are applicable thereto, as are required quired by that body and to exercise such powers and per­ of the prosecuting attorney of the county. He is elected for form such duties as are conferred or required by the charter a term of four years. or by the laws of the state," are the duties defined in Sec. 62 of the city's charter. CITY AUDITOR

LEGISLATIVE JOHN E. DAVIES (Term Expires December 31, 1941) Members of Council ROGER N. ADDISON (Term expires December 31, 1939) The auditor is the city's chief accounting officer and book­ W. HERBERT DAILEY (Term expires December 31, 1941) keeper. He is required to keep in accurate, systematized detail a record of the receipts, disbursements, assets and HOWARD C HARTMAN (Term Expires December 31, 1939) liabilities of the city. He prescribes the method of keeping JOSEPH R. JONES (Term expires December 31, 1941) accounts by all departments; he requires that daily reports WILLIAM L. LEHMAN (Term expires December 31, 1939) be made to him by each department, showing the receipts of WYATT L. MILLIKIN (Term expires December 31, 1939) all money and its disposition. At the close of each fiscal year, or oftener if required by council, the auditor shall ex­ MILTON W. WESTLAKE (Term expires December 31, amine and audit accounts of all officers and departments and 1941) report such findings to council. Legislative power of the city, except as reserved to the The auditor is elected by popular vote for a term of four people, is vested in a council of seven members, elected at years. large. Members of council must be residents of the city; they shall hold no other public office or employment. Each CITY TREASURER member of council receives a salary of $1000 a year. Absence from eight consecutive regular meetings operates to vacate the seat of a member unless the absence is excused by resolu­ D. STALEY CREAMER tion of council. The treasurer is the custodian of all money belonging to At the first meeting in January, following a regular munici­ the city. He receives from the county treasurer, when due the pal election, the council elects one of its members president. city, taxes levied and assessments made and certified to the The president presides at meetings of council and in the county auditor by authority of council. The treasurer dis­ absence from the city, resignation, death or removal from burses the funds in his custody only on warrant of the auditor. office of the mayor, beco ues chief executive of the city. Council provides by ordinance for the deposit of all public money coming into the hands of the treasurer in such banks, building, loan or savings associations or companies situated CITY CLERK in the county as offer at competitive bidding the highesl rate of interest and give good and sufficient security. The treasurer is appointed by council and serves at its HELEN T. HOWARD pleasure. The council appoints a clerk, who is known as the city clerk, also such other employes of council as may be neces­ sary. The city clerk is custodian of the records and DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE shall perform such other duties as may be required by the charter. The city clerk serves during the pleasure of council. LLEWELYN LEWIS, Director J - Bureau of Information and Publicity The director of public service has charge of the construc­ There has been established by council a bureau of informa­ tion, improvement, repair and maintenance of sidewalks, tion and publicity, under supervision and control of the city streets, alleys, bridges, viaducts, sewers, sewage disposal clerk. This bureau has charge of the editing, printing and plants, waterworks, all public utilities and public buildings. distribution of all municipal records, reports and-documents, The ..position of deputy director is provided by council enact­ and collects and compiles information and statistics concern­ ment, the encumbent fulfilling all the duties of the director in ing all departments and offices of the city. the latter's absence. THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

Playgrounds No. Name Acres 1. Beatty Park North Ohio Avenue 3.85 2. Clinton Avenue Park North of King Avenue 2.58 3. Como Avenue Park „ Lakeview and Como Avenue 3.46 4. Greenlawn Avenue Park Greenlawn Avenue and Scioto River 7.10 5. Hill Crest Park Eureka Avenue and Westwood Avenue 8.37 6. Kent Street Park Kent Street and Miller Avenue , 0.92 7. King Avenue Park King Avenue and Olentangy River 26.82 8. McKinley Avenue Park Central Avenue and McKinley Avenue 6.97 9. Maryland Park Champion Avenue and Atcheson Street 10.27 10. Nineteenth Street Park Rich Street and Nineteenth Street 0.75 11. Northwood Park Northwood Avenue and Olentangy River 10.60 12. Southwood Park Sixth Street and Southwood Avenue 2.47 13. Sunshine Park Sandusky Street and Sullivant Avenue 12.75 14. Third Avenue Park Goodale Street to Third Avenue 82.85 15. Weinland Park ..Summit Street, Opposite Sixth Avenue 3.75 16. West Market Gift Street and State Street 1.05 17. Woodland Crest Park Indianola Avenue and Torrence Road 2.80

Total 180.40

Street Parks the act of May 17, 1886, such real estate was placed under Name Acres the supervision and control of a park commission consisting Audubon Road Park .. 0.74 of five persons, two of whom are appointed from the county Bide-A-Wee " .. 0.92 by the county commissioners, and two from the city by the Binns Boulevard " .. 0.44 mayor, all for the term of one year, the mayor being an ex- Brighton Road " .. 0.11 officio member and entitled to vote on all questions. On Bulen Avenue " .. 1.51 April 23, 1891, the terms of the commissioners were changed Burgess Avenue " .. 1.48 to three years each. Calumet Street and N. & W. Railway.... " .. 0.16 Members of Franklin Park Commission Clifton Avenue " .. 0.11 (City) Clinton Heights Avenue " .. 0.54 H. I. WASSON. Dakota Avenue , " .. 1.06 MRS. F. STANLEY CROOKS. Dresden Street " .. 0.87 (County) Edgar Place " .. 0.18 W. L. LAWRENCE, President Elm Place " .. 0.52 RICHARD SINCLAIR Fairmont Avenue " .. 0.09 Fifteenth Avenue " .. 0.43 MUNICIPAL GARAGE Floral Avenue " .. 0.30 Forest Avenue " .. 0.80 RAYMOND W. LAUER, Superintendent .. 0.58 Fourth Street " All city cars outside of fire department are housed and Geers Avenue " .. 0.87 repaired at the municipal garage. .. 0.94 Glenmawr Avenue " The passenger cars are stored in the basement garage Greenway North " .. 0.14 at the new city hall and are checked in each night. A report Greenwich Street " .. 0.43 is rendered to the director of public service weekly. The Guilford Avenue " .. 0.76 heavy trucks, tractors, etc and the repair shops are main­ Hamilton Avenue " .. 0.69 tained in the building on Short street. Hawthorne Avenue " .. 0.42 This division had under its care January 1, 1938, 293 pieces Hiawatha Avenue " .. 0.68 of motive equipment operated in various city departments Homecroft Drive " .. 0.76 and divisions. Iuka Avenue " .. 3.95 Construction, repair work and inspection has to be carried Jefferson Avenue " .. 0.69 on from Indian Springs to South Columbus, and from East Lexington Avenue " .. 0.27 Columbus and Bexley to Grandview and Camp Chase, which Martin Avenue " .. 0.40 makes the automobile an indispensable mode of travel for Midgard Road " .. 0.18 all city employes. Millbrook Way " .. 0.17 Garage service is furnished for city cars. This branch of New York Avenue " .. 0.48 municipal activity practically is self-sustaining. Oak Street " .. 0.20 Ohio Avenue " .. 0.40 Palmetto Street " .. 0.07 MUNICIPAL ZOO Rainbow Park " .. 0.24 By ordinance No. 562-37, passed December 13, 1937, the Roys Park " .. 0.32 division of municipal zoo, within the department of public Seventh Avenue " .. 0.21 service, was established. For the purpose of operating the Sixth Street " .. 0.20 municipal zoo a commission was created, known as the Sixth Avenue " .. 0.21 municipal zoo commission, composed of the mayor, presi­ Terrace Avenue " .. 1.32 dent of council, director of public service, superintendent Torrence Road "* .. 0.40 of the division of water, city engineer, and four citizens of Vermont Place " .. 0.17 the city of Columbus or county of Franklin nominated by Weldon Avenue " .. 0.32 the Columbus Zoological Park association and appointed by Wilson Avenue " .. 2.25 the mayor, with the approval of council, to serve as such West Park Place " .. 3.77 without pay. On January 17, 1938, the mayor appointed the Sandusky Street No Plat- ... 0.31 following as members of the zoo commission to take effect-. immediately upon confirmation by members of city council. Total 33.06 The appointments were confirmed by council January 17, 1938 r - BENJAMIN F. PATTERSON—term of one year. (Term Franklin Park expires January 17, 1939.) Land given to the city of Columbus by the Franklin ARTHUR C. JOHNSON, Sr.—term of two years. (Term County Agricultural .Society under an act passed by the state expires January 17, 1940.) legislature May 17, 1886, "Providing for the Reversion and HERBERT S.^ATKINSON—term of three years. (Term, Use of Abandoned Fair Grounds". The acquisition of- Frank­ expires January 17} 1941.) lin Park was accomplished by an act passed March 30, 1888, WILLIAM H. DUFFY—term of four years. (Term ex­ by the said general assembly of the state of Ohio. Under pires January 17, 1942.) THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLKJ SAFETY - DANCE HALL INSPECTION r ^ HARRY E. FRENCH, Director City ordinances require that all public dance halls or places The department of public safety includes the divisions of in which public dances are given shall obtain a license, and police, fire, fire and police telegraph, building regulation, that prior to being licensed such hall shall "comply with weights and measures, recreation, public charities, dance hall and conform to all ordinances, all health and fire regulations inspection. All appointments, retirements and dismissals are of the city, be properly ventilated, be supplied with sufficient made by the director pursuant to civil service rules and regu­ toilet conveniences and be safe, sanitary and a proper place lations. for the purposes for which it is to be used." Fees varying from $15 to $50 annually are charged in accordance with the DIVISION OF POLICE floor space. The duties of supervisor are performed by the secretary JOHN H. DUNN, Chief to the director of public safety. The division of police is composed of the chief and such officers as may be provided by ordinance of council. Under the direction of the safety director, the chief 01 the division of police has the control of the transfer and stationing of all BOARD OF PURCHASE patrolmen and other officers and employes. In the uniformed force is a total of 299 active and 15 clerical employes. LLEWELYN LEWIS, President DIVISION OF FIRE HARRY E. FRENCH, Vice President D. STALEY CREAMER, Member E. P. WELCH, Chief OTTO. J. SWISHER, Secretary The division of fire is composed of the chief and such other The directors of public service and public safety, together officers and men as may be provided by ordinance of council. with the treasurer, constitute the board of purchase, and, as Under the direction of the safety director the chief of the such, make all purchases for the city in the manner provided division of fire has control of the transfer and stationing by ordinance, and, under regulations provided by ordinance, of the officers and men of the department. In the force is sell all property, real and personal, of the city not needed a total of 324 officers and men. for public use or that may become unsuitable for use or that may be condemned as useless by the director or head The fire and police telegraph system is organized as a of a department; provided, however, that no real estate shall bureau of the division of fire and is under the superintend­ be sold until specifically directed by council. It has charge ent of the fire and police telegraph, who is appointed by the of such store rooms and warehouses of the city as council by director of public safety, as a result of competitive civil ordinance may provide. service examination. This bureau has charge of the fire and Before making any purchase or sale the board of purchase police telephone and signal lines and traffic signals. gives opportunity for competition, under such rules and regu­ lations as the council has established. Supplies required by DIVISION OF PUBLIC WELFARE any department are furnished upon requisition from the stores under the control of the board, and whenever so F. G. BENNETT, Superintendent furnished are paid for by the department, supplied by war­ CHAS. E. SEDDON, Superintendent of Recreati6n rant made payable to the credit of the stores account of the Under the supervision of the director of public safety, the board of purchase. director of the division of public welfare manages and con­ trols all charitable, correctional and reformatory institutions and agencies belonging to the city and the use of recreational facilities, including parks, playgrounds and social centers. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The superintendent of recreation is deputy to the director of welfare, who. in turn, is subordinate to the director of public safety, and in the absence or disability of the director RAY E. HUGHES, President (Term expires February 1, possesses similar powers and performs similar duties. 1942.) EARL W. BAIRD, Vice-President (Term expires Febru­ ary 1, 1944.) DIVISION OF BUILDING REGULATION ROBERT T. McCLURE, Member (Term expires February 1, 1940.) GEORGE W. MATSON, Chief Inspector GUY B. HARRIS, Secretary. The inspector of buildings enforces and administers all Members of the civil service commission are appointed by laws and ordinances relating to the erection, maintenance and the mayor, with the concurrence of council. The commission repair of buildings in the city of Columbus. The functions prescribes and enforces such rules for the classified service performed by this division are: Examination of plans for as may be necessary; it is authorized to classify and stand­ proposed construction, addition and alteration; similar exam­ ardize all positions in the classified service and invoke such ination of plumbing, house, sewer, electrical installation and authority as granted by the charter. warm air furnace plans; issuance of permits; collection of The civil service of the city is divided into the unclassified fees and field inspections carried on in conjunction with the and classified branches. control exercised. The unclassified service branches include: All officers elected by the people, all directors of depart­ BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS ments, the trustees of the public library, all officers and members of boards or commissions whose appointment is subject to concurrence by council, one secretary to each GEORGE W. MATSON, Secretary. elective officer and the various directors of departments, and The board examines applicants as to their fitness to en­ one secretary and one assistant clerk for each board or com­ gage in the business of master or journeyman plumber. Those mission appointed by the mayor, the deputy auditor, the who pass the examination are certified to the city auditor, treasurer, the city clerk, the legal assistants to the city who issues a license as either master or journeyman plumber. attorney, the staff of the public library and the public defender. DIVISION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES The classified service comprises all positions not specifically included in the unclassified service. In the classified service are two classes, to be known as the competitive class and the JOHN A. BRIXNER, Sealer non-competitive class. The competitive class includes all The division of weights and measures is organized as a positions and employments for which it is practicable to de­ branch of the safety department. The sealer must test all termine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive ex­ weights and measures at least twice a year; all weighing and aminations. The non-competitive class consists of all posi­ measuring devices used in the public markets must be exam­ tions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a ined at least twice each month. Inspections and tests made scientific, managerial, professional or educational character, each year average approximately 50,000. as may be determined by the rules of the commission. 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TRUSTEES OF THE SINKING FUND PUBLIC DEFENDER RALPH G. SMITH LESLIE P. McCULLOUGH (Term expires February 1, Council was granted authority, under charter provisions, 1939.) for the appointment of a defender of "indigent persons LOUIS SEIDENSTICKER (Term expires Februarv 1, charged with offenses in the municipal courts." The defender 1942.) renders assistance both in the criminal and civil branches of WALLACE H. STEPHENS (Term expires February 1, the municipal court. He serves at the pleasure of city council. 1940.) B. S. WELLMAN (Term expires February 1, 1941.), DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Officers: Board of Health: WALLACE H. STEPHENS, President. MYRON B. GESSAMAN, Mayor—President LESLIE P. McCULLOUGH, Vice-President. WELLS TEACHNOR, Sr., M. D., Member (Term expires W. H. DUFFY, Secretary. February 1, 1939) HERMAN R. CAMPBELL, Assistant Secretary. A. J. ENDERLIN, Member (Term expires February 1, Custody, control and administration of the sinking fund is 1942.) vested in four trustees, not more than two of whom shall be ARTHUR F. SCHALK, D. V. M. (Term expires February members of the same political party. The trustees serve with­ 1, 1941.) out compensation and give such bond as council may require. WM. C. GRAHAM, D. D. S. (Term expires February 1, The trustees of the sinking fund have charge of and pro­ 1940) vide for the payment of all bonds issued by the city and the DR. NELSON C. DYSART, Health Commissioner interest maturing thereon. They receive from the auditor all The department of health is composed of the following taxes, assessments and moneys collected for such purposes divisions: Laboratory, housing and sanitation, disease pre­ and invest and disburse them in the manner provided by gen­ vention, food inspection, care of indigent sick, nursing, vital eral law. The trustees also receive and have charge of reten­ statistics, and dental health service. tions on city contracts for streets, alleys and sewers, ten per The board appoints a local registrar of vital statistics, cent being retained upon contracts for streets and alleys, and who keeps a record of all births and deaths under the direc­ five per cent on contracts for sewers. tion of the state registrar. These sums are evidenced by issuing certificates bearing The board appoints inspectors of dairies, slaughter houses, interest at four per cent and are payable upon order of the etc. The board abates and removes all nuisances affecting division of engineering when upon inspection the work shows the health of the community. compliance with the contract and needs no repairs. In the laboratory division tests are made of water, milk, These accounts average from 650 to 700 and from $800,000 foods, drink, etc., and specimens from suspected cases of to $212,805.63. For the satisfaction of any obligation under communicable diseases are examined. their supervision, the trustees of the sinking fund may sell or The division of housing and sanitation has charge of all use any of the securities or money in their possession. The nuisance abatement work; sanitary inspection of all food trustees invest all moneys received by them in bonds of the establishments, rooming and tenement houses, and looks after United States, of the state of Ohio, or of any municipal cor- the condition of yards, sewers, vaults and water supply. ortion, school district, township or county in such state, and The division of disease prevention has charge of enforce­ Eold in reserve only such sums as may be needed for the ment of all quarantine regulations of the city and. state de­ payment of maturing obligations. All interest and gains re­ partments of health, hospitalization of cases which cannot be ceived by them are reinvested in like manner. cared for in the homes, find and having immunized exposed persons who may be susceptible to disease, investigation of industrial hazards and food poisoning cases. COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY The division of food inspection has charge of all meat State Street and Grant Avenue and milk inspections. The division for the care of indigent sick provides medical Board of Trustees and Officers: attention for persons unable to pay for same, and hospitaliza­ JACOB A. MECKSTROTH, President (Term expires Feb- tion when necessary. rurav 1, 1942) The division of nursing has charge of placarding and in­ DR. FRANK WARNER, 1st Vice President (Term expires struction in all cases of quarantinable diseases. February 1, 1942) The division of vital statistics has charge of collecting and MRS. ROSE B. FERGUSON, 2nd Vice President (Term ex­ classifying death certificates, issuing permits for burials, pires Februray 1, 1940) and issuing of certified copies of certificates of death and WALTER BRAUN, Treasurer (Term expires Februarv 1, birth. 1940) The division of dental health service provides dental ser­ vice to indigents of all ages, carries on educational program- MRS. CORA R. BRICKELL (Term expires February 1, for dental hygiene and provides dental service to parochial 1940) school children. ANNA E. HARRIS (Term expires February 1, 1942) All powers relative to the public health are vested in the JOHN J. PUGH, Librarian and Secretary board of health. The director of public welfare, by virtue The erection, equipment and the custody, control and ad­ of his office, is a member of the board; the mayor is ex-officio ministration of free public libraries, branches and stations, president, but possesses no vote. Subject to the provision of established by or belonging to the city, is vested in six trustees, the charter, the board of health has all the powers and per­ not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political forms all duties provided by general law. It has such further party. Such trustees are appointed by the mayor, to serve power to provide necessary and proper health protection. without compensation, for a term of four years and until Inspection of all foods offered for sale in Columbus is their successors are appointed and qualified. one of the chief duties of this department. A regulation, The board of library trustees establishes, maintains .and licensing food handlers of whatsoever nature, is a recently regulates the public library, branches and stations, and may added and important function of the food inspection division receive donations and bequests of money or property, in trust of the department of health. or otherwise. The board of library trustees, by its treasurer, is the custodian of all trust funds held by it or which may hereafter be received by gift, devise, in trust, or otherwise for PLANNING COMMISSION the public library, other than money appropriated by council. Mayor MYRON B. GESSAMAN, Chairman Board of library trustees has established and maintains Director of Public Service LLEWELYN LEWIS, Secretary a merit-service system for the appointment, assignment, and JOHN E. McCREHEN, Member (Term expires May 15,^ government of the librarians, assistants and other employes. 1942.) The president and one other member of the board of library JOHN C. PRIOR, Member (Term expires May 15, 1939) < ' trustees selected by it, together with the librarian, constitute GEO. H. BULFORD, Member (Term expires May 15, 1942.) an examining board for the examination of librarians and EDGAR WOLFE, Member (Term expires May 15, 1939) assistants and employes in and for the library service of the A planning commission for the city of Columbus was said free public library, its branches and stations, and may created by Ordinance No. 32417, passed by the city council issue certificates valid for not less than one year- to such" March £8, 1921. \ persons as are found to possess the requisite attainments, By this legislation a commission consisting of the mayor, and such certificates are renewable by the examining board. the director of public service and four citizens of the city, 8 THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938 these latter to be appointed by the mavor for a term, of six five days^,after the rendition of the decision complained of, years, was created. The mayor was named chairman and the and no permit shall be issued pursuant to said action of the director of public service secretary. The powers and duties board of zoning adjustment within a period of five days above of this commission are to make or cause to be made plans set forth, and until said appeal, if perfected, shall have been and maps of the city of Columbus and such land outside the finally determined upon by the council- city as in the opinion of the commission has a bearing on the planning of the municipality. The commission has the power to make recommendations to the mayor, the council COLUMBUS TRAFFIC COMMISSION -and to department heads concerning the location of streets, transportation and communication facilities, the location of EARL E. GROVER, Chairman (Term expires March 7, public buildings and grounds, the design and location of 1940) bridges and viaducts and other public structures. GEORGE P. SHUTE, Member (Term expires March 7, The commission is empowered to frame and recommend 1939) to council for adoption plans for dividing the municipality or any portion thereof into certain zones or districts in the JOHN H. MAHON, Member (Term expires March 7, 1941) interest of the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, J. REAL NETH, Member (Term expires March 7, 1942) prosperity and general welfare, also limitations as to the CHARLES M. UNDERHILL, Member (Term expires height, bulk and location and the various uses to which the March 7, 1943) buildings and other structures within such zones may be put. By an ordinance No. 47-38, passed by the council of the city of Columbus, Ohio, January 24, 1938, the Columbus traffic commission was created. This board consists of five citizens BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT of Columbus appointed by the mayor, together with the JOHN B. GLICK, Chairman (Term expires October 8, 1940) mayor, chairman of the safety committee of council, director F. E. LUMLEY, Member (Term expires October 8, 1939) of public safety and city attorney, the five citizens members C. L. CONVERSE, Member (Term expires October 8, 1940) of the commission to serve without pay, the appointments to be for one, two, three, four and five years respectively FRANK A. HUNTER, Member (Term expires October 8, and serve until their successors are duly appointed. 1938) Successors shall be appointed in the same manner for a I. W. GAREK, Member (Term expires October 8, 1938) term of five years. Vacancies caused by death, resignation, By an ordinance No. 34010, passed by the city council of removal from the city, or otherwise, shall be filled for the Columbus August 6, 1923, later repealed and superseded by unexpired term in the same manner as original appoint­ ordinance No. 38852, passed February 27, 1928, a board of ments are made. zoning adjustment was created. This board consists of five citizens of Columbus, each appointed for a three-year term That the duties of said Columbus traffic commission shall by the mayor. be as follows: This board of adjustment shall from time to time adopt To make a study of all traffic problems in the city of such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to Columbus. carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance. The board shall hear and decide appeals from and review any order, To make recommendations from time to time to the city requirement, decision or determination made by the inspector council' as to necessary legislation, and to the department of buildings in the administration of the above-named ordi­ of public safety as to the enforcement of traffic regulations. nance. To study traffic regulations and reports of other mu­ The board of zoning adjustment shall hear and decide nicipalities. all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to To hold meetings at which traffic conditions and regula­ pass. Action by this board may reverse or modify any order tions may be discussed by members of the commission, en­ by the inspector of buildings, upon appeal to it. The board forcement officers and others, interested in traffic regula­ may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify such tions, and to that end to provide for the appearance before order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from said commission of experts on traffic regulations. and shall make such order, requirement, decision or deter­ mination as in its opinion ought to be made in the premises, To employ a consulting traffic engineer and other neces­ and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from sary officers and employees, as may be provided for, and whom the appeal is taken, provided, however, that any per­ at the salary and wages fixed by the council of the city of son appearing before the board of zoning adjustment shall Columbus. Said traffic engineer, officers and employees to have the right to appeal to the city council by filing written be paid on regular payroll approved by the director of public notice of their intention to do so with the city clerk within safety, and from funds appropriated by council.

FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COLUMBUS

The same day that Congress declared war against Great The date of the first councilmanic election was fixed as the Hritain, June 18, 1812, the first public sale of lots in the first Monday in May, 1816. These nine men, "suitable per­ village of Columbus was held. The lots sold were principally sons; citizens, freeholders, housekeepers and inhabitants," on High street and Broad street, and brought prices varying were elected: Robert W. McCoy, John Cutler, Robert Arm­ from $200 to $1,000 each. strong, Henry Brown, Caleb Houston, Michael Patton, Jere­ Franklin county was organized in 1803, with Franklinton miah Armstrong, Jarvis Pike and John Kerr. The council for its county seat. In a report to the legislature in 1810, a selected Jarvis Pike as its president and mayor of the borough. state commission appointed to select a site for the Ohio capital, The first marshal was Samuel King. suggested that the site be on the present location of the During the time that Columbus was a village, its mayors village of Dublin. Subsequently, however, the proposition to were: Jarvis Pike, John Kerr, Eli C. King, John Laughry, establish the seat of the government "on the high bank, east W. T. Martin, James Robinson, William Long, P. H. Olm­ of the Scioto river, nearly opposite Franklinton," was stead. After 1833, the mayors were known as the executives accepted. of the "city of Columbus." The village was platted by Joel Wright and Joseph Vance. In 1828 the first ordinance was passed punishing drunk­ As originally platted, High street was 100 feet wide, Broad enness. street 120 feet wide, the other streets 82y2 feet wide and the The Ohio legislature on March 3, 1834, passed an act to in­ alleys 33 feet in width. corporate the city of Columbus. The act repealed the borough The refugee lands, upon which the original town was situ­ charter. The first city election was held in 1835. ated, consisted of a tract four and one-half miles wide, and Histories of Columbus recount that the 10-year period from extended 48 miles eastwardly from the Scioto river. This ter­ 1842 to 1852 were prosperous ones. It is reported in one his­ ritory was styled "refugee lands" because originally appro­ tory: "During the period from the taking of the federal cen­ priated by Congress for the benefit of the refugees from sus in 1840 to the 1850 census, Columbus had increased her Canada and Nova Scotia, who, during the war of the American population from 6,048 to 17,871, or at the rate of nearly 200 revolution, espoused the cause of the colonies. per cent. The value of real estate in the city, assessed for THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938 taxation in 1852, was set down at $3,113,612; and of personal Elevation 100 feet, city datum, is on the water table under property at $1,648,305." the window at the northeast corner of the capitol. This Receipts and expenditures of the city of Columbus for point is 780.347 feet above sea level. Adding 680.347, there­ the year ended April 1, 1835, are designated as: fore, to any city elevation, will give elevation about sea level. The elevation of the brass plug at the southeast corner of Receipts $2,290.59 Broad and High streets (capitol grounds corner) is 79.4 feet, Expenditures 2,300.68 city datum. Advantages of Columbus, as of 1854, are recorded as The highest point in the city is at the corner of Karl road follows: and Elmore avenue, elevation 213 city datum. "The plank road leading from Broadway to the Northern The lowest point in the city is the intersection of Glenwood railroad depot is 2400 feet long; the city is drained by 12,600 and Thomas avenues, 22.00 feet, city datum. feet of underground sewers; there are 30 public cisterns of The electric light on top of the flag staff on state house capacity varying from 200 to 400 barrels each; five plank dome is 274.82 feet, city datum. roads led into the city north of its center; four railroads are The state house grounds form a square whose sides are already built and as many more being constructed; the beau­ 660 feet long, or one-eighth of a mile. Its perimeter is 2,640 tiful park donated by Dr. Goodale comprises 40 acres and is feet or one-half a mile or two laps to the mile. It contains worth over $1,000 an acre. exactly ten acres. "Notwithstanding the vast amount of money that must According to information available from Washington, D. C, necessarily have been expended for these improvements, the Columbus was the first city in America to adopt a Housing financial condition of the city may be set forth as follows, Code, in 1910. and we point to the figures as the proudest monument that could be raised to the good management of our city fathers. DISTANCES "Available means of the city: — Miles On High street, from north to south corporation line.... 9.87 Funded debt .$22,000.00 On Broad street, from east to west corporation line.... 9.91 Sinking fund 1,275.00 On High street, from Broad street to north corporation line 6.93 Balance $20,725.00 On High street, from Broad street to south corporation Cash in treasury April 7, 1854 $ 6,752.32 line 2.94 Thirty-two city lots on wharf _ 25,600.00 On Broad street, from High street to east corporation Seventeen and a half acres on Harrisburg road 17,500.00 line 4.91 Market house 35,000.00 On Broad street, from High street to west corporation Fire apparatus, engine houses, etc 19,000.00 line 5.00 School houses, lands, etc 22,000.00 Area of city—square miles 39.561

Deduct funded debt .$ 20,275.32 POPULATION U.S. Net 3105,725.32 Census 1830 2,435 Columbus now is the largest city in the world bearing the 1840 6,048 name of the discoverer of the western hemisphere. 1850 17,882 It is the capital of the state of Ohio and the county seat 1860 18,554 of Franklin county. 1870 31,274 It is the geographical center of the state, a fact that had 1880 51,647 much to do with its selection as capital. 1890 88,150 It has a citizenship, which, according to the last census 1900 125,560 is 94.7 per cent American born. 1910 181,511 It is the seat of the Ohio State University and five 1920 237,031 other state institutions, namely: Ohio Penitentiary, State 1930 290,564 Hospital, State Institution for the Blind, the State School *1931 296,550 for the Deaf and Institution for Feeble-Minded. *1932 302,662 It is the location of Fort Hayes, designated as the army 1933 292,564 headquarters for the Fifth Army Corps. *1934 304,482 It is the center of fifteen divisions of five trunk line *1935 : 306,000 steam railroads, with reciprocal switching arrangements. *1936 308,321 It is within five hours' ride of the most remote county *1937 310,875 seat in the state of which it is the capital. It has 30 golf courses in and around the city and a municipal •Estimated course under control of the city. It has a large Memorial Hall centrally located with a COLUMBUS MAYORS SINCE 1816 seating capacity of 5,000, a Coliseum at the Fair Grounds which is able to care for an equal number, and a downtown coliseum seating 6,000. Following are the mayors who have held office in Columbus It has a stadium at Ohio State University which seats since the earliest record of the city, which dates back to 72,000. 1816. The list follows: The area of the city of Columbus at close of 1937 was Jarvis Pike 1816-1817 39.561 square miles. John Kerr 1818-1819 It is the twenty-eighth city in size in the United States and Eli C. King 1820-1822 is situated 39° 57' 44%" north of the equator and 83° 00"03" John Longhenry 1823 west of Greenwich. The location thus fixed is the intersection William T. Martin 1824-1826 of Broad and High streets. James Robinson 1827 The fortieth parallel passes through the campus of the William Long 1828-1829 Ohio State University, in front of the main building. William Long 1830-1832 The eighty-third degree of longitude passes through the Philo H. Olmstead 1833 state house grounds 200 feet east of High street at Broad John Brooks 1834-1835 street. Warren Jenkins 1836-1837 The official elevation for central Ohio is the bronze tablet in Philo H. Olmstead 1838-1839 the northeast corner of the court house, which is 777.601 feet John G. Miller 1840-1841* (U. S. G. S.) above sea level. Abraham J. McDowell 1842 The elevation of the brass plug in the sidewalk at the south­ Smithson E. Wright 1843-1844 west corner of the capitol grounds is 769.50 feet above sea Alexander Patton 1845 level. A. S. Decker ..+ ^ 1846 The elevation of the usual surface of the water in the Alexander Patton ^ 1847-1849 Scioto river, under the Broad street bridge, is approximately Lorenzo ^English 1850-1851' 700 feet above sea level. This is also true of the Ohio river Lorenzo English 1852-1853 at Pittsburgh. Lorenzo English 1854-1855 10 THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

Lorenzo English 1856-1857 MANUFACTURES Lorenzo English A. 1858-1860 Wray Thomas .>. :....* 1861-1862 Number of Value of Wray Thomas * 1863-1864 Year Wage Earners Wages Products James G. Bull 1865-1866 1899 13,787 $ 6,028,000 $ 34,748,000 James G. Bull 1867-1868 1904 14,350 7,287,000 39,530,000 George W. Meeker 1869-1870 1909 16,428 8,892,000 49,032,000 James G. Bull 1871-1872 1914 17,236 11,177,000 57,608,084 James G. Bull 1873-1874 1919 26,751 30,979,000 184,021,849 John H. Heitman 1875-1876 1921 21,202 26,959,316 146,132,178 John H. Heitman 1877-1878 1923 27,618 37,236,334 186,842,798 G. G. Collins 1879-1880 1925 24,590 33,271,562 178,289,061 George S. Peters 1881-1882 1927 24,228 32,481,848 169,067,993 Charles C. Walcutt 1883-1884 1929 26,576 36,938,280 212,227,751 Charles C. Walcutt 1885-1886 1932 24,000 27,883,837 144,759,969 Philip H. Bruck 1887-1888 1933 17,516 16,747,245 89,687,883 Philip H. Bruck 1889-1890 1935 (Census).... 21,342 23,030,639 125,951,226 George J. Karb 1891-1894 Cotton H. Allen 1895-1896 Samuel L. Black 1897-1898 RAINFALL AT COLUMBUS Samuel J. Schwartz 1899-1900 John H. Hinkle 1901-1902 Year Inches Year Inches Robert H. Jeffrey 1903-1905 1879 31.26 1908 30.14 DeWitt C. Badger 1906-1907 1880 44.68 1909 36.59 George S. Marshall 1910-1911 1881 46.99 1910 34.79 Charles A. Bond 1908-1909 1882 51.30 1911 43.43 George J. Karb 1912-1919 1883 48.88 1912 29.64 Jas. J. Thomas 1920-1923 1884. 31.02 1913 40.88 Jas. J. Thomas 1924-1927 1885 42.25 1914 31.18 Jas. J. Thomas 1928-1931 1886 42.39 1915 39.94 Henry W. Worley 1932-1935 1887 30.25 1916 34.43 Mvron B. Gessaman 1936- 1888 35.06 1917 32.94 1889 28.50 1918 32.93 1890 50.73 1919 37.95 STATEMENT SHOWING CITY DEBT 1891 42.05 1920 35.60 1892 •. 33.54 1921 40.49 The following statement sets forth the total and net bonded 1893 38.12 1922 32.10 debt of the city of Columbus as of December 31, 1937. In­ 1894 29.49 1923 41.18 cluded, also, are the aggregate holdings of the sinking fund: 1895 30.74 1924 33.27 General City Bonds (other than Water Works 1896 40.53 1925 26.87 and Electric Light) $21,857,080.00 1897 41.15 1926 38.69 Water Works Bonds 5,402,500.00 1898 41.31 1927 42.18 Electric Light Bonds 789,000.00 1899 28.45 1928 33.24 Assessment Bonds and Notes 3,123,703.00 1900 30.30 1929 42.27 1901 26.53 1930 21.60 $31,172,283.00 1902 34.23 1931 35.54 Sinking Fund Assets (Cash and Investments).... 3,478,644.79 1903 28.14 1932 36.19 1904 31.48 1933 32.02 Debt Balance $27,693,638.21 1905 35.13 1934 22.03 1906 33.70 1935 35.35 1907 37.58 1936 33.15 TOTAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1937 41.97 Pupils Pupils Year Enrolled Year Enrolled TEMPERATURE—1879-1937 1910 26,587 1923 42,469 Lowest Highest 1911 29,422 1924 43,603 Recorded Recorded Average 1912 27,375 1925 44,929 January —20 72 28.6 1913 29,803 1926 45,408 February —20 72 30.7 1914 30,845 1927 51,942 March 0 84 39.1 1915 31,875 1928 51,762 April 15 90 51.2 1916 33,245 1929 52,604 May 31 96 62.3 1917 34,348 1930 54,182 June 39 99 70.9 1918 35,122 1931 53,739 July 49 104 74.9 1919 36,266 1932 52,872 August 42 103 73.0 1920 39,177 1933 54,295 September 32 98 66.5 1921 ..Not available 1934 54,556 October 20 90 55.2 1922 40,881 1935 53,893 November — 5 77 41.9 1936 53,465 December —12 67 32.4 1920-21 Enrollment at Ohio State University 8,313 1935-36 Enrollment at Ohio State University 12,507 1920-21 Enrollment at Capital University 218 TELEPHONE SERVICE IN COLUMBUS 1935-36 Enrollment at Capital University 688 As of December 31st Each Year BANK DEBITS !fear Stations Year Stations Year Value Year Value 1920... 55,064 1929 76,273 1922 $1,564,095,000 1930 2,204,169,400 1921... 56,020 1930 75,557 1923 1,800,429,000 1931 1,782,075,400 1922... 57,486 1931 74,586 1924 1,641,436,000 1932 1,134,318,700 1923... 59,924 1932 64,131 1925 1,767,649,000 1933 1,069,672,300 1924... 63,481 1933 60,559 1926 1,912,991,000 1934 1,439,033,300 1925... 64,386 1934 62,574 1927... 1,998,635.000 1935 1,876,394,990 1926 62,351 1935 _ 65,960 1928 2,065,895,000 1936 2,120,811,200 1927 67,378 1936.. 65,960 1929 2,308,278,800 1937 2,247,491,100 1928 71,469 1937 78,553 THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938 11

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE TAX LEVIES Capital cities generally are not noted for their industrial Table of Tax Rates per $1000.00 development or commercial activity, but Columbus stands as one of the few exceptions. Favorable position, unex­ Year State County *City School Total celled transportation facilities, and proximity to the great 1900 .$2.90 $5.85 $12.15 $ 6.60 $27.50 producing and consuming areas of the Middle West, are by 1901 2.89 5.85 13.16 6.60 28.50 no means hypothetical advantages to Columbus. 1902 1.35 5.85 13.32 7.00 27.50 The 1935 census of distribution furnishes conclusive proof 1903 1.35 5.85 14.80 8.00 30.00 of Columbus' positional advantages. The 448 wholesale es­ 1904 1.35 5.85 15.05 7.75 30.00 tablishments in Columbus reported annual sales in excess 1905 1.35 5.35 14.55 7.75 29.00 of $117,299,000, and the 4.070 retail stores reported annual 1906 1.345 5.695 14.50 8.76 30.30 sales in excess of $118,274,000. Food and farm products, 1907 1.345 5.555 14.50 9.00 30.40 machinery and supplies, automotive and electrical equip­ 1908 1.345 4.483 16.572 9.50 31.90 ment, metals and minerals, petroleum, dry goods and ap­ 1909 1.345 4.935 16.620 10.00 32.90 parel, and lumber and building materials are among the 1910 1.345 4.935 14.920 10.00 31.20 leading commodities distributed by Columbus wholesalers. 1911 451 2.129 6.54 4.38 13.50 1912 451 2.129 6.70 4.12 13.40 1918 961 2.259 6.99 4.39 14.60 13.50 AGRICULTURE 1914 450 2.12 6.57 4.36 1915 .450 3.00 6.01 4.14 13.60 Columbus is located in the center of a highly-developed, 1916 450 3.00 8.465 4.475 16.40 diversified and prosperous agricultural area. 1917 450 3.07 6.395 4.085 14.00 With 269,565 acres of land in farms, Franklin county, ac­ 1918 [ 450 3.67 5.39 6.08 15.60 cording to the 1935 farm census, ranked second in the 1919 650 5.65 8.07 5.93 20.30 state in value of land and buildings, which aggregated 1920 74 5.20 10.66 9.40 26.00 $24,892,239. 1921 1.025 5.101 9.778 10.096 26.00 Farms of moderate size predominate. In 1935 the 3,842 1922 1.525 4.225 9.50 10.25 25.50 farms in Franklin county averaged 70.2 acres each and 25.90 were valued at $92.34 per acre. Sixty-one per cent of the 1923 30 4.85 8.57 12.18 1924 26 5.05 6.70 8.29 20.30 acreage is crop land, 30 per cent is pasture land and the 20.60 balance is occupied by buildings, feed lots and wooded areas. 1925 25 4.64 8.08 7.63 1926 25 2.99 8.62 8.74 20.60 1927 85 3.99 8.60 8.36 21.80 Transportation 21.80 Steam Railways—B. & O., C. & O., N. Y. C, N. & W., Penn­ 1928 25 4.02 8.48 9.05 1929 45 4.52 8.38 9.65 23.00 sylvania Lines. 22.50 Electric Railway—Cincinnati & Lake Erie. 1930 40 4.65 7.50 9.95 1931 20 4.00 7.55 9.95 21.70 Bus lines operating in and out of city daily 14 21.40 Motor truck lines operating in and out of city daily 48 1932 _... 2.65 3.80 7.75 7.20 19.40 Airplanes in and out daily carrying passengers, mail 1933 2.65 4.70 7.65 4.40 17.30 and express '. 8 1934 3.20 7.30 6.80 19.00 1935 2.90 9.30 6.80 Banks 21.20 1936 2.90 10.20 8.10 18.00 Clearing House Banks 8 1937 3.00 6.90 8.10 Deposits, December 31, 1936 $168,999,200 *City—Includes interest and sinking fund taxes. Assets, December 31, 1936 186,636,200 Building and Loan Associations 24 BOND ISSUES AND RETIREMENTS, 1937 Assets, December 31, 1936 $ 73,532,518 Bank clearings, 1936 $610,964,30(0 Bank clearings, 1937 644,186,500 The accompanying table details the total amount of bonds Population, 1936 government census 308,321 issued by council during 1937, together with bond redemp­ tions: White 88.7% Assessment Bonds and Notes Issued $728,950.00 Native born 94.7% Foreign born 5.3% Total $738,950.00 Negro 11.3% Other Races 0.1% General City Bonds Redeemed ....$1,692,000.00 Number of families 81,137 Assessment Bonds and Notes Re­ Persons per family 3.8 deemed 855,542.00 $2,547,542.00 TAX DUPLICATE INTEREST RATES PAID Total value of Columbus property as assessed for taxation: Year Duplicate Year Duplicate From the sinking fund records, the following table show­ ing the total city bonds and notes outstanding. 1890 .$ 41,557,410 1914 252,999,580 275,819,930 Total General City 1891 43,663,270 1915 Bonds, 2^-6 %— 28,048,580.00 1892 56,284,770 1916 282,151,320 292,793,420 Total Assessment 1893 57,203,660 1917 Bonds, 2^-6 %— $ 3,123,703.00 1894 59,060,530 1918 305,918,180 317,399,385 1895 59,939,040 1919 $31,172,283.00 1896 61,086,700 1920 370,000,000 1921 383,859,790 1897 62,130,350 LIGHT PLANT BONDS 1898 62,665,080 1922 381,075,370 1899 63,303,920 1923 404,753,740 Sinking fund records show the following figures in relation 1900 64,344,990 1924 568,904,130 to bonds outstanding against the municipal light plant, as of 1901 66,847,500 1925 571,539,820 December 31, 1937: 1902 65,514,400 1926 584,858,990 Total Bonds Outstanding $ 789,000.00 1903 68,047,300 1927 594,323,150 Annual Interest Payments, 1937 39,415.00 1904 72,069,430 1928 601,748,840 1905 76,155,240 1929 609,481,420 1906 79,593,930 1930 570,016,540 WATERWORKS BONDS 1907 83,194,600 1931 452,906,724 1908 87,307,905 1932 466,453,990 Sinking fund records show the following figures in relation 1909 99,417,430 1933 450,580,750 to the bonds outstanding against the waterworks department, 1910 92,913,530 1934 336,812,350 as of December 31, 1937: * 1911 101,588,930 1935 (Estimated) 337,342,380 Water .Works Bonds.\ $5,402,500.00 1912 235,660,100 1936 348,549,600 Annual Interest Payments, 1937 253,945.00 1913 247,576,390 1937 354,253,240 12 THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

STREETS AND SEWERS O'Shaughnessy Dam Length of dam, core wall to core wall 1,505 feet Total length of streets and alleys January *, 1938: Length of spillway, total 879 feet Asphalt 219.858 miles Length of spillway, effective 774 feet Brick 213.917 miles Height of spillway above present low water 65 feet Stone and other „ 68.108 miles Number of bridge spaces 12 Length of bridge spaces 6\y2 feet * ' Total 501.883 miles Maximum width at base 110 feet *•>. Total length of sewere,s January 1, 1938: Concrete in dam and bridge 82,900 cu. yds. All sizes, public and private 777.616 miles Width of roadway on bridge 17.5 feet Invested in streets and alleys $28,477,734.97 Total rock excavation 78,700 cu. yds. Invested in sewers 12,329,843.16 Length of reservoir _.7.5 miles Invested in overhead railroad crossings 3,499,260.60 Average width of reservoir 900 feet Average depth of reservoir «^«-««- 20 feet Total investment .,...$44,406,838.73 Maximum depth of reservoir 70 feet Area of water surface 820 acres Available capacity of reservoir 5,000,000,000 gallons CITY'S WATER SYSTEM Drainage area above dam 990 square miler

In August, 1908, the city started the operation of a new water supply system consisting of a concrete dam and reser­ voir, a pumping station equipped to pump both raw and puri­ "PORT COLUMBUS" fied water and a filtration and softening works equipped to furnish the entire city with a supply of clear, safe, and soft In July, 1938, Port Columbus will celebrate its ninth water. birthday. During the intervening years since its inaugura­ A comparison of population and water consumption for tion, the city's municipal airport has progressed beyond the the first full year of operation of the new system and for dreams of its original founders and holds significant possi­ the year 1937 is as follows: bilities for future development, of tremendous import to all Average Gallons social and economic interests of central Ohio. History dis­ Daily per Capita closes that man's social and economic improvement has al­ Year Population Consumption per Day ways paralleled development of transportation methods. With 1909 177,000 12,700,000 71 each step, from the ox cart to the high speed automobile and 1937 327,000 31,500.00 96 steamship, there has been a corresponding advancement in art, education, government, business and all other activities that The above table shows that in the past twenty-eight years make up the sum total of human existence. the population has increased 85%, or an average of 5,355 per year and the consumption of water has increased 138%, or an A striking example of the value of improved transportation average of 673,000 gallons per day for each year. This in­ is the change in our country school system. During the past crease in population and in the use of water has made it twenty years, the once familiar "little red school house" has necessary to increase the supply of stored water to tide the almost become a museum relic through development of good city over a protracted period of dry weather. roads, which made possible the "centralized" school. The winding "ribbons" of highways and railroads, literally ap­ On the basis of average conditions, from every 100 gallons parent as such to the airman, have always played their of water that falls on the water-shed of the Scioto river as important part in colonization, by extending civilization to the rain, 33 gallons finds its way to the river and 1.3 gallons is wilderness. Little wonder then, that air transportation should taken from the river for the city's water supply. find its place in society's never ending desire for conquest of Actual conditions vary so widely from the average that new pastures and readjustment of old territory. storage is necessary to provide an ample supply of water Unhampered by the age-old limitations to ground travel during periods of the year when the run-off from the water­ methods and blessed with almost lightning speed, air communi­ shed is less than the demand for water supply purposes. cation jumps over all barriers and boundaries with such ease The water impounded by the new O'Shaughnessy dam and as to make a "neighborhood of the nation." The portent of the Griggs dam provides a supply sufficient to carry a popu­ our present day air transports, capable of 210 miles per hour lation of 500,000 people through the worst drought on record and cruising distances of 2400 miles, is not only staggering (191 days in 1914) with an allowable use of 110 gallons of to the imagination but forces the realization that the world is water per person per day. really shrinking in size, through extension of everyman's The new dam is anchored in rock throughout its length ordinary, normal working radius, State and international and has a twelve-span reinforced concrete bridge over the boundaries can now be crossed with such ease and dexterity spillway with a 17j^ foot roadway and four-foot sidewalks that the innermost inland city, anymore, is a port of call on either side. On the upstream side of the dam there are to the ships that sail in the "sea of air" which envelopes the three gate houses, one at each end and one at the middle. earth. In nine years, our original 48-hour, plane-train coast- The gate houses are constructed of Indiana limestone, the to-coast service has been reduced to a 16-hour, all-air schedule, west one being a water-power gate house, the center one an with even faster time in the offing. The new Pan-American outlet gate house, and the east one for architectural balance service to Honolulu and the Philippines, which was pushed only. to China and Australia, as a forerunner also to trans-Atlantic service to Europe now being contemplated, smashes the con­ Following is a comparison of the Griggs and O'Shaugh­ ception of splendid isolation we formerly cherished. As trade nessy dams and reservoirs: routes between nations and continents are extended, social and Julian Griggs Dam economic welfare will develop, bringing new opportunities but Length of dam 1,008 feet also new responsibilities. Length of spillway 500 feet National defense plans must be completely changed to meet Height of abutment above apron 55 feet this new situation. The United States has no ambitions for Depth of foundation below apron 17 feet conquest of empire but certainly the preservation of our Maximum width of dam at base 66 feet present domain and territories necessitates ability to mobilize Concrete in dam 57,000 cubic yards for maximum effort in accordance with the speed mania of Dry earth excavation in foundation 10,600 cubic yards the times. The close proximity in which all nations now live Wet earth excavation in foundation „ 2,800 cubic yards brings the thought that perhaps the armadas of the air, Rock excavation in foundation 30,000 cubic yards terrible as they are in offensive power, may likewise become Portland cement used 57,000 barrels harbingers and sustainers of world peace. Had aviation been Length of reservoir 6 miles perfected to its present status in 1914, it is doubtful if the Average width of reservoir 490 feet World War imbroglio could have occurred. No wise nation Area of water surface of reservoir 363 acres will embark on a siege of conquest without mastery of the Capacity of reservoir 1,627,000,000 gallons air, because such force is necessary to control the enemy's Drainage area above dam 1,032 square miles will to resist. Cost of dam .$390,000.00 In reflecting on the power of the flying machine for both Cost of land, 472 acres 150,000.00 good and evil, it is evident that the air harbor plays a most Cost of roads, bridges and incidentals 160,000.00 important part, because these "sky ships" must all take off THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938 13 from and return to the ground. Conceived and developed, ary 1, 1929, in order to assume the office of judge of the court therefore, with the idea of accommodating vast movements of of domestic relations of Franklin county, and he was suc­ airships and air cargoes, the airport assumes a strategic ceeded by Judge Harold L. Kime. position in the functions of government and commerce. The During the period from 1925 to 1930 the business of the citizens of Columbus must have anticipated this when they court had increased to such an extent that the Legislature directed the establishment of Port Columbus in 1928. They created a new judgeship, and on January 1, 1930, Judge have since seen ample evidence of the value of this newest Joseph M. Clifford became the fifth judge on this bench. When of our municipal utilitis and a future generation will further Judge Holmes resigned in 1930 he was succeeded by Judge praise the foresight that brought the airport into existence. Ben L. Pfefferle who was elected to a full six year term at The giant twelve-ton transports that now land at the airport the November election in 1930. However, there was an unex­ daily, are only pigmies beside much larger craft being de­ pired term of two months of Judge Holmes' term which Judge signed. 'Traffic continues to grow and the constant yearly Pfefferle did not seek and Judge Arthur L. Rowe was elected increase in the number of ship movements, shows Port to the unexpired term, during which he served with" honor Columbus is still one of America's Greatest Air Harbors." and distinction. At this same election, Judge Clayton W. Rose succeeded Judge Edward F. Berry in office. HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF COLUM­ The officials of this court, are proud indeed of its new BUS. ADDRESS OF HON. FRED J. MILLER, home which was planned according to their specifications. We PRESIDING JUDGE, AT DEDICATION OF are deeply indebted to the administration of Mayor Henry W. MUNICIPAL COURT ROOMS, JAN. 15, 1936 Worley in procuring the necessary legislation to make these new quarters possible, and also R. C. Kempton, architect, in Not being a member of this court from the time of its in­ charge of the plans. During its twenty years of existence this ception, this history comes to you largely through hearsay, court has never had a permanent home, or one suitable to its and also by means of its minutes. needs. It was first located in the Grand Theatre building at It was on January 1, 1916, that the first session of the 55 E. State street. In 1926, it was moved to Sixth and Broad court was held. It was a dedication ceremony, highly appro­ streets, and in 1928 to the more recent location at 17 North priate for the occasion and was attended by many of the High street. city's outstanding members of the bar. We sincerely hope that these new quarters may assist the The newly elected members of the court were sworn into court in maintaining the dignity and respect to which it is office on this New Year's Day by the Hon. E. B. Dillon, Judge entitled, and that the members of the bar may enjoy the of the Common Pleas, and one of Ohio's outstanding members same to the fullest extent possible with us. of the bar of all times. Those assuming office on this occasion were as follows: Homer Z. Bostwick, presiding judge; Sam­ uel G. Osborne, Edward F. Berry, Frank E. Ruth, associate TABLE SHOWING BUILDING OPERATIONS FROM judges, and William M. Jones, clerk. After the oath of 1931 TO 1937 office was administered, Hanry J. Booth, one of the leading members of the Columbus bar, gave an address in which he traced the history of the courts from their inception up to the Permits Estimated present time. The minutes state that it was most complete in Issued Valuation every detail and a masterpiece. The father of the Municipal Court Act was also present, Senator Erastus G. Lloyd, who 1892 ... 1,511 $ 2,019,569.00 was at that t;me a member of the Ohin Senate, and was in­ 1893 ... 1,215 1,546,281.00 strumental in securing the passage of the Municipal Court 1894 ... 1,043 1,875,968.00 Bill. Senator Lloyd also was one of the speakers and he 1895 ... 1,032 1,471,946.00 related the difficulties encountered in securing its passage. 1896 ... 629 792,651.00 We have with us today three of the original members of this 1897 ... 658 724,265.00 court, namely: Frank W. Phillips, deputy clerk; James G. 1898 ... 631 851,611.00 Berner, deputy bailiff and Arthur J. Blosser, who was the 1899 ... 868 1,207,893.00 first probation officer, who are still connected with the court 1900 ... 910 1,459,275.00 in some capacity. 1901 ... 1,139 1,934,827.00 1902 ... 1,389 2,706,315.00 On January 1, 1917, Judge Bostwick having been elected to 1903 ... 1,529 3,877,669.00 be probate judge of this county, and his resignation being 1904 ... 1,655 3,771,855.00 accepted by the Hon. Frank B. Willis, Governor of Ohio, the 1905 ... 2,138 5,113,095.00 Hon. John F. Seidel was appointed as presiding judge. Judge 1906 ... 2,013 4,130,965.0f Bostwick took with him to his new office Mr. Ray Bates, 1907 ... 2,175 4,189,362.00 who was the first assignment commissioner and he was suc­ 1908 ... 1,698 ceeded by the Hon. E. V. Mahaffey. Judge Mahaffey did his 3,400,273.00 1909 ... 1,787 3,598,601.00 work so well as assignment commissioner that, on January 1, 1910 ... 2,334 1922, he was promoted to an associate judgeship, succeeded 5,124,828.00 1911 ... 2,675 4,663,242.00 Judge Osborne, who had not been a candidate for re-election. 1912 ... 2,656 The next member of the bench to step aside was the Hon. 4,675,303.00 1913. ... 2,654 5,508,408.00 Frank E. Ruth, who desired to return to the practice of law, ... 2,636 and, on December 13, 1922, submitted his resignation to the 1914 6,885,065.00 1915 ... 2,836 4,928,425.00 Hon. Harry L. Davis, Governor of Ohio, and he was suc­ ... 3,141 ceeded in the office by myself. The next change occurred 1916 7,194,240.00 1917 ... 2,117 3,915,030.00 on January 1, 1924, when Harry B. Lamon became the new ... 1,824 clerk of courts, succeeding William M. Jones. 1918 3,301,220.00 1919 ... 3,464 6,345,750.00 In 1925 Judge Seidel, observing the success being ob­ 1920 ... 2,822 10,257,170.00 tained by his former associates who had resigned, decided also 1921 ... 4,750 9,265,110.00 to step aside from the bench, and he was in turn succeeded 1922 ... 5,767 18,190,500.00 by the Hon. Dean C. Throckmorton, who was appointed to 1923 ... 7,004 22,296,800.00 office by Governor Donahey. It was during this administration 1924 ... 6,288 21,625,900.00 that a new court was created, the life of which was extremely 1925 ... 7,049 29,353,300.00 brief. It was his opinion that a woman's court was necessary, 1926 ... 6,915 25,250,700.00 and the same was created by judicial decree on the 28th of 1927 ... 5,859 23,282,600.80 September, 1925. This court was to meet every Monday, 1928 ... 5,262 16,239,250.00 Wednesday and Friday at 9 A. M., and its only attendants 1929 ... 3,511 10,641,050.00 were to be women who were accused of some offense in the 1930 ... 2,544 5,585,500.00 ... 1,738 criminal branch of the court. However, two days later, at a 1931 3,369,450.00 ... 1,064 meeting of the judges this court was deemed unnecessary at 1932 1,753,250.00 .., 906 this time and the same was accordingly overruled. 1933 824,500.00 ... 951 On January 1, 1926, I assumed the office of presiding judge 1934 847,600.00 ... 754 and the Hon. Harry B. Holmes became an associate judge and 1935 2,645,200.00 ... 1,685 served until he was elevated to a judgeship on the Common 1936 5,597,075.00 ... 2,321 Pleas bench in 1930. Judge Mahaffey resigned his office Janu­ 1937 6,637,400.00 14 THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1938

POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS COLUMBUS MORTALITY RECORDS !> 1888 3 140,300.42 1913 984,809.42 Estimated 1889 156,328.15 1914 1,114,147.42 U. S. Census Rate Per 1890 166,947.55 1915 1,167,413.20 Mid-Year Deaths 1000 .'1891 183,278.86 1916 1,227,833.21 Population All Causes Population 1892 208,101.99 1917 1,426,249.90 1900 125,956 1,989 15.8 1893 229,731.15 1918 1,670,069.04 1901 130,710 1,849 14,1 1894 240,242.13 1919 1,665,903.14 1902 135,464 2,100 15.5 1895 262,386.25 1920 1,875,161.67 1903 140,218 2,287 16.3 1896 274,301.04 1921 1,908,738.27 1904 144,972 2,340 16.1 1897 290,459.00 1922 2,150,964.15 1905 149,726 2,224 14.9 1898 312,328.59 1923 2,372,991.73 1906 154,481 2,361 15.3 1899 326,311.62 1924 2,574,310.49 1907 159,236 2,470 15.5 1900 366,029.67 1925 2,753,105.97 1908 163,991 2,489 15.2 1901 395,757.88 1926 2,917,608.32 1909 168,746 2,365 14.0 1902 483,929.61 1927 3,036,537.38 1910 182,501 2,810 15.4 1903 524,831.66 1928 3,039,581.47 1911 187,255 2,671 14.3 1904 577,401.24 1929 3,005,979.54 1912 193,822 2,783 14.4 1905 600,493.05 1930 2,944,537.38 1913 ; 199,689 3,049 15.3 1906 610,486.04 1931 2,725,858.47 1914 205,355 3,021 14.8 1907 667,998.96 1932 2,641,065.85 1915 211,021 2,948 14.0 1908 718,778.14 1933 2,589,233.82 1916 214,878 3,337 15.5 1909 781,576.90 1934 2,854,428.76 1917 220,135 3,405 15.48 1910 820,122.87 1935 2,957,744.78 1918 225,296 4,262 18.9 1911 883,956.55 1936 3,348,880.98 1919 232,000 8,311 14.2 1912 947,126.87 1937 3,482,765.89 1920 237,031 3,546 14.7 1921 247,208 3,181 12.8 1922 253,504 3,367 13.28 3,978 15.2 TOTAL CLEARINGS OF THE COLUMBUS CLEARING 1923 261,082 1924 268,209 3,535 13.18 HOUSE BANKS 1925 279,836 3,893 13.9 1926 285,000 3,964 13.9 1927 291,400 3,907 13.4 Bank clearings show how the city has grown commercially: 1928 299,195 4,199 14.0 1904 $228,205,600 1921 660,408,100 1929 306,648 4,174 13.5 1905 257,420,900 1922 731,173.700 1930 290,564 4,465 15.2 1906 274,051,600 1923 788,068,900 1931 296,550 3,948 13.2 1907 284,737,600 1924 729,097,000 1932 302,000 4,096 13.5 1908 255,128,600 1925 802,748,100 1933 292,564 4,017 13.7 1909 307,648,600 1926 881,312,600 1934 304,482 4,304 14.1 1910 308,187,900 1927 922,793,300 1935 306,211 4,403 13.8 1912 322,964,400 1936 308,321 4,605 14.8 1928 892,035,600 4,454 13.5 1911 291,301,300 1929 905,967,900 1937 (Estimated) 310,875 1913 337,574,000 1930 792,932,400 1914 „ 341,411,400 1931 602,282,400 1915 349,324,900 1932 386,297,800 COLUMBUS BIRTH RATES 1916 487,459,100 1933 _ 346,380,650 1917 525,641,400 1934. _ 446,690,900 Total Rate per 1918 555,026,600 1935 _ 529,231,300 Births 1000 Population 1919 678,145,800 1936 610,964,300 17.7 1920 751,010,400 1937 644,186,500 1909 3,007 1910 3,280 17.9 1911 3,340 17.8 1912 2,955 15.2 LOCATION OF FIRE ENGINE HOUSES 1913 3,507 17.8 1914 3,837 17.8 1915 3,923 18.8 No. 1. Front and Elm streets. 1916 4,377 20.38 No. 2. Fulton and Pearl streets. 1917 4,437 20.01 No. 3. Third and Chapel streets. 1918 4,512 20.00 1919 4,521 19.4 No. 4. Russell and Hamlet streets. 1920 4,735 19.9 No. 5. Thurman and Fourth streets. 1921 4,941 20.0 No. 6. Broad and Mill streets. 1922 5,109 20.1 No. 7. Euclid and Pearl streets. 1923 5,163 21.3 1924 5,675 21.1 No. 8. Twentieth street, south of ML Vernon avenue, 1925 5,560 19.8 No. 9. Buttles and Delaware avenues. 192C 5,600 19.5 No. 10. Broad street and Glenwood avenue. 1927 5,581 19.1 No. 11. Main and Twenty-second streets. 1928 5,430 17.8 17.2 12. Oak street, east of Parsons avenue. 1929 5,285 No. 1930 5,333 18.2 No. 13. High and Wilcox streets. 1931 4,787 16.4 No. 14. Parsons avenue and Hinman street. 1932 .4,722 15.7 No. 15. 1933 4,651 15.9 Livingston avenue and Nicholas street. 15.4 No. 16. Fourth and Chestnut streets. 1934 4,700 1935 4,812 15.1 No. 17. Broad street and Wheatland avenue. 1936 4,930 15.2 No. 18. Cleveland and Windsor avenues. 1937 6,205 15.8 No. 19. High street and Dunedin road. State vital statistics law in effect since 1909. ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

REPORTS OF DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 1937

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Annual Reports, 1937

INDEX

DIVISION OF POLICE 16 TRUSTEES POLICE RELIEF FUND 19 DIVISION OF FIRE 21 FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU 24 TRUSTEES FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND 25 DIVISION OF BUILDING REGULATION 26 BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS 27 BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 27 DANCE HALL INSPECTION 27 DIVISION OF WORKHOUSE 27 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 28 DIVISION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION 29 DIVISION OF PUBLIC RECREATION 32 16 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF POLICE, 1937 K ^JOHN H. DUNN, Chief POLICE DEPARTMENT (FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1937

Fund Purpose Appropriation Expended Balance K-i Salary of chief.— _ - $ 3,357.51 $ 3,357.51 A~2 Clerk hire 24,660.39 23,270.04 $"l,39035 A-3 Regular police _ 581,926.00 571,603.89 10,322.11 B-l Office supplies - 2,623.32 2,493.93 129.39 B-2 Fuel 400.00 398.93 1.07 B-3&4 Provisions and clothing _ i 7,039.65 6,897.05 142.60 B-8 Other supplies - „ 2,486.85 2,413.91 72.94 B-9 Medical supplies 200.00 176.89 23.11 C-3 Telephone and telegraph 2,000.00 1,822.29 177.71 C-12 Light 20.00 6.00 14.00 C-44 Other contractual services 50.00 12.00 38.00 201 Upkeep of buildings 300.00 267.44 32.56 300 Upkeep of equipment .. 1,600.00 1,551.91 42.09 700 Outlay for equipment 10,796.60 9,701.82 1,094.78 Total $637,460.32 $623,973.61 $13,486.71 The following tabulated statement shows the number of traffic violation affidavits that have passed through this office during the year 1937. It is necessary for us to determine from the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the purchaser of the license tag and transcribe it to the affidavit, before passing same on to the Traffic Violation Bureau. This in­ volves a tremendous amount of research work in which we have received 100 per cent co-operation from the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

SUMMARY Offense Tickets Issued Offense Tickets Issued Block private driveway 231 Overtime parking 21565 Brakes inadequate 59 Overtime by truck 4 Brakes not set 12 Area for load or unloading 795 Corner, too fast 3 Non-parking area 13108 Disobey sign-signal 256 6 to 9 A. M 249 Disobey sign-signal 2,272 Theatre or public entrance 721 Disregard officer sign 16 Wrong side of street 2197 Fail, hand signal 47 Passing school too fast , 2 Fail, yield right of way 95 Passing to right 15 Headed wrong way 337 Safety Zone 2433 Left center street 139 Sidewalk, drive on 1 License plates obscured 37 Without license 1 Lights improper 136 Street car, pass to left 13 Main thorofare 304 Street car, pass without stopping.. 11 More than 3 ft. seat 184 Tail light out 39 More than 7ft. curb 117 Through safety zone 9 Muffler open 42 Turn between intersections 858 Obstruct fire hydrant 384 Unlawful riding 2 Obstruct free movement traffic- 25 Drop-drip contents 3 Obstruct street or crossing 32 Prohibited 1. turn 20 One-way street 331 Heavy vehicle too fast 13 Driveway obstructed 283 Cut in too soon 1 Double park 3345 Follow too close 4 Park head-on 20 Illegal backing 3 Park on sidewalk 126 Illegal right turn 2 Park on bridge or viaduct 3 Vision obstructed 1 Park on cross-walk 306 Cross Funeral Procession 1 Motor running unattended 1 Unnecessary noise 1 Total.. 51,215

Issued by Months January 3887 July 3594 February 4321 August 3204 March 5280 September 5096 April 4955 October 4803 May 3844 November 3433 June 4091 December 4707 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DETECTIVE BUREAU FOR THE YEAR 1937 Assignment Number Solved Cleared Total Classification Assigned Withdrawn Recoveries No Arrest By Arrest Arrests Prosecuted Homicides 19 4 14 19 • 17 Suicides 26 26 Missing Persons 44 44 Suspicious deaths 41 1 37 3 5 4 Rapes 20 2 3 13 17 10 Aggravated assaults 212 51 69 88 99 87 Attempt suicides 71 71 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 17

Auto thefts 880 71 814 44 343 173 173 Burglaries—H. B 1962 75 174 125 519 350 335 Frauds 136 2 33 78 47 43 Larcenies (felony) 991 73 173 145 173 146 139 Larcenies (petit) 2597 92 671 226 342 319 304 Robberies 598 35 19 33 204 137 109 Other felonies 10 2 1 3 5 5 5 Unassigned felonies 573 34 120 453 317 293 Other misdemeanors 198 3 10 96 99 125 111 Unassigned misdemeanors 412 63 14 398 271 268 Public service 1763 76 1719 44 16 16 Warrants (local) 414 33 4 287 268 268 Communications (criminal) 662 9 13 468 185 171 171 Motor vehicles checked 1290 83 1273 17 17 17 Motor vehicles traced 572 44 565 7 6 5 Duplicate assignments 2446 8 342 101 248 157 145 Totals 57.6% 15,937 455 2,523 5,219 3,520 2,665 2,520 Pawn shop pledges checked, 85,574. Second hand reports checked, 3,659. Auto bills of sale checked, 10,247. Stenographic statements taken, 320. STATISTICAL REPORT Showing Number and Type of Complaints Received During Year of 1937; Property Losses Sustained, and Property Recovered and Returned to the Rightful Owners, by the Division of Police Automobile Collisions 5468 Injured in Auto Collisions 1322 Non-Collision Accidents .—- 3 Struck by Auto and Car Injuries 865 Struck by autos 949 Injured in Non-Collision Accidents 1 Miscellaneous Accidents 1198 Injured in Miscellaneous Accidents 1104

Deaths Resulting from Above Tabulations Missing Persons Minors Adults Total Missing Located Auto Collisions 1 32 33 White Male 99 46 Struck by Autos 12 49 61 Colored, Male 7 3 Non-Collision 0 0 0 White Female 25 17 Miscellaneous Accidents 10 38 48 Colored Female 5 2 Grand total 142 Total 136 68 Suspicious Deaths—Suicides Attempted Suicides 98 Suspicious Deaths—Suicides 27

Assaults Personal Assaults 54 Deaths resulting 0 Cuttings 84 Deaths resulting 1 Shootings 54 Deaths resulting 1 Homicides 14 Deaths resulting 16 Assault to Rob 64 Deaths resulting 0 Total Deaths 18 Automobile Thefts Reported Automobiles Stolen 920 Loss value $321,954. Automobiles Recovered 919 Recovered value 319,523

Loss Recovery Total Complaints For Year .... 16,888 Burglary Business Places 1050 $30,450.00 $6,172.00 Total Property Losses ..$576,433 Burglarly Residential 671 21,765.00 2,991.00 Total Property Recovery ...... 364,987 Burglarly Miscellaneous 290 8,090.00 1,029.00 Checks — Forgery 7 136.00 ARRESTS MADE BY THE DIVISION OF POLICE Checks — No Funds 58 1,285.00 AND CLASSIFIED AS TO CRIME False Pretense 71 2,268.00 50.00 Housebreaking, Business Places.. 13 473.00 200.00 Male Female Housebreaking, Residential 152 4,272.00 1,790.00 Abandonment 1 Jail Delivery 35 2 Abortion 1 Lost Property 178 16,342.00 1,226.00 Adultery 16 21 Larceny from Automobile 1945 58,995.00 4,858.00 Arson 2 Larceny, Business Places 282 12,289.00 2,065.00 Assault and Battery 478 51 Larceny from Person 198 8,537.00 463.00 Assault to Kill 8 Larceny Residential 493 23,107.00 4,515.00 Assault to Rape 13 1 Larceny Rooming House 119 4,498.00 1,207.00 Assault to Rob 5 .... - Larceny from Hotel 42 2,002.00 278.00 Automobile Stealing 95 Larceny Miscellaneous 1467 40,130.00 12,892.00 Begging on street 94 3 *• Property Mai. Destruction 135 975.00 Bigamy 1 0 Robbery, Assault To 64 839.00 6 Burglarly 140 1 Robberv, Purse Snatching 141 1,745.00 38 Carrying concealed weapons ' 55 4 Robbery, Stickup 313 16,266.00 5,684.00 Cutting to Kill 11 1 Rape Or Assault To 25 Cutting to wound- ».- -26 6 Insulting Females /. 46 " Defraudmg liveryman V 17 8 Sodomy 1 Defrauding innkeeper 22 2 Unclassified 114 Discharging firearms 12 18 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

Disorderly conduct .\. 99 ~26 Secreting "Mortgaged Prop 3 Disorderly place v 14^ 4 Selling Mtg. Prop , 2 Disposing mortgaged property 4 Selling Short Weight 4 Drunkenness 3161 388 Shooting to Kill 12 2 Embezzlement 36 2 Shooting to Wound 6 2 Executing and delivering checks W.O.F. 46 5 Sodomy 2 Faflure to provide 114 Suspicious Character 203 35 False pretense ... 15 2 Train Jumping 167 False fire alarms 2 1 Trespassing 592 "5 False report to Police 9 2 Vagrancy 174 87 Fighting 62 11 Viol. Building Code 16 1 Forgery 54 11 Viol. Child Labor Law 10 Fornication 35 35 Viol. Female 54 Hour Law 4 Fugitive 21 1 Viol. Health Code 17 2 Gambling 265 2 Viol. State Auto Law 366 20 Hold for Federal 302 31 Viol. Taxi Ordinance Hold for Juvenile Court 1223 137 Viol. Traffic Ordinance 8500 544 Hold for Probate Court 3 Viol. Vehicle Tax Ord 16 Housebreaking 22 2 Visiting House of Assig 96 42 Illegal Mfg. Intox. Liquor 5 Visiting House of Pros 94 39 Illegal Poss. Intox. Liquor 280 89 Witnesses 3 1 Illegal Sale of Intox. Liquor 50 21 Unclassified 636 122 Illegal Trans, of Intox. Liquor 4 Illegal Poss. Narcotics 8 Total 21,938 2,281 Illegal Sale 12 1 Grand Total 24,219 Impersonating Officer 5 Indecent Conduct 19 2 Ages of Those Arrested Inmate House of Prostitution 99 Male Female Insult Females on Street 16 10 and under 95 19 Intoxication .. 656 135 11 to 15 767 54 Keeping House of Prostitution 4 6 16 to 20 1966 140 Kidnaping 2 21 to 25 2990 379 Grand Larceny 61 5 26 to 30 3282 431 Petit Larceny ...: 371 53 31 to 35 : 3530 400 Littering Streets 32 2 36 to 40 3498 385 Maiming 1 41 to 50 3286 304 Mai. Destruction of Prop 82 8 51 to 60 1780 121 Manslaughter 17 2 61 and over 744 48 Menacing Threats 66 9 Murder 7 1 2,281 Obstructing & Resist. Officer 6 1 ..24,219 Obstructing Sidewalk 2 Operating Auto Intox 573 21 Nativity of Prisoners Order of Court 134 24 Male Female Pandering 2 Canada 1 Peddling without License 11 China 2 Perjury 2 Germany 2 Permitting Game of Chance 1291 78 India 10 Pocket Picking 7 7 Italy 6 Rape 15 Japan 3 Rape with Consent 7 Mexico 28 Recovered Stolen Prop 32 5 Phillipines 14 Reckless Operation M. V 660 42 Poland 2 Removing Mortgaged Prop 4 Russia 1 Residing House of Pros 2 United States 21,869 2,281 Rioting 5 Robbery 74 1 Total 21,938 2,281 Safekeeping 3 5 Grand Total ..24,219 ANNUAL REPORT VICE AND LIQUOR SQUAD—1937 Arrests on charge of: Bonds forfeited; Cash $30,675.00 Violations of Gambling Laws 1,681 Gambling Fines assessed 58,865.00 Violations of Morality Laws 379 Miscellaneous Fines assessed 58,090.00 Violations of Liquor Laws 337 Miscellaneous charges 586 Total fines assessed $147,630.00 Total fines suspended 7,100.00 Total arrests 2,983 Cases continued to January, 1938, Court 4 Note: Liquor complaints turned over to State Squad Cases continued Subject to call of prosecutor 128 since, July, 1937. Cases dismissed 87 Note: Lieutenant Heise commanded Vice Squad until Sentence deferred, probation 118 July 18, 1937. Lieutenant Wynn has commanded Vice Bond forfeitures 453 Squad since that date. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RADIO DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1937 Accidents attended 4,315 Insult Female—Rape 101 Sick and Injured 789 Cutting & Shooting 228 Messages 3,366 Fires Attended 1,571 Hospital Emergency 2,063 Holdup Investigated 244 Arrest on Tour 4,216 Lost Persons Reported 356 Family Trouble 1,068 Fights 1,649 Burglaries Investigated 1,245 Report of Bad Streets—Wires Down 336 Dead Persons—Suicide 153 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 19

Prowlers 914 Miscellaneous Calls 32,956 Stolen Autos Recovered 194 Total Radio Calls 66,309 Dog Bites 950 Total Miles Traveled 349,796 Subpoenas Served 2,365 The total cost for maintenance of Police Radio re­ Investigations of Thefts 1,673 ceiver sets and radio transmitter for the year amounted Drunks 3,755 to $920.81. Traffic Violation Tags Issued 1,802

MEDICAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1937 W. C. Pickering F. H. Obetz Police attended at Home or Hospital 138 Police attended at Home 318 Police attended at Office 36 Police attended at Hospital or elsewhere ... 189 Police attended at City Prison 119 Firemen attended at Home 183 Firemen attended at Home or Hospital 107 Firemen attended at Hospital or Elsewhere 355 Firemen attended at Office 29 Prisoners attended at City Prison 659 Firemen attended at City Prison 102 Prisoners attended at Work House 376 Firemen attended at Engine House 68 Miscellaneous Calls 5 Prisoners attended at City Prison 506 Answering Fire Alarms 49 Prisoners attended at Work House 90 Consultation by Telephone 115 Federal Prisoners attended at City Prison 61 Total 2,249 Total 1.256

BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION Quarter Grand 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TotaJ Envelope repeaters, not photographed 226 _ 207 227 182 841 Prisoners measured, photographed and fingerprinted 3 2 1 1 7 Repeaters measured, photographed and fingerprinted 164 130 134 131 559 392 339 362 314 Total number prisoners taken thru bureau ..1407 Identifications made by fingerprints 43 39 34 36 152 Number of prisoners having previous arrests 78 87 94 66 325 Fingerprint Impressions made for exchange 704 678 724 628 2734 Fingerprint impressions made, special uses 123 59 117 107 406

Total number fingerprint impressions taken ..3140 Corpses fingerprinted (unidentified) 12 2 3 8 Photographs made for local files 959 836 912 732 3439 Photographs made for special uses 313 282 318 280 1193 Photographs made for exchanges 684 627 684 549 2544 Photographs made for newspapers 22 4 4 4 34 Photograph copies made 8 8 9 19 44 Photopraghs made for County Coroner 84 13 4 !7 108 Photograph made for A.P.S 90 118 109 135 452 2160 1888 2040 1726 Total number photographs made ..7814 Films developed, accident Prevention Squad 628 935 897 619 3079 Local index cards made 239 227 246 194 906 Foreign index cards made 173 218 135 120 646 Foreign photos and circulars filed 179 232 149 133 693 Records furnished County Prosecutor 75 122 109 82 388 Communications received 55 50 45 50 200 Fingerprint calls responded 19 18 34 23 94 Articles brought to headquarters to examine for fingerprints 27 21 24 19 91

POLICE RELIEF FUND AND POLICE RELIEF SUB-FUND, 1937 W. Herbert Dailey, Chairman

Funds appropriated by Council, transfer and Reinstated to duty in Police Dept.. reimbursements $106,522.00^ Remarriage of Widows Expended for Pensions $106,011.47 Balance, 510.53 Total 11

Totals $106,522.00 $106,522.00 Remaining on Roll of Pensioners this date,.. 129 Remarriage of Wilows On the 1st day of January 1937 the roll of pensioners numbered 133 Pensions granted by reason of : Persons placed on pension during the year, 7 Officers retired after 25 years service 41 Officers retired for physical disability . 16 Total, 140 Widows of deceased police officers 58 NTames removed from the roll during -Minor Children of policy officers 14 the year, Death of Pensioners, 8 Total, 129 20 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

POLICE RELIEF SUB-FUND Coupons returned, 90.00 Financial Statement ^ Death benefits, .-. 6,000.00 Cash on hand January l,Nl937, Z $ 1,115.90 Donation, 5.00 Flowers for funerals, 30.00 Receipts Printing rule books, 25.75 Annual Ball, $ 9,725.10 Promoting annual ball, 120.28 Change beneficiaries, 7 @ 50c, 3.50 Prudential Ins. Co 1,339.73 Donations, 491.50 Refunded dues, 1.00 Dues, , 1,417.00 Secretary's Salary, 300.00 Interest on Investments, 1,405.19 Sick benefits, 636.40 Premium on Prudential Group Policy No. 1692, 432.35 Total disbursements, $ 19,331.64 Sale of Bonds, 6,030.00 Cash on hand January 1, 1938, $ 1,288.90 Deposited with the treasurer, $ 19,504.64 During the year 1937 death has visited six members of Total, $ 20,620.54 the Police Relief Sub-Fund:— 1. John T. Stuart, Mar. 20 Collateral, Par Value 2. Raymond Marsh, Apl. 28 Akron, Ohio Bonds, $ 2,000.00 3. Charles S. Seeds, Jul. 24 Arkansas Bonds, 10,000.00 4. John M. Harbin, Aug. 2 Cleveland, Ohio bonds, 2,000.00 5. Edwin G. Weitznecker, Oct. 22 Columbus, Ohio bonds 5,000.00 6. Upton Swantey, Nov. 1 Cuyahoga Co., Ohio bond, 1,000.00 Death also visited our beloved Trustee, Hon. Frank M. Denver, Col., Joint Stock, Land Bonds, 2,000.00 Karns on December 24th, 1937. Euclid, Ohio bonds, 4,000.00 The Board mourns the loss of the persons named above Toledo, Ohio bonds, 2,000.00 and extends its heartfelt sympathy to their families. United States Savings Bonds, 3,750.00 The following is the personnel of the Board of Trus­ Total Collateral, $31,750.00 tees of the Police Relief Fund and the Police Relief Sub- Fund :— Cash and collateral on hand Jan. 1st, 1938, ....$33,038.90 Mr. W. Herbert Dailey, Chairman Dr. Howard W. Miller, Vice Chairman Disbursements Thomas H. Guthrie, Secretary \ccrued interest on Bonds purchased, 105.98 Band for funeral of Trustee Karns, 45.00 Trustees:—W. Herbert Dailey, John H. Dunn, Charles 3onds purchased, 10,632.50 E. France, Max Gutkind, Howard W. Miller.

DIVISION OF POLICE —ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU FOR THE YEAR 1937 SUMMARY OF ALL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Number Number SUMMARY OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND Number Number Personal Property ARRESTS BY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU Fatal People Injury Damage Month Accidents Killed Accidents Accidents Total Number Number Arrests Number Chg's. January 6 8 172 343 521 Accidents From Convic- Cases With- February 10 10 145 298 453 Month Inv. Invest. tions Dismissed Pend. drawn March 6 7 158 352 516 January 296 133 131 32 April 5 5 164 369 538 February 235 125 106 12 May 9 9 182 434 625 March 263 107 82 18 June 5 6 188 423 616 April 287 127 110 12 July 5 5 180 442 627 May 365 141 118 20 August 5 6 142 407 554 June 361 149 150 15 September 11 12 187 415 613 July 361 151 135 8 October 6 8 183 433 622 August 297 145 119 10 November 8 8 166 412 586 September 338 160 162 16 December 8 8 168 433 609 October 345 134 124 16 November 290 97 75 18 Grand total 84 92 2035 4761 December 191 111 112 18 Grand total 3629 1580 1424 57 195 COURT RECORD OF ALL MOVING VIOLATIONS RECORD OF HIT SKIP ACCIDENTS Reckless Not Fail to Opera­ Stop Red Other Violators Substanti- Month O.M.V.I. Stop tion Sign Light Viol. Total Cases Violators Con- Dis- ated as a January 42 22 42 10 117 378 611 Month Reported Appreh. victed missed Hit Skip February 47 35 37 8 127 151 405 January 35 • 28 22 0 6 March 41 21 58 8 190 385 703 February 47 36 35 1 0 April 41 18 61 8 225 315 668 March 32 23 21 1 1 May 53 18 51 5 141 378 646 April 38 21 18 0 3 June 64 24 54 5 132 383 662 May 49 34 18 2 14 July 61 21 36 20 113 338 589 June 67 28 24 2 23 August 36 17 44 20 164 353 634 July 49 23 21 2 20 September 53 18 44 89 175 439 818 August 25 12 17 0 8 October 41 14 85 13 176 313 642 September 30 18 18 0 4 November 51 21 58 23 250 421 824 October 49 19 14 0 December 40 15 120 252 1135 1056 2718 16 November 36 26 21 2 10 December 64 24 15 11 Grand total.. 570 244 690 461 2945 4910 9896 28 Grand total 521 292 244 21 133 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 21

DIVISION OF FIRE, 1937 Edward P. Welch. Chief

Number Position Injured Firemen 1 Chief. 2 Assistant chief. During the year 252 members suffered 670 injuries, and 4 Battalion chief. there were 233 cases of sickness which necessitated 65 1 Superintendent maintenance. members being certified off duty under care of the depart­ 1 Provisional Ass't. Supt. Maintenance. ment surgeon for 575 days on account of injuries, and 233 39 Captains. members being certified off duty for 2,120-% days on 17 Lieutenants. iccount of sickness. A total of 2,675-% days; this being 240 Firemen. 534-% more than for the year 1936. 2 Department surgeons. 1 Foreman, hydrant repairs. 6 Linemen. Citizens Injured 1 Provisional lineman. 4 Fire alarm operators. During the year 43 persons suffered burns or were other­ 1 Clerk-stenographer. wise injured at fires, 14 of which were fatal. 320 Total. Total number alarms for 1937 2,511 New Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, Demotions, False alarms 208 Etc. Squad car runs 64 During the year nine promotions were made, classi- 272 _ed as follows: \ctual fires 2,239 1 Provisional Asst. Supt. of maintenance. 4 Captains. 4 Lieutenants. During the year eight appointments were made, classified Comparison of Fire Losses for the Past Twenty-One Years as follows : 6 Firemen Year Fire Loss Per Capita Loss 1 Provisional Surgeon. 1917 445,097.23 1.7803 1 Clerk-Stenographer. 1918 508,620.85 2.0344 During the year one demotion was made from captain to 1919 249,375.26 1.0611 fireman. Twelve members left the service, classified as follows: 1920 1,771,658.47 6.6850 2 Firemen (deceased). 1921 276,520.62 0.9982 3 Captains (retired). 1922 669,649.59 2.4801 4 Firemen (retired). 1923 1,104,021.77 3.9489 3 Firemen (resigned). 1924 570,633.52 1.8444 1925 576,041.49 1.8904 Deaths 1926 969,833.94 .....3.1822 1927 557,439.17 1.7866 FIREMAN GEO. PERRIN 1928 475,653.36.. 1.4957 Entered service February 2nd, 1920, Died February 15, 1937 1929 351,742.74 1.0923 353,750.14 1.0943 FIREMAN EDWARD STICKLEY 1930 117,814.59 0.4048 Entered service September 26, 1912, Died June 14th, 1937 1931 1932 196,603.70 0.6495 1933 116,337.18 0.3879 Financial Statement 1934 213,939.81 0.7131 Annual appropriation for 1937 $694,835.16 1935 245,805.53 0.8265 Transferred from Div. 98 firemens Pen.- fund 1,100.00 1936 283,720.47 0.9152 $695,935.16 1937 692,324.79 2.2333 Transferred to Div. 30 203.75 Per capita loss for year 1937 2.2333 Average per capita loss past five years 1.0152 Amount available for 1937 $695,731.41 Average per capita loss past 21 years 1.7859 Expenditures 1937 $686,205.81

Balance on hand Dec. 31st, 1937 $ 9,525.60 Number Fires in Carried forward in No. 700 Fund for fire Stucco buildings 15 hose for 1938 $ 2,881.90 Re-inforced concrete 4 Brick and stone 706 Net balance, 1937 $ 6,643.70 Ironclad 6 Frame 668 Discipline Concrete block 16 Buildings not classed above 39 During the year six were suspended for physical disa­ Other than buildings fires 785 bility, and were given honorable discharges. 2,239 Six members were suspended for violation of the rules, Confined to building or place of origin 2,230 each member was given a hearing before the director of Extended to adjoining buildings 7 public safety, and were disposed of as follows : Extended beyond adjoining buildings 2 2,239 >. 1 Captain—conduct unbecoming a fireman — 30 Days—Demoted to rank of fireman. Salvage Work Performed 1 Captain—late reporting for duty—2% Days. 1 Captain—intoxication—15 Days. During the ye^r 215 salvage* covers were used, saving 1 Fireman—absent without leave—30 Days. ,,-. from damage property Valued at $16,625, and 1105 square 1 Fireman—intoxication—5 Days. feet of paper roofing was used to cover openings in roofs, 1 Fireman—intoxication—30 Days. caused by fires. 22 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

WORK OF COMPANIES b, Chemi­ Hours 2-¥/\ i-y2". 1" Chem. Ladders Raised cals Used MONTH Alarms Service Mileage Hose Laid Hose Laid Hose Laid No. Feet AO Gal. 3 Gal. C.T.C. January 225 323:9 1252.2 28,550 1650 17.700 96 1,989 5 4 February 190 206 :31 1137. 15,800 800 19,250 103 1,913 4 7 March .' 227 206 :59 1222.5 16,150 500 22,850 109 2,310 8 7 April 205 301:34 1129.6 22,150 300 24,250 82 2.188 1 8 May 175 163 :29 901.1 16,800 19,350 69 1,808 3 2 June 152 164:27 851.9 13,150 50 15,800 53 1,130 July 194 188 :34 1104.6 22,350 600 19,850 67 1,489 2 1T3 August 149 132 :33 834. 11,550 1200 16,650 49 1,151 1 6 September 190 170 :03 1161.6 12.00Q 6100 19,200 46 932 October , 257 293:18 1637.4 25,700 2150 36,500 90 1.774 1 November 269 1039:28 1487.6 45,800 2400 27,450 116 2,467 4 December 278 303 :35 1691.7 22,270 2900 27,050 131 2,532 3 4 1

Totals 2511 3493 :40 14411.2 252.270 18650 265,900 1011 21,683 27 57 1

FIRE LOSS Buildings Total Total Insurance Month Total Value Insurance Loss Loss January $ 3,553,250.00 $ 3,451,850.00 $ 2,906.00 $ 24,960.00 February 919,250.00 285,800.00 3,185.00 3,120.00 March 246,650.00 189,950.00 3,751.00 2,656.00 April 2,778,850.00 911,000.00 10,353.76 10,263.76 May 1,908,650.00 1,840,525.00 6,290.85 6,210.85 June 496,500.00.... 447,900.00 1,971.25 1,92L25 July 614,635.00 392,700.00 1,792.37 1,772.37 August 69,895.00 47,800.00 669.50 549.50 September 210.900.00 94,700.00 2,995.03 2,830.03 October 364,950.00 296,150.00 7,117.74 7,057.74 November 1,301,050.00 1,232,250.00 256,440.50 250,510.50 December 644,160.00 444,750.00 12,207.55 11,862.55

Total $ 13,108,740.00 $9,655,375.00 $331,680.55 $323,660.55

Contents January $ 756,100.00 658,100.00 11,725.00 11,455.00 February 468,650.00 233,285.00 2,150.00 1,810.00 March 57,815.00 43,500.00 1,390.00 635.00 April 517,525.00 513,451.00 24,245.61 23,920.61 May 207,700.00 197,150.00 9,667.00 9,562.00 June 82,860.00 20,550.00 1,372.00 612.00 July 323,730.00 268,450.00 1,908.90 1,458.90 August 169,535.00 156,100.00 575.00 250.00 September 47,175.00 30,250.00 1,199.23 889.23 October 119,115.00 85,615.00 15,897.12 15,297.12 November 351,880.20 296,250.20 287,831.51 278,851.51 December 105,220.00 70,400.00 2,682.87 2,262.87

Total $ 3,261,305.20 $2,573,101.20 $360,664.24 $347,004.24

Buildings and Contents January $ 4,309,350.00 4,109,950.00 36,631.00 36,361.00 February 1,387,900.00 519,085.00 5,335.00 4,930.00 March 304,465.00 233,450.00 5,141.00 3,291.00 April 3,350,375.00 1,424,451.00 34,599.37 34,184.37 May 2,116,350.00 2,037,675.00 15,957.85 15,772.85 June 579,360.00 468,450.00 3,343.25 2,533.25 Tuly : 938,365.00 661,150.00 3,701.27 3,231.27 August 239,430.00 203,900.00 1,244.50 799.50 September 258,075.00 124,950.00 4,194.26 3,719.26 October 484,065.00 381,765.00 23,014.86 22,354.86 November 1,652,930.00 1,548,500.20 544.272.01 529,362.01 December 749,380.00 515,150.00 14,890.42 14,125.42

Total $16,370,045.20 $12,228,476.20 692,324.79 $670,664.79 Loss on buildings and contents in which fire originated, i. e., direct lossesses $416,190.00 Loss on buildings and contents in which the fire did not originate, i. e. exposure losses . 276,134.79 Total fire loss - ..$692,324.79 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 23

FIRE AND POLICE TELEGRAPH license and three were refused a license to operate a mov­ ing picture machine. E. Donaldson, Superintendent Recommendations The force consists of one superintendent, six line repair­ men, one fireman detailed as repairman, three fire alarm I wish to respectfully offer the following recommenda­ operators, and three firemen detailed as operators. tions and trust the same will receive your very careful con­ The following improvements were made in this depart­ sideration : ment during the year : No. 1. That the fire alarm office be moved to the east 1. The purchase of one two-door sedan for the use of wing of the city hall, where provisions have been the superintendent. made and part of the equipment has been installed 2. A new two position telephone board was purchased for same. The purchase of the necessary equip­ and installed in the new fire alarm office at the city hall, ment to finish this move should be made as soon as possible. which will enable the department to set an emergency No. 2. To purchase and install a public address system service if for any cause the old telephone board should to all fire stations, for the purpose of improving the fail. communication system of the fire department. 3. During the year approximately 17 miles of fire No. 3. The extension of the underground system of this alarm circuits, and approximately 8 miles of police signal circuits were rebuilt. division. No. 4. The purchase of fire alarm boxes and police signal 4. A new system of keeping records and reports was boxes to be placed where needed. installed at the fire alarm office. 5. Four new radio receiver sets were purchased and installed on fire department cars. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 6. Two hundred battery couples were purchased and installed in fire alarm circuits. E. A. Derringer, Supt. 7. Three hundred and sixty fire alarm boxes and one hundred and nine police boxes were painted. Apparatus 8. 5,940 feet of 6 pr. weatherproof cable was purchased This division maintains 43 pieces of motor apparatus in and placed in service on East Fifth avenue from Fifth and service. Leonard avenues to Rarig avenue. Some of the major work done on apparatus was as fol­ lows : MATERIAL USED Converted two 1000 gallon pumps into triple combinations. 910 ft. of 10 pr. lead cable. No. 8 pump—Damaged in wreck—upset—dismantled whole 1181 ft. of 20 pr. lead cable. job. Installed new side channel—straightened front axle— 251 ft. of 6 pr. lead cable. all steering rods—new timing gear cover—straightened 380 ft. of 4 pr. lead cable. body—repaired tires and repainted. 5940 ft of 6 pr. weatherproof cable. No. 10 pump—Installed new jack shafts and brakes. 251 ft. of 2" conduit. No. 12 pump—Damaged in wreck—changed body to another 301 ft. of 3/4," conduit. chassis. Installed reconditioned motor—installed new 309 ft. of y2" conduit. crankshaft in motor — oversized cylinders—new pistons 1865 ft. of No. 14 B&S gauge duplex wire. —pins—bearings—vacuum brakes. 38550 ft. of new No. 10 B&S gauge wire. No. 13 pump—Cluch—flywheel and drive shafts. 57825 ft. of old No. 10 B&S gauge wire. 211 screw knobs. No. 18 pump—Installed new ladders, ladder and suction 60 8 pin arms new brackets. 207 glass insulators. No. 15 pump—Installed ex motor on account of broken 55 pole brackets. crankshaft. 580 ft of No. 14 B&S gauge BX cable. No. 50 pump—Damaged in wreck. New channel and ex­ tensive repairs on body and running gear. No. 2 truck—Welded jack shaft housing. FINANCIAL STATEMENT No. 4 and 5 trucks—Installed turret nozzles. Appropriation $9,771.63 Expenditures 9,293.40 No. 8 truck—Rebuilt tractor by installing reconditioned Carried to 1938 184.02 motor. Balance 315.66 Ross steering gear, pneumatic tires, new wheels and re­ paint. Also built new tractor frame complete. No. 1 auto—Overhauled—new rings. ALARMS AND HOW RECEIVED No. 5. auto—Reconditioned motor. FOR YEAR 1937 No. 7 auto—Overhauled motor. Street Telephone Fngine Police Total No. 9 auto—Completely overhauled. Month Box Exchange House Dept. A. D. T. Alarms Reconditioned one "F" motor—new crankshaft—bearings— Januarv 47 136 26 12 4 225 oversized cylinders—new pistons and rings—bearings. February 36 118 20 14 2 190 In addition to the above 107 other jobs were brought March 50 137 21 15 4 227 to the shop for various repairs and adjustments. Numer­ April 35 135 29 4 2 205 ous other repairs and adjustments were made at the various May 40 91 27 16 1 175 stations by the shop mechanics. Other work consisted of June 32 100 15 4 1 152 machining repair parts for hydrants, repairing fire hose July 50 111 21 8 4 194 - nozzles, welding fire hydrants, and repairs to other equip­ August 47 79 12 6 5 149 ment. September 49 102 24 10 5 190 October 62 164 20 10 1 257 New Apparatus Purchased November 67 166 20 12 4 269 December 55 175 25 21 2 278 One new coupe for chief car. One new 65 ft. aerial hydraulic operated service truck. Total 570 1514 260 132 3=5 2511 Have four old 1000 gallon pumps stored which are out of False alarms 208 service on account of broken crank shafts and broken crank cases. Fire runs—squad runs 2303 Have five old combination hose cars with solid tires that have been replaced with triple combination pumps. MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERATOR'S - Fire Hose EXAMINATIONS 2-y2" hose in service December 31, 1936 39,250 ft. During the year nine examinations were held for moving 2-y2" hose 'purchased in 1937 2,500 ft. picture machine operators, in which there were examined 18 applicants. Fifteen of these applicants were granted a 41,750 ft. 2-y2" hose condemned in 1937 3,450 ft. 351 old buildings were condemned and ordered razed be­ cause of Being fire hazards and dangerous. 227 of these 2-y2" hose total to date S !>. 38,300 ft. buildings were torn down in compliance with orders. In 1" chemical hose in service December 31, 1936 5,400 ft. this number of buildings torn down were such buildings 1" chemical hose purchased in 1937 500 ft. as the Columbus Merchandising Building, 271-81 N. High St., Manhattan Hotel, 306-8 N. High St., Farmers Hotel, . v> 5,900 ft. 198 S. Fourth St., Haig Mission, 468 S. Grant Ave., and 1" chemical hose condemned in 1937 500 ft. many other large buildings long recognized as dangerous and severe fire hazards. The elimination of these build­ 1" chemical hose to date 5,400 ft. ings not only lessens the danger of fire but provides a Have 2,600 ft. of 2-y2" hose in service that leaked on last greater factor of safety for firemen as well as the public test. in general. Fire Hydrants Many other buildings have been provided with addi­ Total number of hydrants December 31, 1936 4,039 tional means of egress to provide greater safety to occu­ Hydrants installed in new locations in 1937 7 pants in event of fire. Many others were altered or re­ 4,046 paired and thus removed from the "fire hazard" class and Hydrants abandoned in 1937 5 made conforming structures. Four large hotels, two hospitals and one theatre, follow­ Total 4,041 ing the recommendations of this Bureau, made extensive alterations which provided a greater factor of safety for Of this total 31 hydrants are out of service to be re­ occupants and patrons. placed with new hydrants. Forty hydrants were broken off by automobiles and trucks In addition to the regular inspections, four cleanup cam­ during 1937. Where the break consisted of a broken stand paigns were conducted in the congested districts of the city, pipe they were welded and replaced. with every building being given rigid inspections. During the Holiday season rigid inspections were maintained in Buildings all business sections. ' No. 5 engine house—Installed new warm air furnace. A new system of inspection was inaugurated by detailing No. 11 engine house—Installed new warm air furnace. a man to night duty, who makes night inspections of the­ New partition on apparatus floor. atres and all other places of public assemblage. No. 9 engine house—Installed new warm air furnace. The semi-annual fire drills were conducted in all public, No. 6 engine house—Installed new warm air furnace. parochial and private schools, along with rigid inspections No. 15 engine house—Installed new hot water boiler and of the buildings. A report of the conditions found was for­ one Sturtevant unit. warded to the proper authorities with recommendations for No. 16 engine house—Installed new hot water boiler, two immediate correction where hazards were found. new Sturtevant units on apparatus During Fire Prevention Week in October an extensive floor and one in shop. Built new educational program for fire prevention was conducted for smoke stack and new flue lining. the benefit of the public. A display showing the common Roofs cleaned and painted as follows: fire hazards was opened to the public and was visited by No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17. 24,078 people during Fire Prevention Week. No. 7 and No. 8 were recoated with asphalt. Recommendations Recommendations Recommend the purchase of two 1250 gallon and two That No. 13 fire station, located at High and Wilcox 750 gallon triple combination pumps, of the enclosed cab streets, be abandoned, and a new station be erected in the and double hose body type. One service truck. One light vicinity of Hudson street and Indianola avenue, the new hydrant truck. One light shop truck and one sedan type station to be manned by the crew now located at High car. Fuel supply truck equipped with 300 gallon gasoline and Wilcox streets. tank. That No. 12 fire station, located at Oak street and 6000 ft. of 2-y2" hose. Marble alley, be abandond and a new fire station be erected 3000 ft. of \-y2" hose. in the vicinity of Broad street and Nelson road; said sta­ 1000 ft. of 1" booster hose. tion to house a pump and ladder company; the pump 100 _re hydrants. company to be manned by the crew now located at Oak Pipe and specials. street and Marble alley. New heating system in No. 4 engine house. That a new engine house be erected and put in service Repairs on No. 1 and No. 5 and No. 13 engine houses. in the vicinity of Eastmoor addition and Main street. Several of the houses should be equipped with new doors That a new fire station be located in the vicinity of during the coming year. Sullivant and Hague avenues and Fifth avenue and Edge- Installation of windshields on all jobs that will accom­ hill road; these two new stations to house a pump and modate them. ladder company. The purchase of a new lathe, drill press, emory grinder That modern fire helmets be purchased for each member and electric welding outfit for the repair shop. of the department who respond to fires. That one foam generator be purchased. FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU That one new 65 foot aerial ladder truck be purchased W. R. Davis, Captain in Charge for extra service. During the year 1937 fire prevention activities were ex­ That provisions be made for the installation of a high tended into as many phases of the work as was possible pressure system in the congested, high value and mercan­ with the limited personnel available. tile district. Many of the companies were unable to carry on the That a drill tower be erected at the earliest possible regular inspection work because a sufficient number of men date to afford uniform drilling and training of members of were not available to man the companies and permit a de­ the division. tail of inspection work, due to reduced personnel. Despite That all four inch fire hydrants which have been in this handicap the following work was accomplished: service for many years, and are now worn out and not Inspections made by company inspectors 17,780 large enough, be replaced with six inch or larger and more Hazardous conditions discovered by company inspec. 1,433 modern fire hydrants. Hazardous conditions corrected by company inspec. 802 That several pieces of motor fire apparatus which have Inspections made by members of Bureau 18,849 been in service for a number of years, be overhauled and Hazardous conditions discovered by members of Bur. 4,753 made more modern and be equipped with four-wheel brakes Hazardous conditions corrected by members of Bur. 3,663 and windshields at the earliest possible date. That when funds are available the purchase be made of a Total Inspections 36,629 65 foot modern water tower. That the engine house located at Russell and Hamlet Total hazardous conditions discovered 6,186 streets, known as No. 4 engine house, be abandoned for Total hazardous conditions corrected 4,465 engine house purposes, and that No. 4 engine company be Total hazardous conditions pending 1,721 quartered at No. 16 house, Fourth and Chestnut streets. The installation of 78 underground gasoline storage tanks That the force be increased to bring the division up to was supervised and final inspections made. the standard personnel as provided by ordinance. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 25

That the three districts now covered by the district Financial Statement chiefs be altered, and the whole city be divided into four districts. This change is recommended because the district Division 98 Fireman's Pension chiefs now have too large a territory to cover. Appropria- Expendit- Bal­ The purchase of six triple combination 750 gallon ca­ Code Detail tion ures ance pacity pumps and four triple combination 1000 gallon ca­ 010-A-2 Salary, Sec'y. .... $ 150.00 $ 150.00 $ .00 pacity pumps. 010-A-4 Special Service $ 30.10 $ 30.10 $ .00 The purchase of two three-wheel motorcycles to be used 010-B-2 Office Supplies $ 10.00$ .00 $ 10.00 for hydrant inspections in the outlying districts, as these districts are too large to cover by members walking. 010-D-l Pensions 204,272.38 203,917.73 354.65 The purchase of one 65 foot aerial truck to be located at Total $204,462.48 $204,097.83 $364.65 Thurman avenue and Fourth street at No. 5 engine house. The purchase of 5000 feet of \-y " fire hose, Amount in savings account at City National 2 Bank & Trust Co. on January 1st., 1937 $2,639.66 7000 feet of 2~y2" fire hose, 2000 feet of 3" fire hose, heavy duty, Received interest from Reserve Fund 993.47 1200 feet of 1" chemical hose. Received interest from Savings account 82.57 Received donations 50.00 That the heating plants in various engine houses be re­ Refund, Ohio State Sav. Ass'n. Certificate 36827. 50.00 newed or repaired. Three houses now have open fires on Dividend from Columbian B.&L.Co. Cert, of Claim, apparatus floor. This should be replaced with modern 45% 2,404.48 equipment. That in engine houses 1, 2, 4, 13, 15 and 16 proper re­ Total $6,220.18 pairs be made to roofs and shoring up be done to the walls. The city engineering department has made inspec­ Disbursements authorized by Board of Trustees .00 tion of these houses and report that these walls are unsafe. That the personnel of the machine shop be changed from Amount in savings account Dec. 31st., 1937 $6,220.18 "detailed firemen" to "civilian employes " That the machine shop now located in the rear of No. 16 Reserve Fund, Bonds engine house, Fourth and Chestnut streeets, be re-located City of Columbus, Ohio, municipal $8,000.00 so as to have more adequate working space. That new machine shop equipment be purchased for the Building and Loan Certificates proper maintenance of apparatus and other equipment. Buckeye State Bldg. & Loan Co 5,000.00 That in the district comprising East Fifth avenue and Ohio State Savings Association 4,200.00 several other outlying districts that water mains be extended Central Bldg. & Loan Co 4,400.00 for better fire protection. Franklin Bldg. & Loan Co 1,000.00 That the fire alarm telegraph office be modernized at Certificate of Claims once and be moved into the new quarters that has been Columbian Bldg. & Loan Co 2,938.79 provided for in the city hall, fourth floor. That provisions be made for the installation of a public Savings Accounts address system in the various engine houses, which will Clintonville Savings & Loan Co 6,268.46 enable us to have one more means of dispatching infor­ Ohio State Savings Association 213.00 mation on fires. Central Bldg. & Loan Co 735.19 That the purchase be made of 100 salvage covers. City National Bank & Trust Co 6,220.18 That the purchase be made of three portable light plants. That the repair and maintenance of fire hydrants and Total Reserve Fund $38,975.62 cisterns be re-organized and all repair work to fire hydrants and cisterns be under the direction of the division of fire. (Interest from the Reserve Fund when collected is placed That rotary ray signalling lights be purchased for all ap­ in the Savings Acc't. for re-investment.) paratus. During the year eighteen names were removed from the That the recommendations contained in the reports of the pension roll, and twenty-two added. superintendent of fire and police communications, the super­ Removed intendent of maintenance and the fire prevention bureau, which are made a part of this report, be given proper con­ Kathryn Libbert, 16 yrs. age Gerald Farrand, 16 years age sideration. J. E. Owen, Died Harry Thomas, Died Nellie Richardson, violation E. J. Grob, Died rules Harry Hummel, 16 yrs. age TRUSTEES OF THE FIREMEN'S PENSION Wm. E. George, Died Geo. Dutcher, Died Sadie Edmunds, Died Frank Uncles, Died FUND 1937 A. E. Skinner, Died A. U. Dunmire, Died Fred Barrett, Secretary Ira Langham, Died Eva Uncles, Died Leonard Kredel, Died Mary George, Died MEMBERSHIP TRUSTEES Ethel Gemeinhardt, re-mar. The membership of the Board of Trustees is composed Added as follows : H. B. Griffen, Captain E. E. Groves, Captain Two (2) members of the City Council. Bessie Henson, Widow Grace Grob, Widow Two (2) members, Citizens of Columbus, Ohio. Elizabeth Owen, Widow Richard Grob, Minor child Two (2) members, Division of Fire. Emma Perrin, Widow Cora Thomas, Widow The two members of the City Council are appointed by Mary George, Widow Wm. Hoelcher, Captain the President of the City Council, and they select one citi­ Annis, Skinner, Widow John Zetty, Fireman zen member, and the two members of the Division of Fire Ira Langham, Fireman Jessie Dutcher, Widow are elected by the active membership of the Division of Fire Doris Beatty, Minor child Ruth Dutcher, Minor child and they select one citizen member. The Secretary being Dorothy Langham, Widow Eva Uncles, Widow selected by the six trustees. Florence Stickley, Widow Anna Dunmire, Widow John Pfeifer, Chairman, Citizen Member. L. H. Rockey, Fireman Ellis H. Reid, Fireman Fred Dunn, Citizen Member. Joseph Jones, Council Member. Classification Frank Karns, Council Member. On December 31st., 1937, the pension roll contained the \. W. Strickfadden, Vice-Chairman, Division names of two hundred and sixteen names, classified as ' Member. follows : C. H. Eckstorm, Division Member. Retired Firemen 1 126 Council Member Frank Karns, died December 24th, 1937. Widows 72 Fred Barrett, Secretary. Minor children ,. \ 16 Membership Pension Roll: ,_ Minou-orphan children 1 Retired members of the Division of Fire, their widows, Widow, (mother) 1 children, and minor orphan children, under sixteen year of age. Total '. 216 20 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

DIVISION OF BUILDJNG REGULATION, 1937 Classification of Housing Projects George W. Matson, Chief Building Inspector Number Valuation Families Valuation of building projects $6,637,400 Dwellings, one family 527 $2,984,550 527 Number of building permits issued 2,321 Dwellings, two family 22 163,500 44 Number of electrical permits issued 8,615 Dwellings, three & four family .... 22 367,500 91 Number of heating permits issued 1,593 Numbe r of plumbing permits issued 1,707 Apartments 24 340,000 86 dumber of miscellaneous permits issued 754 Stores & Apartments 1 600 1 Total number of permits issued 14,990 Valuation of electrical installations 492,461 Total 592 $3,855,550 749 Valuation of heating installations 420,575 Valuation of plumbing installations 498,665 Valuation of electric signs erected 106,125 Type of Construction of Dwellings Number of building plans approved and filed 748 Number of building inspections 7,868 Number Valuation Number of electrical inspections 14,370 Number of heating inspections 1,989 Brick 140 $1,969,750 Number of plumbing inspections 3,611 Frame 1262 3,128,500 Total number of inspections 31,127 Stone 3 70,200 Number of jobs inspected and rejected 1,991 Cement Block 66 179,700 Number of complaints investigated 1,131 Number of violation orders issued 12 Steel 14 169,650 Number of buildings condemned 83 Concrete 1 15,000 The following tables show the building operations for the year, classification and type of construction, housing pro­ Total 1486 $5,532,800 jects, miscellaneous data and statement of receipts and expenditures : Height of Dwellings CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDING PROJECTS Alterations 616 $1,104,550 One story 155 Convents 1 200,000 One and one-half story 64 Dwellings . 574 3,515,550 Two story 370 Apartment buildings 20 340,000 Filling stations 24 45,250 Total 589 Garages, private 789 199,200 Garages, public ... 6 29,800 Offices 16 54,100 Sheds ...... 24 7,100 Building Operations—1924—1937 Stores - 26 474.750 Shelter houses 1 21.200 Year Number Valuations Dwelling Warehouses 12 251,200 1924 6,289 $21,625,900 1,646 Stores and apartments 1 600 1925 7,049 29,333,300 2,404 Workshops and factories 16 181,800 1926 6,918 25,250,700 2,577 Theatre buildings 3 170,000 1927 5,889 23,232,600 1,528 Stadium 1 15,000 1928 5,262 16,239,250 1,407 Boiler house 1 3,500 1929 3,511 10,641,050 761 1930 2,544 5,585,500 408 Total 2321 $6,637,400 1931 1,739 3,369,450 217 1932 1,064 ' 1,755,250 49 Type of Construction 1933 906 824,200 26 Frame buildings 1262 $3,128,500 1934 951 847,600 32 1935 1,134 Frame alterations 465 170,600 2,645,200 101 1936 1.685 5,567,075 321 Total 1727 $3,299,100 1937 2,321 6,637,400 521 Brick buildings 140 1.969.750 Brick alterations 351 934,000 Concrete buildings 1 15,000 Receipts Concrete block buildings 66 179,700 Steel buildings 14 169,650 Building permits $20,106.50 Stone buildings 3 70 200 Electrical permits 15,629.15 Heating permits 6,177.50 Total :.. 2321 $6,637,400 Plumbing permits 5,639.50 Miscellaneous permits 2,641.95 Building and Installation Permits by Months Total $50,194.60 bo bo bo Total appropriation for year $30,138.00 g a .£ Month is 13 '5 B &I ffl 3 Expenditures PL, January 110 570 87 79 44 Salaries Employees $26,680.53 February 134 503 144 78 49 Office Supplies 457.31 March 248 640 54 135 55 Other Supplies 12.82 April 253 737 116 194 75 Maintenance of equipment 10.25 May 243 928 106 169 71 Equipment 2,348.67 June 247 764 135 172 81 C—2 ....: 77.00 July 224 705 159 163 125 August 212 729 142 173 54 Total $29,586.58 September 209 802 112 160 64 Unexpended balance of appropriation $ 563.88 October 212 952 237 132 63 November 134 707 216 131 54 NOTE: The department of building regulation was December 95 578 85 121 56 self-sustaining with a surplus turned in to general fund of Total 2321 8615 1593 1707 781 $20,620.48. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 27

BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS, 1937 Permits approved 367 Members of Board Fees on permits approved $ 719.00 Refund of fee on permit approved 2.00 T. A. Love, Chairman; Joseph W. Schneider, H. J. Schreiner, Dr. N. C. Dysart, George W. Matson, Secretary. Total fees collected on approved permits $ 717.00 Total fees collected on licenses and permits for Meetings 1937 $3,364.50 The Board held 14 meetings during the year 1937. Disbursements Certificates of Competency Granted No disbursements made for the year 1937. Number of Master Plumbers' certificates granted 135 Net income for subdivision No. 7 for the year 1937..$3,364.50 Number of Journeyman certificates granted 131 Number of Sewer Tappers' certificates granted 55

Total Number of Certificates Granted 321 DIVISION OF WORKHOUSE Master Plumbers C. E. Llewelyn, Superintendent Number of renewals approved 124 Appropriations and amount added by council $32,594.95 Number of new licenses issued 11 Amount expended 32,297.96 Number of applicants examined and approved 7 Number of applicants examined and rejected 2 Balance remaining unused 296.99 Journeyman Plumbers Expenditures by Code Number of renewals approved 123 A-l Superintendent's salarv $ 1,676.77 Number of applicants examined and approved 12 A-2 Clerk's salary 1,432.50 Number of applicants examined and rejected 6 A-3 Guards' and laborers' salary 12,962.50 B-l Office supplies 78.91 Sewer Tappers B-2 Fuel supplies 2,399.86 Number of renewals approved 52 B-3-4 Provisions and clothing 9,400.76 Number of applicants examined and approved..... 0 B-5 Upkeep of livestock 199.56 Number of applicants examined and rejected 3 B-8 Other supplies 1,367.23 B-9 Drugs and chemicals 143.12 Receipts C-3 Telephone and telegraph 168.01 Certificates issued for Master Plumbers Licenses $3,377.00 C-12 Lights 554.64 Cert, issued for Journeyman Plumbers Licenses.... 655.00 C-44 Other contractural service 265.93 Certificates issued for Sewer Tappers Licenses.... 275.00 201 Building fund 157.47 300 Maintenance of equipment 973.67 Total $4,305.00 700 Outlay of equipment 426.13 C-5 Insurance '. 90.90 Appropriation Total appropriation for one year $ 490.00 Total expenditures $32,297.96

Expenditures Financial Statement Salaries of members of board $420.00 Board bills, Franklin county and other subdi­ Office supplies 39.44 visions certified to city auditor $39,846.45 Total expenditures for year $ 459.44 Lard sold to city prison 71.50 Unexpended Balance of Appropriation $ 30.56 Total $39,917.95 BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ELECTRICAL Disbursements as per above schedule 32,297.96 CONTRACTORS, 1937 Net profit $ 7,620.19 Members of Board Fines and costs collected on prisoners committed Merle C. Brooks, L. W. Goodwin, Edward E. Evans, Wil­ to workhouse during year 1937 7,987.00 liam M. Worthington, George W. Matson, Secretary. Board Expense Meetings Meals served during 1937 276,210 The Board held 13 meetings during the year. Total cost of same, including $2,880.00 (market Certificates of Competency Granted price of hogs consumed) that are raised on the Number of certificates granted 115 farm $10,983.78 Number of bonds approved... 115 Average cost per meal 0398 Number of applicants examined and approved 9 Number of applicants examined and rejected 15 New Equipment Purchased and Improvements Made Number of complaints filed with the Board 8 Parts for laundry machinery and repairs $ 18.33 Number of licenses suspended 1 New kitchen utensils 13.90 Repairing beds 24.00 Receipts Various small tools replaced 106.95 Certificates issued for licenses $675.00 Boiler repairs and parts 102.99 Appropriation Repairing roofs on farm buildings 171.78 Team of horses and harness for same 422.00 Total appropriation for year $290.00 Filing cabinet (for keeping prisoners' property).... 16.35 Expenditures Replacing broken lavatories and bowls in cell Salaries of Board $210.00 block and dormitories 439.44 Office Supplies 14.70 $1,315.70 Total expenditures for year $224.70 Population Record Unexpended balance of appropriation 65.30 Prisoners received during 1937 2576 Male Prisoners received during 1937 250 Female DANCE HALL INSPECTIONS FOR YEAR 1937 J. Herbert Mumm, Acting Dance Hall Inspector Total 2826 Receipts Total prisoners discharged during 1937 2629 Licenses approved 76 Population on December 31, 1937 197 Fees on licenses approved $2,665.00 <; % Total... ; \. 2826 Fee on one refund of license approved — 17.50 w Average daily population 1936—192; average daily popula­ Total fees collected on approved licenses $2,647.50 tion 1937—255. Increase 63. 28 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

Men Employed in Other Departments and_. Crops Raised on Workhouse Farm Monies Saved for the City by Use Dry onions 3,500 Pounds of Prison Labor * Beets 250 Bushel Cabbage 200 Bushel Greens 500 Bushels Supt. of parks 17,936 hours at 30c $ 5,380.80 Tomatoes 5000 Bushel Salsify 30 Bushels at 30c 3,736.80 Green beans 75 Bushels Traffic dept 12,456 hours Turnips 150 Bushel Mr. Seddon (golf course) 3,608 hours at 30c 1,082.40 Green peas 75 Bushels City hall 21.512 hours at 30c 6,453.60 Green onions .... 2500 Dozen Potatoes 700 Bushels City garage 16,245 hours at 30c 4,873.50 Sweet corn 25,000 Dozen Green peppers.... 150 Bushels Tity barn 21,888 hours at 30c 6,566.40 Fire dept 2,840 hours at 30c 852.00 Grain and Hay Raised Red cross memorial hall.... 1,520 hours at 30c 456.00 Straw 40 Tons Markets 3,992 hours at 30c 1,197.60 Oats 750 Bushels Wheat 650 Bushels Total 101,997 $30,599.10 Corn 3500 Bushels Rve None Produce Canned During 1936 (Raised on Farm) Hay (Timothy and Alfalfa).. 27 Tons Tomatoes 2207 gallons Contracts from Subdivisions for Boarding Prisoners Sauer kraut 7 barrels Counties Cities and Villages Sweet corn 1793 gallons Green peppers 3 barrels Adams, Licking Ashville, Mansfield Pickles 4 barrels Champaign, Madison Barnesville, Marion Clinton, Marion Blanchester, Mechanicsburg Coshocton, Morrow Chauncey, Mt. Gilead Live Stock Record Crawford, Pike Frankfort, Mt. Sterling- Delaware, Richland Glouster, Mt. Vernon Hogs butchered during 1937.... 144 Fairfield, Ross Jacksonville, Prospect Hogs sold None Fayette, Union Jeffersonville, Sunbury Hogs died 85 Knox, Vinton Lake View, Sabina Hogs on hand Dec. 31. 1937.... 155 Gallia , Lewisburg, Urbana Horses on hand 5 Three are very old. Milford Center, Vinton Mules on hand 1 Very old and crippled Xenia

ANNUAL REPORT DIVISION OF WEIGHTS

AND MEASURES—1937

JOHN A. BRIXNER, Sealer

The accomplishments of this Division are briefly summar­ Taximeters inspected & sealed 425 ized for the past year of 1937, as follows: Taximeters inspected and not sealed 9 Amateur boxers weighed for American Legion The Golden Gloves 80 Entries for American Soap Box Derby Inspected 569 Coal Trucks, local and out of town checked 100 c B d . 5256 way of our filing system. If a fire should break out in this Packages re-weigh< ;d. Correct 33537, Under 5469 building which is nothing more than a fire trap all records Over 613 .39619 would be lost as we have nothing but card board boxes Complaints and Investigations .... . 165 for files. Arrests . 10 Convictions 6 We should have (36) thirty six fire proof steel files in Commercial Calls .. . 3778 cabinets. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 29

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION AND ENGINEERING, 1937 J. R. Guthrie, Traffic Engineer February 1, 1938. changing over the entire down-town signal, system which To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, will call for all wiring, cables, conduits, etc., to be placed underground, signals to be either pedestal or bracket City of Columbus, mounted on the four corners, and the controlling system Ohio. to be a full flexible progressive system controlled by a dual Gentlemen: master, providing fire routes by circuits, remote cycle change, remote shut down, remote control of flashing In accordance with the provisions of Section 231, of the amber, pedestrian control and a manual control at each Charter of the City of Columbus, Ohio, I respectively intersection controller. The changeover is doubly import­ submit the annual report of the Division of Traffic Regu­ ant because of the hazardous condition of the arial cables lation and Engineering, of the Department of Public Safety, and messenger wires in the congested down-town areas. for the year ending December 31, 1937. In condensed form is shown the financial transaction of Part of the above mentioned plan has already started the division. Other tabulations, taken from the monthly to materialize, the master control and sixty of the intersec­ accident tabulation sheets prepared in the office of the tion controllers already having been purchased. engineer, show the number and type of vehicular and pedes­ I would further recommend that, when the new control trian accidents, fatalities, deaths by age groups and a system is installed, that the present method of operation, comparison of the traffic deaths from 1925, to January 1, namely, the flashing red clearance indication, be discon­ 1938. There is also included a list of the locations where tinued. This indication aside from the fact that the flash­ traffic signals were installed and removed during the year. ing operation causes the failures in our controls, being The Division of Traffic Regulation and Engineering was different from that now in use in other parts of the officially created by the city council March 29, 1932 as a country is very confusing to strangers as well as local division in the Department of Public Safety. The division drivers who might easily miss the flashes. I would recom­ is responsible for the construction, maintenance, and repair mend that we change our system back to the standard of the entire traffic signal system, safety zones, warning three-color signal operation as rapidly as possible and beacons, etc. It is also the duty of this division to erect that while we continue to run two-color signals that we and maintain* all traffic regulatory signs, do all street use an overlapping red as a notice of signal change. The marking, and block streets for emergency purposes when flashing red indication is very expensive to operate as it and as ordered by the Director of Public Safety. requires special notched cams in the controls which must be replaced at frequent intervals and which we must make The traffic control system in Columbus consists of at ourselves. the present time 296 four-way, center suspended traffic signals and 1 three-way, pedestal mounted traffic signal. The parking problem in Columbus, double parking, etc., Of this number 264 are now two-color, flashing red, split has long been a serious problem and continues to become change operation, and the balance, 32, are three-color four- more serious due to long time parkers. I would suggest way signals. that Columbus try out an installation of at least one From January 1, 1937, through December 31, 1937, 6,711 thousand parking meters in the down-town area as an aid 50 watt, 240 volt, A-19, clear mill type heavy duty bulbs toward controlling parking. Such a system has been very were used in the maintenance of traffic signals in Colum­ successful in over seventy cities in the United States and bus. This was an average of 2,689 bulbs per socket or 22.7 Mexico and is no longer considered as an experiment. bulbs per signal for the year. The signals all operate 24 hours per day. 12% of the traffic signals in Columbus It is further recommended that instead of painting pedes­ are still three color signals. trian lines, center lines, etc., in the down-town area which must of necessity be done several times per year and The motor vehicle equipment being used in the division which are never plain enough to be satisfactory a short at the present time consists of: time after painting, that there be permanent white ce­ 1—1928, Chevrolet truck with tower body which is used ment markers for marking the pedestrian lanes in the for construction work: down-town area placed in the pavement. The use of white 1—1928, Ford truck which is used for a spare mainten­ cement markers for marking the pedestrian lanes in the ance truck. down-town area will eliminate the need of endless painting 1—1937, G.M.C. truck with ladder body used for signal of traffic lanes. The permanent white markers are built maintenance; of solid white concrete, made of white portland cement and white aggregate. They are placed in the pavement, 1—1937, G.M.C. truck used exclusively as a sign truck; not on top of it. They never require replacement because - and they last as long as the pavement itself. It is estimated 1—1937, Ford coach which is used for supervision, traffic that in three years time the cost of "painted lines" will surveys, etc. equal the cost of white cement markers and from there The first two mentioned trucks are in fair condition and on a great saving will be made by their use. It is believed will probably last for a year or two more. The last two that a plan for placing white cement pedestrian lines trucks and one passenger car are new and in excellent in the down-town district would make an excellent W. P. A. condition. We are however, badly in need of another Project and is well worth considering. It would be a big truck to be used for painting (street painting). At the step forward toward eliminating light crashing if these present time we have no truck which can be used for this permanent markers could be installed this year. purpose. I would respectfully request, therefore, that we be permitted to purchase a new YA, ton truck with pick-up Since the inception of the Accident Investigating Bureau bed before the first of March at which time our painting in the Police Department, the duties of the stenographer program begins. in the Traffic Regulation and Engineering Division have increased to the point where it is now urgently necessary Since the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company that we have one additional stenographer. Work in the (Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company) are Division of Traffic Regulation and Engineering, reports, rapidly changing over the old trolley car system in Colum­ recommendations, correspondence, accident studies, etc., bus to a modern trolley coach system which requires a are seriously handicapped due to the limited stenographical double trolley overhead instead of the older more conven­ assistance. tional single wire trolley it is becoming extremely hazard­ ous for our service men and repairmen to work on traf­ The employees of the Division of Traffic Regulation and fic signal equipment all of which is now suspended over Engineering wish to take advantage of this, opportunity £'' this network of trolley wires, guy wires, feeders, etc. to thank His Honor the Mayor, the Dj$£ctp;^5m Public As we stated in last year's annual report and in sub­ Safety and the Director of Public Sej^Jc^^fre HonoraXle sequent communications the traffic signal system in Co­ City Council, and the many divisjj^^d^tne city govern^ lumbus is entirely inadequate and will undoubtedly have to ment, for the Untiring ich hak be replaced in its entirety in the near future by a,, com­ -been rendered this di\i ist ¥%&» alsoalso,\A* pletely new and modern system. Plans are partially drawn to pledge our wholehea (L^^fcfort t foY ^ and are rapidly nearing completion 'which contemplate the year 1938. &, 30 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

ACCIDENT SUMMARY, 1937 3 to 4 P.M. . 386 1 4 0 107 0 274 1 \ 4 to r- P.M. . 477 2 4 0 127 2 344 0 Number of .Accidents 5 to 6 P.M. . 519 0 6 0 151 0 362 0 Non- Prop. 6 to 7 P.M. ... 448 1 9 0 145 0 293 1 Location Total Fatal Fatal Dam. 7 to 8 P.M. ... 456 1 9 0 155 0 291 1 Railroad crossing 12 1 7 4 9 1o 10 P.M. . 403 0 6 0 106 0 291 0 On bridge 14 1 5 8 10 to 11 P.M. .. 324 2 2 0 99 0 221 2 -V\t intersection 4,621 47 1,433 3,141 11 to 12 P.M. ... 345 1 7 0 108 0 229 1 ^ Not at intersection 2,176 40 549 1,587 Not stated 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Grand total 6,823 89 1,994 4,740 Grand Total .... 6823 52 89 0 1974 20 4708 32 Road Condition Road under repair 0 0 0 0 Intersection Obstruction not lighted.... 0 0 0 0 Obstruction to view 0 0 0 0 Other defects 0 0 0 0 Traffic signal (burning).... 2,099 16 648 1,435 No defect 0 0 0 0 Traffic signal (one lens out) 46 0 6 40 Grand total 0 0 0 0 Traffic signal (out) 0 0 0 0 No traffic signal 2,469 31 772 1,666 Road Surface Condition Dry 5,222 60 1,539 3,623 Not stated 7 0 7 0 Wet 1,337 27 397 933 Snowy 149 2 40 107 Grand Total 4,621 47 1,433 3,141 Icy 95 0 18 77 / Number of Drivers Grand total 6,823 <89 1,994 4,740 Residence of Drivers Weather Condition Out of state 161 1 43 117 Clear 4,903 55 1,439 3,409 Out of city 1,082 12 289 781 Cloudy 649 12 179 458 Resident of city 10,288 100 2,562 7,626 Fog 12 0 5 7 Raining 1,132 22 342 768 Grand total 11,531 113 2,894 8,524 Snowing 127 0 29 98 Age of driver Sleeting 0 0 0 0 54 High winds 0 0 0 0 Under 16 years 138 3 81 16 years 10 1 6 3 Grand total 6,823 89 1,994 4,740 17 years 36 1 11 24 18 to 24 years 965 19 319 625 Light Condition 25 to 64 years 10,320 82 2,459 7,779 Daylight 3,839 29 1,054 2,756 65 years and over 64 7 18 39 Dusk or semi-darkness .... 60 2 26 32 Darkness (good street Grand total 11,531 113 2,894 8,524 light) 2,809 52 842 1,915 Sex Darkness (poor street light) 109 6 70 33 Driver — Male 10,714 107 2,655 7,952 Darkness (no street Driver — Female 817 6 239 572 light) 6 0 2 4 Grand total 11,531 113 2,894 8,524 Grand total 6,823 89 1,994 4,740 Condition of Driver Railroad Crossing Under influence of liquor 335 2 57 276 Unguarded crossing 8 15 2 Physical handicap 4 0 3 1 Watchman or gates 4 0 2 2 Other handicaps (asleep) 11 0 3 8 Automatic signal 0 0 0 0 Grand total 350_ 2 63 285 Grand total 12 1 7 4 Number of Drivers Day of Week Action of Driver Sunday 916 19 294 603 Make right turn 302 0 65 237 Monday 805 11 241 553 Make left turn 709 3 189 517 Tuesday 769 7 209 553 Make U turn 15 0 2 13 Wednesday 892 14 251 627 Go straight ahead 9,096 107 2433 6,557 Thursday 928 12 282 634 Slow down or stop 48 0 24 24 Friday 1,056 11 308 737 Start from curb 299 0 15 284 Saturday 1,457 15 409 1,033 Back Up 183 0 24 159 Remain parked or standing 690 2 100 588 Grand total 6,823 89 1,994 4,740 Skidded 189 1 43 145 Non Property Total-3.3 Fatal-8.2 Fatal-3.3 Dam.-3.8 Grand total 11,531 113 2,994 8,524 Hour of Day Action of Driver (Violations) 12 to 1 A.M. .. 265 5 5 0 79 2 176 3 1 to 2 A.M. .. 229 4 5 0 72 1 148 4 Exceeding speed limit 15 0 4 11 2 to 3 A.M. .. 145 8 4 0 29 4 104 4 Reckless operation 2 0 0 ? 3 to 4 A.M. .. 105 15 0 0 22 7 68 8 Did not have right of way 33 1 16 16 4 to 5 A.M. .. 56 6 0 0 16 3 34 3 Cutting in 41 0 2 39 5 to 6 A.M. .. 44 3 0 0 15 1 26 2 On wrong side of road 114 2 20 92 6 to 7 A.M. .. 88 0 2 0 28 0 58 0 Pass, standing St. car 10 0 1 7 to 8 A.M. ..' 170 1 5 0 54 0 110 1 Drove thru safety zone.... 0 0 0 0 8 to 9 A.M 188 0 0 0 60 0 128 0 Hit-skip 622 3 67 552 9 to 10 A.M. .. 164 0 2 0 36 0 126 0 Failed to signal 46 0 4 42 10 to 11 A.M. .. 203 0 2 0 33 0 148 0 Turned from wrong lane 24 0 3 21 11 to 12 A.M. .. 323 0 2 0 89 0 232 0 Disregard stop sign 15 0 1 14 12 to 1 P.M. .. 345 0 2 0 91 0 252 0 Disregard Signal 105 1 27 77 1 to 2 P.M 321 0 10 86 0 234 0 Other improper driving.... 17 0 6 11 2 to 3 P.M. .. 361 0 3 0 102 0 256 0 Drove thru safetv zone.... 10 1 0 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 31

Double parking 2 0 1 1 Motor veh. with S.Z. Illegal riding 1 0 1 0 (driver intoxicated) 1 0 1 0 No license 51 0 11 40 Motor veh. with S.Z. (driver asleep) 1 0 0 1 Grand total 1,090 7 164 919 Motor veh. with S.Z. (driver blinded) 3 0 0 3 Number of Vehicles Motor veh. with S.Z. Condition of Vehicles (skidded) ., 1 0 0 1 Defective brakes 48 0 8 40 Motor veh. with S.Z. Improper lights 7 0 2 5 (not stated) 60 1 25 34 Defective steering gear.... 2 0 0 2 Motor veh. with electric Other defects apparent.... 4 0 2 2 car 162 4 51 107 No defects apparent 0 0 0 0 Motor veh. with mis­ cellaneous 4 0 1 3 Grand Total 61 0 12 49 Florse drawn veh. with pedestrian 2 1 1 0 Type of Vehicle Street car with non- Private passenger car 10,988 92 2,519 8,377 collision 1 0 1 0 Truck or commercial 927 10 194 723 Street car with street car.. 2 0 1 1 Taxicab 264 0 75 191 Street car with bicycle 2 0 1 1 Bus 33 0 14 19 Motorcycle 76 4 55 17 Grand total : 7,379 94 2,645 4,740 Train 13 1 7 5 Bicycle 186 4 134 48 Passengers Horse drawn veh 9 1 2 6 Passengers—male 291 9 282 Street car 162 3 47 112 Passengers—female 498 8 490 Miscel. veh 4 0 2 2 Grand total 789 17 772 Grand total 12,662 115 3,047 9,500 Fatalities by Age Groups The Pedestrian 0— 4 86 4 84 Crossing at intersection 5—14 408 7 401 with signal 329 10 319 15—64 1,971 58 1,913 Same—Against signal 27 1 26 65 and over 172 25 147 Same—no signal 240 16 224 Same—diagonally 0 0 0 Grand total 2,639 94 2,545 Crossing not at intersec. 322 28 294 Hitching on vehicle 1 0 1 NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS Playing in roadway 42 2 40 Walking in roadway 0 0 0 Accident Summary—1937 Working in roadway 12 3 9 Type Total Waiting for or getting on Passenger car with passenger car 3,919 or off street car at S.Z. 24 0 24 Passenger car with commercial light 152 Same—no safety zone .... 0 0 0 Passenger car with commercial heavy 656 Getting on or off other Passenger car with taxicab 239 vehicle 1 0 1 Passenger car with motorcycle 59 Not in roadway , 6 0 6 Passenger car with bicycle 168 Other actions 15 1 14 Passenger car with street car 126 Passenger car with passenger bus — 27 Grand total 1,019 61 958 Passenger car with fixed object 262 Passenger car with safety zone 60 Condition of pedestrian Passenger car with pedestrian 931 Under influence of liq 30 0 30 Passenger car with horse drawn vehicle 8 Physical defect 1 0 1 Passenger car with railroad train 12 Other handicaps 3 0 3 Passenger car with non-collision 28 Passenger car with miscellaneous 4 Grand total 34 0 34 Passenger car with non-operating 3 Sex of Pedestrian Commercial light with commercial heavy 5 Male 644 48 616 Commercial light with taxicab . 3 Female 355 13 342 Commercial light with motorcycle 3 Commercial light with bicycle 2 Grand total 1,019 61 958 Commercial light with street car 1 Number of Persons Injured Commercial light with fixed object 2 Commercial light with pedestrian 7 Fatalities by Types of Accidents Commercial heavy with commercial heavy 28 Motor veh. with Commercial heavy with taxicab 12 pedestrian 1,067 58 1,009 Commercial heavy with motorcycle 4 Motor veh. with motor Commercial heavy with bicycle 13 vehicle 5,460 16 1,118 4,326 Commercial heavy with passenger bus 2 Motor veh. with railroad Commercial heavy with fixed object 9 train 21 2 13 6 Commercial heavy with safety zone 1 Commercial heavy with pedestrian 14 Commercial heavy with railroad train 1 Number of Pedestrians Commercial heavy with non-collision 1 Motor veh. with bicycle.... 186 3 141 42 Commercial heavy with bicycle 5 Motor veh. with horse Taxicab with taxicab 4 drawn veh 11 0 3 8 Taxicab with motorcycle 2 Motor veh. with fixed Taxicab with bicycle 4 object 326 8 129 189 Taxicab with street car , 2 Non.-Col. operating Taxicab with fixed object 1 accident 38 1 22 15 Taxicab with pedestrian 13 Non-operating Motorcycle with bicycle 1 accident 4 0 2 2 Motorcycle with^ street, car * 1 Street car with pedes 16 0 16 Motorcycle with fixed object 1 Motor veh. with other Motorcycle with safety zone 3 vehicle 1 0 Motorcycle with non-collision 2 32 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

Bicycle with street car ^..... 3 _, Department 65-L-l Bicycle with pedestrian \ .-...._ 7 Appropri- Bicycle non-collision * :r. 1 Fund Purpose ation Expended Street car with street car 2 $ 1,066.84 Street car with pedestrian 14 300 Maintenance ^equipment $ 734.89 Street car with passenger bus 1 Outlay equipihent 154.84 .Passenger bus with passenger bus 1 Passenger bus with pedestrian 2 Total $ 1,066.84 $ 889.73 -Horse drawn vehicle with pedestrian 1 Balance $ 177.11 Grand total 6,825 Total balance $ 3,881.16 TRAFFIC SIGNALS, CONTROLS, RELAY STATIONS, Traffic Deaths—1925 to January 1, 1938 ETC., INSTALLED OR REMOVED—1937 Date Signals 1925 53 3-29-37 Whittier and High (center) Signals and control 1926 47 Whittier and High (side) moved to this location 1927 66 from Kossuth & High. 1928 68 7- 6-37 Arcadia and Summit Signal and control in­ 1929 79 1930 93 stalled. 1931 84 7-26-37 Groveport Pk. & Parsons Signal and control in­ 1932 69 stalled. Control equip­ 1933 68 ment with time switch, 1934 74 flashing amber fea­ 1935 78 tures, etc. 1936 74 8 -37 Fifth and Rarig Signal and control re­ 1937 94 placed. This signal is 1938 7 used as a school light only. Financial Statement of the Division of Traffic 3- 3-37 Kossuth and High Signal removed from Regulation and Engineering, 1937 this location and in­ stalled at Whittier and Department 65-L High. Appropri- 8-30-37 13th and High Signal removed. Fund Purpose ation Expended 8-30-37 17th and High Signal removed. 8-30-37 Blake and High Signal removed. $55,960.75 9- 4-37 Olentangy and High Signal removed. A-3 Labor and other $15,798.70 8-30-37 Erie Rd. and High Signal removed. B-l Office supplies 142.91 8-25-37 State Hospital and Broad Signal removed. B-2 Fuel 194.15 8-25-37 McDowell and Broad Signal removed. B-6 & 7 Mechanical and motor 8-25-37 Midland and Broad Signal removed. vehicle supplies 539.94 8-25-37 Westgate and Broad Signal removed. B-8 Other supplies 1,184.23 3-10-37 Jefferson and Broad Signal, poles, span wire, C-2 Traveling expense 8.84 etc., removed. C-5 Insurance 357.35 3-10-37 Belvidere and Broad Signal removed. C-12 Light and power 13,282.51 300 Maintenance equipment 1,321.20 Beacons 700 Outlay equipment 4,875.27 7-27-37 McGuffey & Hudson Beacon, span wire, Sub total 37,704.47 poles, etc., removed. Orders carried 422.68 Encumbrances carried to 1938 1,170.00 Controls Contracts carried 12,959.55 3- 3-37 Kossuth and High Control moved to Whittier and High 7- 6-37 Arcadia and Summit Control installed. Total $55,960.75 $52,256.70 7-26-37 Groveport Pk. & Parsons Control installed. Balance $ 3,704.05 8- -37 Fifth and Rarig Control installed.

ANNUAL REPORT DIVISION OF PUBLIC RECREATION, 1937 Charles E. Seddon, Director A recent survey conducted by the Social Administra­ ately to secure property for such purposes. tion Department at Ohio State University, which will be Our present equipment is old and worn out and many published in the near future, will show that in cities of 300,000 of the playgrounds are very poorly equipped. New ap­ or more population, Columbus is at the very bottom of the paratus and equipment should be purchased in order to list in recreation facilities. This deplorable condition can­ properly equip the grounds that are now being operated. not possibly be corrected or improved until the operating- The department needs at least four automobiles for the budget of the department of recreation is adequate enough special supervisors and one for the camp. Two new trucks to employ additional trained personnel, and acquire more are needed for the maintenance crew. property and equipment. The recreation department is undermanned in trained With the exception of Westgate Park athletic field and supervision. There is a need of a supervisor of girls' and the Franklin Park tennis courts, none of the city's ath­ women's activities, a special supervisor of handicraft letic fields or tennis courts have any system of drainage. for women and girls, and the same for men and boys; there The five community centers operated by the city are is also need for a special supervisor of activities for men filled to capacity daily from 3 p. m. until 10 p. m. from and boys. This position is now being filled but the com­ November 1 to May 1. These centers are Beatty Park, petitive athletic program is taking his full time. Schiller Park, Sunshine Park, Glenwood Park, and West There should be highei qualifications demanded for the Market Hall. Beatty Park center, colored, on North Ohio playground supervisors and the salaries of the recreation avenue, is a remodeled dwelling and very inadequate for workers adjusted. the demands of the community. The gymnasium, which is Several sections of the city have no recreational facilities a separate structure, is probably of the best in the city. whatsoever. Columbus does not meet old standard of "a The old building should be torn down and a new com­ playground within one-half mile of every child," while the munity center building built in conjunction with the pres­ recognized standard today is a "playground within one- ent gymnasium. Schiller Park Community Center is- not quarter mile of every child." If we are to have adequate large enough to accommodate the crowds that overflow play areas in Columbus, steps should be taken immedi­ the gymnasium every evening of the winter season. The DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 33 dining room should be made into a game room and the Glenwood Park 1,798 1,693 3,491 48 73 second floor of the building should be remodeled to make Gooda e Park 8,910 6,885 15,795 36 439 club rooms, reading rooms and handicraft rooms. This Lincoln Park 5,935 1.236 7,171 35 205 could be done with little cost. The heating plant should Linden Park 6,355 6,355 12,710 42 314 be put in working order so as to satisfactorily heat the Livingston Park 2,349 3,707 6,056 30 202 entire building. Milo 1,965 2,506 4,471 42 106 West Market Hall is an old condemned building and 19th and Rich 1,745 2,310 4,055 36 113 should be torn down and a new center built in its place. Schiller Park 4,672 325 7,997 48 166 The community certainly needs such a building. 6th and 6th 2,064 959 3,023 30 101 At Schiller, Sunshine and Glenwood centers, there seems Southwood 947 10,430 11,377 35 325 to be divided authority and conflicting ideas as to the Sunshine Park 2,544 5,479 8,023 40 200 duties and functions of the Division of Parks and the Westgate Park 1,674 1,607 3,281 38 86 Recreation Department. This situation should be clarified Weinland Park 4,453 3,976 8,429 35 241 and a policy established before another season. May we suggest the following improvements and ex­ 50,159 57,835 107,994 579 2,850 pansion in the recreation program of the city for imme­ diate consideration: 1—Shelters and toilets for all grounds. Institutions 2—The fencing of certain playgrounds in residential dis­ In conjunction with the Council of Social Agencies and tricts. W. P. A., two weeks' Leadership Training Institute was 3—Added play areas in the following communities, viz., conducted during the month of April. Special training was East Columbus, Driving Park Addition, East Third Ave­ nue and St. Clair, Eleventh and Cleveland Avenues, High­ offered in handicraft, art, music, dramatics, game leader­ land and Sullivant Avenues. ship, playground organization and first aid. Personnel from 4—Community centers in the north, east and central sec­ this institute, mostly W. P. A., was selected to supervise tions of the city. the afterschool playgrounds which were operated from May Summer Playgrounds 1 until June 15, when 18 playgrounds were in operation. There were 27 playgrounds for ten weeks from June 16 Small equipment and supplies were furnished by an emer­ to August 31 during the summer months. Twenty-three of gency Playground Committee, who solicited $700.00 from these grounds were on city owned property, three on public civic minded citizens. This fund was also used to supple­ school property and one on church grounds. McKinley ment small supplies and equipment for the after school school and Shepard M. E. Church site were open for the first time. In charge of the work were 55 city super­ playgrounds in the fall, when 15 grounds were opened daily visors, supplemented by 53 WPA and NYA government from September 6 to November 1. employees. Another Leadership Institute was conducted by the Rec­ The following table is self-explanatory: reation Department during the month of June, when train­ ing was offered for the summer vacation playground super­ Summer Playground Attendance—1936 visors. NameofGround No. of Girls No. of Boys Attend. Open Average Attendance Attendance Total No. Days Daily Still another Institute was held during the fall for the Beatty 5,608 19,432 25,040 78 321 training of supervisors for the winter centers. This insti­ Brevoort 5,531 5,098 10,629 60 176 tute was sponsored by the Council of Social Agencies, Como 6,814 3,171 9,985 70 143 W. P. A. and the City Recreation Department. Goodale Park 38,739 37,725 76,464 64 119 During the month of November a four weeks' Music In­ Glenwood Park .... 9,336 9,132 18,468 66 280 stitute was conducted at the Beatty Park Center. Dr. C. Holton Park 4,380 3,105 7,485 65 115 C. White, Music Specialist, Bureau of Colored Work, Na­ King and Starr 3,723 7,410 11,133 62 163 tional Recreation Association, was in charge of the work. King Avenue 11,518 b's—g's 11,518 58 199 At the end of the training period, which consisted of the Kent and Gault 3,819 3,422 7,241 63 115 training of a chorus of 50 voices, a concert was given at Lincoln Park 7,899 8,406 16,305 72 226 Memorial Hall. It was rather discouraging that more of the Livingston Park .... 9,134 14,328 23,462 70 335 colored music lovers of Columbus did not avail themselves Linden Park 30,552 30,072 60,624 70 866 of this opportunity to enhance their musical education. Milo 4,482 3,469 7,951 70 113 Medary School 6,765 6,906 13,671 68 201 McKinley Park 1,833 2,880 4,713 64 72 Maryland Swimming Pool McKinley School .... 2,400 b's—g's 2,400 40 60 19th and Rich 5,558 1,073 6,631 64 104 Maryland Park Swimming Pool, colored, opened on June Schiller Park 19,975 16,502 36,477 65 546 17 and closed September 9, covering 76 days' swimming in St. Clair School 6,150 1,650 7,800 45 173 13 weeks. During that time there were 1761 juniors swam Shepard M. E. at 5 cents and 3969 adults at 10 cents each, making a total of Church 2,413 3,936 6,349 64 99 5730 paid swimmers during the summer. In charge were a Sixth and Sixth 14,434 16,129 30,563 63 485 manager and a cashier employed by the department; three Sunshine Park 25,206 21,928 47,134 70 673 checkers and three guards, all W. P. A. and N. Y. A. as­ Southwood 35,723 57,475 93,198 70 1,331 signments. There was a balance of $184.05 in the swimming Tuttle Field 4,646 10,309 14,955 60 249 fund at the end of the season. Thurman Avenue .. 4,772 2,863 7,635 58 114 Westgate Park 5,168 4,469 9,637 64 151 Weinland Park 9,237 12,296 21,533 69 312^ Twin Rivers Golf Club 285,815 303,186 589,001 1,732 7,741 The golf club opened the season on March 29 and closed shop officially on October 10; however, the course was As a continuation of the summer playgrounds, 15 after- available for play to members without additional charge school playgrounds were conducted under the supervision ' and to non-members at a flat rate of 25 cents a day. The of WPA workers, from September 6 to October 30, covering membership fee charged to men was $20.00, women $15.00 a period of eight weeks. The grounds were open from and a combination husband-wife membership of $30.00. three in the afternoon until dark. The program carried on The greens fees charged during the summer were 25 cents, during the summer months was continued, with the addi­ 40 cents, 70 cents, and 80 cents, the various prices being ap­ tion of football practice which was added as a seasonal ac­ plied to off-season golf and the holidays. The course is 18 ^. tivity. holes and is kept in excellent playing condition. The mana- * ger and maintenance man are employed directly by the The attendance on the afterschool grounds was as follows: club, while all labor is done by workhouse prisoners, W. P. NameofGround No. of Girls No. of Boys Attend. Open Average A. and N. Y. A. workers. The course is self-sustained and Attendance Attendance Total No. Days Daily this year was outstandingly pVosperous; after all obliga­ Beatty 2,303 6,032 8,335 48 -174 tions were fulfilled, there was a balance in the golf fund of Como 2,445 1,335 3,780 36 105 $2128.90. 34 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

„ The numbers of memberships and green fees are as This is probably due to the fact that the Red Birds have follows: V • • ** • -been a "iirst division team in the American Association. Members *..124—75 men ^ The Saturday Afternoon League especially enjoyed a re­ 48 women vival of spirit and enthusiasm. The junior and Intermedi­ 1 complimentary ate teams also made a very creditable showing. Greens fees 11,317 @ .25 There were six leagues of 52 teams, using 746 certified . v> 5832 @ .40 players, who played a schedule of 286 games, using 20 2300 @ .70 diamonds. >« 2052 @ .80 Knot Hole Gang 82 @ 2.50 ^Special rate to city employees representing 820 fees at The Recreation Department again organized and super­ vised the Red Bird Knot Hole Gang, in co-operation with 25 cents each. the Columbus Baseball team. Boys in Franklin County, Franklin Park Tennis Courts between the ages of 9 and 17 years of age, were eligible to membership in the Knot Hole Gang, which membership For the first time in the history of recreation tennis, the entitled them to free admission to the Red Bird games each courts at Franklin Park were equipped with a system of Saturday afternoon. A plan was inaugurated this year lights for night playing and it proved a substantial boost to whereby each boy paid 10 cents for his membership ticket; the tennis game throughout the entire city. There are six the funds thus collected were deposited in a trust fund to courts, enclosed, with clay surface and they are kept in ex­ be used to sponsor Knot Hole Gang leagues. Some 22,500 cellent condition at all times. On April 4th they were of­ applications were distributed throughout the county and over ficially opened and closed the season on October 4th, cov­ 4000 membership cards were issued. Wards of various in­ ering 26 weeks' of play. The courts were accessible from stitutions and orphanages were given free memberships. 6 o'clock in the morning until sundown until July 30, when The Knothole Gang Trust Fund has $336.99 to be used for night play was inaugurated. On an hourly basis 10 cents their baseball leagues for the season of 1938. was charged each player during the day and 25 cents per person after night fall. There were 1232 persons used the night courts in nine weeks at the 25 cent rate and 8876 Football players at 10 cents during the entire 26 weeks, making a Three football leagues were organized and supervised by total of 10,108 enjoying the courts. During the season there the Recreation Department during the fall. The bantam­ was an adult tournament in which 44 persons participated. weight league weighing 118 pounds and under, the light­ A registration fee of 50 cents was charged each entrant to weight league weighing- 135 pounds and under and the cover tournament expenses, such as balls and awards. Middleweight leagues of players weighing 165 pounds and under. Camp There were three leagues consisting of 20 teams, using certified players, playing a schedule of 51 games, using Indian Village camp was opened on June 21 and closed seven gridirons. Officials were furnished by the department August 28, covering a period of 10 weeks. In charge of the for all league games. camp were one man director, one woman director, one ath­ letic director, one camp counselor, city employees; and one Picnic Service camp cook employed through camp funds. During the sum­ mer there were 587 boys and girls visited the camp for The Recreation Department furnished free equipment for stays of one and two weeks. Balance in the camp fund picnic groups, including a ball, bat, volley ball and net and at the end of the season, after all obligations were fulfilled, horseshoes. These kits were loaned free of charge, for one was $874.21. From the fee charge to each camper, the camp day, and were returned. In many cases the Department is partially self-sustained. worked with the various picnic committees and helped with the picnic program. Special supervisors were furnished the larger picnics for children, sponsored by various civic SUMMER ATHLETICS groups. Baseball—Women and Girls Winter Recreation Centers Basketball practice, league games and well rounded social Soft ball leagues were organized under the same general programs were conducted in 10 indoor recreation centers for structure as basketball. Churches, industrial concerns and five months during the winter season. Six of these build­ independent backers sponsored the teams. All games were ings are owned and maintained by the city, three are prop­ played on Nelson Road diamonds, especially made for the erty of the Board of Education and one a church girls' games. gymnasium. The following number is self-explanatory: The following is the attendance in these centers : Industrial league 5 teams Independent league 4 teams Church league 4 teams £y <2 o

Soft Ball—Men and Boys w c %£ Soft ball or recreation ball, as it is known in Columbus, Name of Center j£j rati COS O was again the most popular twilight recreation activity in Beatty 15,121 593 15,714 44,694 9,845 54,539 70,253 entral Ohio. Many of the leagues of the city adopted the Everett School _- 840 605 1,445 1,830 1,810 3,640 5,085 National Soft Ball rules this year which makes a different Glenwood 18,643 5,097 23,740 24,678 7,029 31,707 55,447 type game than the game we have been playing in Co­ Church _..... _ 7,247 175 7,422 7,422 Linden Am. Legion _ 898 20 918 918 lumbus. We are not sure, but that this change of playing Linden School _. 213 205 419 419 rules and the introduction of the fast inseam ball, may Roosevelt School _ 100 130 230 1,075 2,025 3,100 3,330 sound the death knell to the popularity that soft ball has Sunshine Park ...... 20,771 480 21,251 13,656 675 14,331 35,582 Schiller Park 9.409 11.926 21,335 11,723 41,161 52,884 74,219 enjoyed in Columbus for the past 15 years. West Market 7,834 10,380 18,214 ' 8,361 5,650 14,011 32,225 There were 55 leagues, comprising- 396 teams, with 5110 certified players, playing 3852 scheduled league games, using Total _... 72,718 29,211 101,929 114,375 68,596 182,971 284,900 64 diamonds. The Knights of Columbus gymnasium was used two nights The various classifications of leagues were: Church, each week during basketball season. The Columbus Basket­ Industrial, Industrial Intramuarl, Fraternal, Independent ball League, professional, played every Wednesday evening and Adult Community Leagues. The two Adult Community and the Class AA Independent League played every Mon­ Leagues were very popular with the older players, there day night. There were no attendance records kept of either being a 30-year minimum age limit for men. These leagues of these leagues. Both leagues attracted capacity specta­ were organized in Linden and Clintonville Communities. tors during the season. Other sections of the city will be organized the coming season. Basketball—Women and Girls Baseball Many young women were given an opportunity to play A better brand of baseball was played in Columbus this basketball through the organization of leagues sponsored by year than we have been accustomed to in recent years. the churches, industrial concerns and independent backers. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 35

The department assumed all responsibility of organization, has been putting the courts on the various church floors, schedules, assigning officials and newspaper publicity. free of charge, the church furnishing the paint. Two adult Games were played in city centers and public school leagues were organized among the Men's Bible classes of gymnasiums. the various churches. A minimum age of 30 years was es­ Following is a resume of the women's leagues: tablished but most of the players were 50 years of age and older. Number of women's leagues 14 Number of teams in leagues 75 There were two leagues of 12 teams, with 115 certified Number of certified players 871 players and 93 scheduled league games played during the Number of games played 273 season. Extra games account city championship series 8 Adult Handicraft Class for Women To determine a Church City Championship five additional Handicraft classes for women were held in city recreation games are played: One game between Independent B centers and in church gymnasiums in communities where Champions and Independent A Champions : One game was the facilities were available. Classes were held at the fol­ played between Wilke's, Independent C Champions and lowing places: Office Training, Industrial champions to decide the "all city" Beatty Center champions in the realm of women's basketball. Glenwood Center Schiller Center Basketball—Men and Boys Sunshine Center The leading winter activity was basketball. Leagues Linden, M. E. Church were organized and supervised by the department in the North Congregational Church Junior Group following classifications: Church Junior Intermediate and North Congregational Church Senior Group Senior; Industrial Class AA, Class A and Class B; Industrial Shepard School. Intramural; Fraternal; Independent Class A and Class B; Community Leagues, Junior and Intermediate. There was a wide range of useful home articles included Games were played each evening at Schiller, Glenwood, in the class work. Mose of the material was furnished Beatty, and West Market Centers, while the community from the W. P. A. sewing rooms, out of which everything Junior Leagues played in the afternoons. from pot holders to substantial bed covering were made. The following school gymnasiums were used two and Articles less essential were also a part of the program. three nights each week for the community church leagues: Many women learned to knit, crochet, tat, paint plaques, tie Linden School, Everett School, and Roosevelt School, while and dye, woodcutting and basketry. Loom weaving was an­ Burroughs school and Eleventh Avenue school were used other favorite project in the crafts. The averge registration one night each week for colored activities. at each center was 25 persons; the classes were in session There were 26 leagues, comprising 220 teams, using 2764 27 weeks with a total attendance of 4568. certified players who played 2464 scheduled games. Kindergarten Classes Shuffle Board Kindergarten classes at Sunshine Center were held each Shuffle board is fast becoming another popular activity, morning and afternoon from June 9 to September 14, cov­ especially among the adults of the city. Many churches ering a period of 37 weeks. There were 48 children of pre­ and lodge rooms have installed courts and are playing the school age registered with a total of 6993. present during the game as part of their recreation program. The department season. There were 355 visitors to these classes.

\ ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

ANNUAL REPORTS, 1937

Reports of CITY DEPARTMENTS

Page CITY CLERK 36 HARE ORPHANS' HOME . 37 THE TREASURER 38 PUBLIC DEFENDER 42 THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 42 THE BOARD OF PURCHASE 45 BOARD OF HEALTH 45 THE MUNICIPAL COURT 48 CLERK OF MUNICIPAL COURT 53 36 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

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In compliance with the certain section of the City Charter, the annual report of each department has been filed with the City Clerk. Each Department has submitted a comprehensive and detailed account of the financial and other transactions of the several divisions under their supervision which gives a concise picture of the activities and ac­ complishments of the municipal government for the year 1937.

HELEN T. HOWARD, City Clerk ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 37

FINANCIAL STATEMENT —OF— RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND BALANCES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1937 —IN— HARE ORPHANS' HOME TRUST FUND

ROGER N. ADDISON, Chairman

Cash balance January 1, 1937 $ 2,013.90 Ohio State Federal Savings & Loan Association— 3% Cert, of Dep 2,000.00 Receipts for Year 1937 The Columbian Building & Loan Co. Cert, of Claim 6,068.98 The Clintonville Federalized Savings & Loan Investments— Assn'—3% Cert, of Dep 5,000.00 Liquidation—certificates (15%)....$ 2,023.01 The First Federal Savings & Loan Association— 3% Cert, of Dep 4,000.00 $ 2,023.01 The Hub Federal Savings & Loan Association— Other Income 3% Cert, of Dep , 5,000.00 The North High Savings & Loan Co.—3% Cert. Parents' donations $ 1,206.61 of Dep 5,000.00 Ground rentals , 7,790.00 The Scioto Building & Loan Co.—3% Cert, of Dep. Interest on investments 1,194.37 Other—Refunds 6.95 Date Purchased Number Amount Feb. 15, 1929 4857 $5,000.00 $10,197.93 Nov. 19, 1929 6293 500.00 April 23, 1930 7264 1,500.00 Total receipts for year ended De­ 7,000.00 cember 31, 1937 $12,220.94 Total investment holding December 31, 1937....$42,068.98 Total receipts and January 1st balance The average number of children per day for the year year ended December 31, 1937 $14,234.84 1937 was 27 113/365. The average cost per week per child for all purposes Expenditures for year 1937 was $4.13. Total number of children cared for was 9,968. Salary k $ 1,320.00 Labor and other 1,835.00 Hare Charity Trust Properties From Which Ground Special services ; 289.44 Rentals Are Received, With Leases Thereon Fuel -:... 487.68 Provisions and clothing 2,874.82 No. 186-192 East Main Street, under lease to Bornheim Other miscellaneous supplies 681.93 & Cahen, in accordance with appraisal made April 1, 1927, Drugs and chemicals 8.42 filed with council April 25, 1927, covering four parcels of land at a total of $4,500 per year to April, 1956. Telephone and telegraph 61.64 Insurance 64 79 No. 204 South Fourth street, under lease to William E. Transportation of employes 43.13 Huffman at $690 per year to April 1, 1934; $1,050 per year Light 148.95 to April 1, 1959, and $1,350 per year to April 1, 1984. Maintenance of buildings 427.91 No. 211 South High street, under lease to Cornelia D. Maintenance of equipment Luckhaupt, at $1,650 per year. (Resolution adopted May 14, 1917—99 year lease renewable forever.) Modified to Total maintenance and oper­ provide for a rental of $1,050 per year, payable quarterly ating exp $ 8,243.71 in advance, from January 1, 1937, to December 31, 1941, by Outlay—buildings ordinance No. 400-37, passed September 20, 1937. Outlay—equipment 111.60 No. 176 East Main street, under lease to Emanuel M. Total expenditures for vear ended De­ Newman, at $875 per year to August 1, 1956, and $1,000 per cember 31, 1937 $ 8,355.31 year thereafter. (Resolution adopted April 4, 1923.) Cash balance on hand December 31, 1937 $ 5,879.53 No. 208 South Fourth street, under lease to Anthony Accounts receivable from property rentals on Bogenschutz, at $750 per year to April 1,, 1934; $1,150 per December 31, 1937 13,005.75 year to April 1, 1959; and $1,500 to April 1, 1894. (Ord. No. 123-29, passed March 4, 1929.) Reconveyed to the city Total ,. $18,885.28 by terms of ordinance No. 440-37, passed October 11, 1937. Rents from this property now being received direct by the city from: Bazley and Junedale Markets, Chicago, 111., TRUSTEES OF THE HARE CHARITY FUND $100 per month. Fred H. Henderlick, $25 per month. Investment Holdings Morris Horwitz, $13 per month. Sam Steinberg, $13 per The Brunson Savings &. Loan Co.—4% Cert, of Dep. month. No. 232 South Fourth street, under lease to the Stone April 20, 1937 38428 $2,000 Malt Company at $275 per year to April 1, 1940; $325 per J' April 20, 1937 38429 2,000 year to April 1, 1948, and $375 per year to April 1, 1956. April 20, 1937 38430 2,000 No. 198 South Fourth street, under lease to Farmers' $6,000.00 Hotel Company,

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER \ ^ FOR 1937 D. Staley Creamer, Treasurer

,As indicated by the balance sheet next attached, the re­ 439.45, same being protected by securities in the hands of ceipts, including fund transfers, were $17,394,554.15, and ex­ the Treasurer amounting to $210,250.00, an excess of $115.- penditures, also including fund transfers, were $16,484,496.22. 810.55 over the amount of funds on deposit as shown in de­ The cash balance in the hands of the treasurer as of De­ tailed statement included in this report. cember 31, 1937, was $3,880,445.97, as against a balance of Funds received from P. W. A. bonds sold on the open $2,970,388.04 in the treasury December 31, 1936. Of this market are not shown in this account as same are in­ amount $2,870,362.85 was in the various City Depositories, cluded in City Funds. as shown on another page; protected by securities in the An amount of $1,389,284.58 was collected for the Water hands of the treasurer to the amount of $3,176,500.00, or an Department; also $768,611.85 for the Municipal Light De­ excess over the amount of funds deposited of $306,137.15. partment as shown in this report, and $45,867.14 for Street Interest earned during the year on City funds was Cleaning. $6,020.36. This represents an average rate of .0025395 on an The sum of $3,586,006.31 was disbursed on payrolls during average daily balance of $2,870,436.95. This is a decrease in the year 1937 by this Department, representing a daily ex­ the revenue from this source of $955.85 compared with the penditure through this channel of $11,831.70, the average earnings of the previous year. Caused by the Banking Act, number of employees paid per day based on 303 working prohibiting the payment of interest on active accounts, and days being 259, an increase of 13 over the previous year. limiting the rate to .00^4 on inactive ones payable quar­ During the year 1916, when a record was instituted, the terly, becoming effective August 1st, resulted in only $831.78 average daily expenditure on payrolls was $4,669.52, dis­ for the months of August, September and October, and bursed to a daily average number of employees of 175. nothing to date for November and December, on deposits of $660,000.00, while under the former set-up we would have Employees of this Department are as follows: received approximately $2,931.77 from this source for that WM. W. BAILEY, Deputy Treasurer. period. T. A. MURNANE, Cashier. P. W. A. funds amounting to $678,421.29 were received C. R. ZIMMER, Cashier. during the year as grants from the United States Govern­ F. J. COLBURN, Cashier. ment, which added to the balance December 31, 1936, of J. W. MANGOLD, Paymaster. $63,569.93, made a total of $741,991.22, disbursements for the W. H. FLEMING, Paymaster. period amounted to $647,551.77, leaving a balance of $94,- F. E. JOHNSON, Warrant and Pavroll Clerk.

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1937 Summary of Receipts and Disbursements by Months and by Funds for the Year 1937 Sinking Fund Police Relief City Funds Trustees Sub. Fund Balance December 31, 1936 $2,970,388.04

RECEIPTS January $ 393,512.15 $ 79,682.74 $ .00 February 1,667,859.09 1.256,701.43 9,000.00 March . .. . _ 1,191,947.4S 943,195.24 1,061.10 April 605,177.13 27,416.32 670.17 May 1,143,528.49 514,613.05 .50 June ... 242,984.89 25,865.57 536.25 July 1,807,517.69 1,074,192.49 .00 August , 512,306.94 64,484.61 2,044.04 September i 519,506.47 110.503.41 3,601.50 October 869,584.23 392,448.63 118.00 November 1,180.205.11 509,667.79 1,421.23 December 1,379,056.68 863,091.88 1,051.85 $11,513,186.35 $5,861,863.16 $19,504.64 Total receipts $17,394,554.15 $20,364,942.19

DISBURSEMENTS January $ 509,265.06 $ 591,408.24 $ 81.67 February 1,594,241.86 1,086,481.90 402.01 March 1,355,114.93 514,364.22 8,848.48 April ' 672,051.39 189,692.13 2,120.00 Mav 1.007,472.54 100,273.50 1,329.56 June 553,077.16 29,797.54 176.67 July 1.667,367.50 349,748.33 .00 August 788,321.53 600,999.90 1,363.73 September 606,917.07 118,982.55 2,056.94 October 1,023,684.80 177,522.33 1,154.67 November 1,020,687.96 251,968.85 2,175.00 December 1,523,924.99 131,821.30 599.91 $12,322,126.79 $4,143,060.79 $19,308.64 Total disbursements $16,484,496.22

Balance December 31, 1937 $ 3,880,445.97 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 39

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF FUNDS RECEIVED AS GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS Number of Balance Receipts Disbursements Balance Docket Dec. 1,1936 1937 Total 1937 Dec. 31,1937 919 ..$ 1,517.23 $ 470,033.48 $ 471,550.71 $ 405,754.33 $ 65,796.38 927 16,015.30 .00 16,015.30 16,015.28 .02 1454 4,877.50 .00 4,877.50 4,877.50 .00 1961 25,304.69 22,604.67 47,909.36 47,870.40 38.96 3946 7.78 28,532.74 28,540.52 23,489.33 5,051.19 3957 13,971.43 10,489.34 24,460.77 21,673.10 2,787.67 4630 .08 96,848.98 96,849.06 . 96,603.21 245.85 4674 1,501.72 .00 1,501.72 6.84 1,494.88 8089 374.20 49,912.08 50,286.28 31,261.78 19,024.50 $ 63,569.93 $ 678,421.29 $ 741,991.22 $ 647,551.77 $ 94,439.45 Securities held to cover Balances— On deposits ..$210,250.00 Amount of deposits .. 94,439.45 Securities in excess of deposits.. ..$115,810.55

STATEMENT OF INTEREST EARNINGS ON CITY FUNDS—YEAR 1937 Water Average Average General Trustees of Auditor's Works Daily Rate of City Funds Sinking Fund Sinking Fund Fund Total Balance Interest January $ 428.38 $ 313.79 $25.80 $767.97 $2,873,909.67 .0031504 February 352.79 324.85 5.67 683.31 2,820,185.71 .0031580 March 324.87 440.42 9.14 774.43 2,904,140.70 .0031380 April 330.18 384.30 2.37 716.85 2,745,643.10 .0031760 May 276.17 440.45 11.87 728.49 2,980,630.91 .0031034 June 267.28 484.70 5.61 . 757.59 2,945,678.46 .0035200 July 258.38 486.36 15.20 759.94 2,836,112.11 .0031540 Aug.-Sept.-Oct. 225.74 596.72 9.32 831.78 2,857,194.96 .005 November December $2,463.79 $3,471.59 $ 84.98 $6,020.36 Average daily balance $2,870,436.95 Average interest rate 0025395

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1937 Balance Receipts Disbursements Balance Dec. 31,1936 1937 Total 1937 Dec. 31,1937 City funds $ 1,506,507.93 $11,513,186.35 $13,019,694.28 $12,322,126.79 $ 697,567.49 Trustees sinking fund 1,462,742.21 5,861,863.16 7,324,605.37 4,143,060.79 3,181,544.58 Police relief sub fund 1,137.90 19,504.64 20,642.54 19,308.64 1,333.90

Grand totals $ 2,970,388.04 $17,394,554.15 $20,364,942.19 $16,484,496.22 $3,880,445.97

CASH BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1937 Cash in depositories $2,870,362.85 Clearing house checks 999,720.52 Returned checks 209.99 Cash on hand 10,152.61

Grand totals $3,880,445.97

INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE THIRTY-TWO YEARS LAST PAST SHOWING THE AMOUNT COLLECTED ON CITY FUNDS AND SINKING FUNDS Water Average Average General Trustees of Auditor's Works Daily Rate of City Funds Sinking Fund Sinking Fund Fund Total Balances Interest $ 348,585.79 $120,022.02 $468,607.81 1920 48,410.35 8,943.67 57,354.00 $1,354,996.00 .0423278 1921 98,204.05 31,026.08 129,230.13 2,814,213.00 .0459205 1922 150,358.97 23,010.39 173,369.36 4,955,371.00 .0344986 1923 128,593.62 19,317.33 147,910.95 4,865,654.00 .0303989 1924 150,495.77 25,953.53 176.449.30 5,065,207.00 .0339493 1925 142,224.92 19,206.01 161,430.93 5,688,340.00 .$283793 1926 107,454.82 19,492.44 ^ 126,947.26 » 5,799,479.00 .0218894 1927 117,343.31 20,905.47 - — 138,24«.78 6,538.414.00 .0211440 1928 108,415.69 11,661.59 120,077.28 5,648,659.00 .0213301 1929 47,996.19 90,940.43 138,936.62 6,523,916.00 .0213440 4U ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

1930 35,665.36 9,420.10 -$52,562.84. $2rl42;46 99,790.76 4,436,550.00 .0226409 1931 11,986.60 9,587X5 32,980.15 1,185.57 55,740.43 2,417,048.00 .0234970 1932 6,338.96 8,961.83 4,771.53 1,175.13 21,247.45 989,819.35 .0220200 1933 6,294.37 6,294.36 2,630.70 15,219.43 787,944.14 .0176950 J934 2,138.64 2,138.64 433.20 4,710.48 730,637.82 .0082290 1935 3,684.46 3,684.46 159.31 7,528.23 2,321,162.69 .0033225 -1936 3,605.04 3,197.77 173.40 6,976.21 ,141,446.22 .0032825 1937 2,463.79 3,471.59 84.98 6,020.36 2,870,436.95 .0034249

$1,520,260.70 . $437,235.46 $90,314.52 7,984.75 2,055,795.77

Amount collected from 1906 to 1919, both inclusive.

STATEMENTS OF BALANCES IN DEPOSITORIES AND SECURITIES HELD BY THE CITY TREASURER DECEMBER 31, 1937 Amount of Bank Deposit Collateral The City National Bank & Trust Co $ 480,000.00 $ 530,500.00 The Columbus Savings Bank 100,000.00 110,000.00 The Brunson Bank & Trust Co , 250,000.00 278,000.00 The Fifth Avenue Savings Bank 50,000.00 55,000.00 The Huntington National Bank 1,239,808.34 1,365,000.00 The Market Exchange Bank 200,000.00 222,000.00 The Northern Savings Bank 60,000.00 66,000.00 The Ohio National Bank 490,554.51 550,000.00

Total $2,870,362.85 $3,176,500.00 Cash balances in depositories , 2,870,362.85

Securities in excess of deposits $ 306,137.15

P. W .A. FUNDS ON DEPOSIT DECEMBER 31, 1937, AND COLLATERAL COVERING SAME The City National Bank & Trust Co $ 7,838.86 $ 23,000.00 The Huntington National Bank 1,779.69 30,000.00 The Ohio National Bank '. , 84,820.90 157,250.00

Total $ 94,439.45 $ 210,250.00 Cash balances in depositories 94,439.45

Securities in excess of deposits $115,810.55

ELECTRIC AND WATER COLLECTED—YEAR 1937 Total Grand Electric Total Total Electric Total Electric Electric Water Water and Water and Water January $ 66,546.01 $158,807.83 $225,353.84 February 57,743.22 65,019.72 122,762.94 March 73,317.72 157,786.47 231,104.19 April 66,208.03 65,272.29 131,480.32 May 61,384.50 161,611.26 222,995.76 June 65,411.70 64,902.14 130,313.84 Total first half $390,611.18 $673,399.71 $1,064,010.89

July $ 61,069.82 $168,352.11 $229,421.93 August 62,231.90 65,738.20 127,970.10 September 61,902.73 160,478.35 222,381.08 October 64,045.47 86,456.03 150,501.50 November 57,088.29 167,689.80 224,778.09 December 71,662.46 67,170.38 138,832.84

Total last half $378,000.67 $715,884.87 $1,093,885.54

Total for year $768,611.85 " $1,389,284.58 $2,157,896.43 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 41

FUNDS DISBURSED ON PAYROLLS YEAR 1937 Elec Light Extension No. 15 4y2% 125 1,000.00 Flood Protection Improvement 4y °/c 1740 1,000.00 Number of Total Amount Total Amount 2 Employes on of Payrolls Disbursed on Markinson Avenue Sewer 4 % 1 1,000.00 Payrolls (*) Received Payrolls 2 1,000.00 January , 4,684 $ 180,389.02 $ 182,331.74 3 •1,000.00 February 5,686 271,784.69 273,219.48 4 1,000.00 March 6,015 279,008.24 279,162.09 5 1,000.00 April 6,843 293,626.61 293,775.65 300,574.71 299,272.92 May 6,569 Certificates of Deposit June 7,162 314,044.37 313,570.85 July 7,017 310,594.11 309,758.54 The Buckeye State Bldg. & Loan Co. 287916 5,000.00 August 7,246 313,275.44 313,613.16 The Clintonville Federal Savings & September 6,946 310,560.58 311,607.62 Loan Ass'n a/c... 184 5,950.00 October 6,861 307,464.50 308,031.75 The Central Bldg., Loan & Sav. Co 25510 400.00 November 5,988 305,951.31 306,405.63 25647 3,000.00 December 7,637 399,382.61 395,256.88 25917 500.00 78,654 $3,586,656.19 $3,586,006.31 26129 500.00 Balance Dec. 31, 1936... 4,118.08 Franklin Federal Sav. & Loan Assn F 1521 1,000.00 Ohio State Federal Savings & Loan $3,590,774.27 Association O 2866 213.00 Balance December 31, 1937.. 4,767.96 O 3958 4,200.00 The Columbian Building & Loan Ass'n, $3,590,774.27 Certificate of Claim 4535 5,343.27 Average number of employees paid per day based on 303 working days 259 Total '. $34,106.27 Average amount disbursed on payrolls per day ..$ 11,831.70

(*) It is not to be understood that these figures represent Police Relief Sub Fund the number of individuals in the employment of the city, as they simply show the number of names appear­ City of Akron, O.—St. Imp. ing on payrolls during the month; for instance, in case bonds 5% 76766 $ 1,000.00 of employees paid weekly, their names would appear 4%% 76766 1,000.00 on the payroll four times during the month, etc. State of Arkansas Hi-way Re­ funding bonds 4%% 2211 1,000.00 2212 1,000.00 2213 1,000.00 Securities in the Hands of the City Treasurer as 2214 1,000.00 Custodian, Decmber 31, 1937 2215 1,000.00 Hare Charity Fund 5773 1,000.00 Certificates of Deposit Number Amount 5774 1,000.00 5775 1,000.00 The Brunson Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 4% 38428 $ 2,000.00 38429 2,000.00 , 5776 1,000.00 38430 2,000.00 5777 1,000.00 Clintonville Federal Savings & Loan City of Cleveland Public Hall Assn. Account 90 5,000.00 Annex 3^% 237817 1,000.00 The Columbian Building & Loan Co. 237818 1,000.00 Certificate of Claim 10350 6,068.98 Citv of Columbus—Scioto St. The First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n Share A/C 145 4,000.00 Water to Long 4^% 93 1,000.00 The Franklin Federal Savings & 94 1,000.00 Loan Ass'n 2687 2,000.00 Moler St. Parsons—E. Term 4%% 127 1,000.00 The Hub Federal Savings & Loan Shepard Main Trunk Sewer Association 116 5,000.00 No. 2 5% 32 1,000.00 The North High Savings & Loan As­ 33 1,000.00 sociation 10125 5,000.00 County of Cuyahoga, O.—Re­ The Ohio State Federal Savings & funding Bond 6% C488 1,000.00 Loan Association F-4434 2,000.00 The Scioto Building & Loan 4857 5,000.00 City of Toledo. O.—Miami & 6293 500.00 Erie Canal Park 4%% 265 1,000.00 7264 1,500.00 U. S.-Joint Stock Farm Loan Bond Denver Jr. Stock Bank 5% M 251078 1,000.00 Total $42,068.98 251079 1,000.00 U. S. Savings Bond—Maturity Value M 72513 1,000.00 Securities in the Hands of the City Treasurer as Custodian 72514 1,000.00 December 31, 1937 72515 1,000.00 Trustees of the Fire Pension Fund <; * 72516 1,000.00 Bonds Rate Number Amount \ 72517 1,000.00 City of Columbus, Ohio—Storm drain No. l.r 4y>% 80 1,000.00 Total $28,000.00 42 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

ANNUAL REPORT QF THE PUBLIC PEFENDER FOR 1937 t ^ ^. A. MENDUNI, Public Defender Represented Represented Refused Repeat Interviewed Represented Advised in Civil Ct. in Crim. Ct. Aid Calls January 129 167 167 9 25 23 51 February 361 131 115 5 17 31 67 March 381 166 166 8 29 23 39 April 266 75 107 6 11 17 56 May 232 76 98 3 0 27 31 June 411 144 151 13 19 36 61 July 461 152 195 5 28 23 63 August 285 99 116 0 8 28 34 September 402 117 180 10 10 36 59 October 422 132 186 7 17 31 56 November 379 130 1-63 6 20 23 43 December 322 120 137 10 9 18 38

4,317 1,429 1,781 82 193 316 598

Total for the year of 1937.. . 4,317

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CO­ LUMBUS, OHIO, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 COMMISSIONERS> adhered to, with regard to political activity. The commis­ Robert T. McClure, President sion also received a letter from Robert Beatty, entering a complaint that civil service employees were being solicited Ray E. Hughes, Member for political contributions. Upon receipt of the above com­ Guy B. Harris, Secretary and Chief Examiner munications, the commission immediately opened a hearing Gale L. Reeder, Examiner on political activity by city employees who were under the Richard M. Livingston, Clerk classified service. After the submission of testimony, the commission determined that there was no cause for contin­ uation of the hearing, inasmuch as no concrete evidence had Organization been submitted showing any violation of the civil service The membership of the municipal civil service commission rules regarding solicitation and payment of contributions during the year 1937, was changed as follows: On April for political purposes. 8, 1937, Ray E. Hughes was appointed to take the place of On May 1, 1937, the city again assumed responsibility for Earl W. Baird, whose time had expired on January 31, 1936, the administration of relief in the city, after having relin­ and who had been held over by the Mayor until April 7, quished such responsibility to Franklin county, on April 1937. Mr. Hughes immediately took office and under date 1, 1934. As a result of this change, approximately one hun­ of April 8, 1937, the commission was reorganized with Rob­ dred and twenty-five classified employees in the division ert T. McClure as president and Dean C. Throckmorton of charities again come under the jurisdiction of the com­ as vice-president; Guy B. Harris was appointed to succeed mission as far as the administration of civil service is con­ himself as secretary and chief examiner and Gale L. Reeder cerned. This responsibility is quite an added burden and was retained as examiner. entails many difficult problems due to the nature of the work, lack of funds, etc. Activities The civil service commission held ninety-one meetings Charter Amendment—Right of Appeal during the year, at which times all business of the com­ On March 1, 1937, an ordinance was recommended by the mission was transacted. civil service commission to city council, providing for the For the past few years, a strenuous effort has been right of appeal of all classified employees of the city, to made by the civil service commission, to bring about a the commission, to be submitted to the electorate at the better standardization and classification of positions in the fall election, which was to be held on November 2, 1937. operating department of the board of education. This, in Council tabled this ordinance until their first meeting in a manner, has been accomplished this year, inasmuch as June, inasmuch as the ordinance could not be passed be­ upon the recommendation of the commission, the board fore that date, according to the state laws and still be finally revised their classifications and salary schedule from brought up at the November election. There were two sixty-five down to ten. This in itself, is a step in the right public hearings on this question and the city council fin­ direction toward standardizing and classifying the positions ally passed the ordinance on July 26, 1937, with a few in that branch of government. changes from the original proposal. The amendment as During the year, new applications were formulated which submitted to the voters on November 2, 1937, was as fol­ are proving much more efficient and easier to handle than lows : the ones formerly used. "Sec. 149-1. Except as otherwise provided in this Under date of July 19, 1937, the commission, feeling the charter for the divisions of police and fire, any employee necessity of clarifying the requirements in regard to age of the city of Columbus in the classified service who is limitations for the purpose of accepting or rejecting appli­ discharged or reduced in rank or compensation, except cations for admittance to examinations, resolved that the chief inspector of the division of building regulation, di­ rules be interpreted and also all notices in examinations rector of public recreation, city sealer of weights and when either the minimum or maximum age limits are fixed measures, superintendent of the division of workhouse, or both, that the applicant shall not be admitted for exam­ superintendent of municipal garage, superintendent of ination unless he shall have attained the minimum age on the division of street cleaning and refuse collection, su­ or before the date of the examination and likewise, if an perintendent of the division of garbage disposal, super­ applicant shall have attained the maximum age fixed on or visors of division of markets, and superintendent of the before the date of the examination, he shall be declared division of parks and forestry; may appeal from such ineligible. decision or order therefor, to the civil service commission The commission received a request from city council, un­ within ten days from and after the date of such decision der date of September 16, 1937, to make a proper inquiry or order. In such event the commission shall forthwith Suiaq 3J3M sa:m;B}s ODIAJSS JIAID aijj jaqjaqM amuxiajap oj notify the official issuing the order for the discharge or ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 43

reduction in rank or compensation, wrho shall forthwith Expenditures transmit to the commission a copy of the charges and Salary of commissioners $3,000.00 proceedings thereunder. The commission shall hear such Clerk hire 5,479.92 appeal within ten days from and after the filing of the Office supplies 225.48 same with the commission and may affirm, disaffirm or Maintenance equipment 30.35 modify the action of such officer and the commission's Outlay equipment i 172.28 judgment in the matter shall be final." Total expenditures 8,908.03 This amendment to the charter came up for vote on the Unexpended balance—January 1, 1938 1.97 second day of November and received the unprecedented support of the voters of the city, inasmuch as it was passed Sick Leaves—Division of Police by a 76.87% of total votes cast. This will undoubtedly increase the work of the civil service commission during The cost of sick leaves in the division of police for 1937, the year 1938, but it is a great step in the direction of was $16,657.90, an increase over the 1936 total which was strengthening the civil service in the city of Columbus. $15,772.80. The total number of days lost by reason of sick leaves Recommendations was 3,143. Average number of days per month was 262; average number of employees on sick leave per month, The next major step forward which the commission hopes 31%; average rate of pay per day, $5.30; average rate of to realize as soon as possible, is the reclassification and pay per month, $160.00; average cost of sick leave per standardization of positions and salaries in all departments month, $1,388.16. of the city service. It is the opinion of the commission that such reclassification and standardization of positions Division of Fire would result in greater efficiency and higher morale among The cost of sick leaves in the division of fire for 1937, employees, better organization in divisions and departments was $14, 339.15, an increase over the 1936 total which was and a substantial saving. $11,879.95. As stated elsewhere in this report, the commission sug­ The total number of days lost by reason of sick leaves gests that legislation be adopted for uniform rules in all was 2,705%. Average number of days per month, 225; departments and divisions in the granting of sick leaves. average employees on sick leave per month, 25; average rate of pay per day $5.30; average rate of pay per month, In order that the greatest degree of efficiency and high­ $160.00; average cost of sick leave per month, $1,194.93. est morale may be maintained among the operating depart­ ment employees of the board of education, the commission Division of Police Division of Fire recommends strict adherence to the classification and com­ pensation plan submitted to the board of education. Mo. Days Employees Mo. Days Employees Jan. 333 51 Jan 358 39 It is again the request of the commission that the board Feb. 447 63 Feb 415 50 of education comply with a bill enacted by the Ohio legis­ Mar. 383 38 Mar 227 29 lature in 1933, providing for the appropriation of a suffi­ Apr. 290 26 Apr 220 23 cient fund by boards of education to meet the portion of May 314 27 May 228% 25 the cost of administering civil service for the board of edu­ June 217 25 June 213% 21 cation. Up to the present time, steps have never been July 170 21 July 125 12 taken by the Columbus board of education to carry out Aug. 144 17 Aug 98 12 the provisions of the bill, which is designed to relieve the Sept. 190 31 Sept 98 13 city of the cost of performing a service for another unit of Oct. 208 26 Oct 202 23 government that receives a greater portion of tax money Nov. . 212 26 Nov 281 30 than the city, and which operates independently of the city. Dec. . 235 27 Dec 239% 22 Administering civil service for the board of education in­ volves a large portion of the total cost of civil service ad­ 3,143 378 Dec 2,70554 299 ministration as well as many difficult problems requiring considerable time and effort. This request is made at this The total cost through sick leaves in the divisions of po­ time particularly, in view of the fact that the local board lice and fire, was $30,997.05, as compared with $27,652.75, in of education completed the year 1937, with a surplus on 1936. hand. The total number of days lost through sick leaves in the two divisions was 5,848%, an increase of 631 days over the year 1936. It is suggested by the commission as in Hearings Granted Upon Appeal During the Year 1937 previous reports, that legislation be adopted for uniform Date rules in all departments and divisions in the granting of sick leaves. Apr. 8 Homer C. Gardner, patrolman, division of police, was suspended on charges, and dismissed from the service by order of the director of pub­ Comparison of Examinations Held During 1936 and 1937 lic safety, effective March 8, 1937. The de­ Following is a comparison of the number and results cision of the safety director was modified by the of examinations held during the years 1936 and 1937: commission to a suspension from duty without 1936 pay for a period of sixty days, effective March 8, 1937. No of Examination Exams. Passed Failed June 28 Virgil T. O'Rourke, captain, division of fire, sus­ Competitive 18 677 130 pended on charges, and reduced to the rank of Non-Comp 0 0 0 fireman, by order of the director of public safety, Promotional 3 101 3 effective May 20, 1937. The decision of the safety director was sustained by the commission. Totals ., 21 778 133 Dec. 20 Roland B. Sterling, patrolman, division of police, 1937 was suspended on charges, and dismissed from No of the service by order of the director of public Examination Exams. Passed Failed safety, effective December 1, 1937. The decision of the safety director was modified by the com­ Competitive 20 351 296 mission to a suspension from duty without pay Non. Comp 1 1 0 for a period of ninety davs, effective December Promotional 7 101 45 1, 1937. Totals 28 453 341 There was a total of 794 applicants who participated in APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES examinations ht?ld by this commission in 1937, as compared For the year 1937 with 911-applicants examined in 1936. The average number of applicants in 1936, for 21 examinations was 43.3; the av­ Appropriation for the year.. ..$8,910 erage number in 1937, for 28 examinations was 28.3. 44 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

EXAMINATIONS AND RESULTS "\ ^ Municipal Service (Competitive) Date Passed Failed Mar. 9 Stationary fireman helper 33 35 Apr. 20 Chief 9 23 June 29 Repairman 38 15 Oct. 13 Stationary engineer—Bd. Ed. & Mun. Serv.... 10 3 Oct. 15 Stationary fireman—Bd. Ed. & Mun. Serv.. 22 8 112 84 Oct. 6 Grade "C" Clerk-Stenographer, Board of Education only 24 34 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE (Competitive) Feb. 9 Supervisor, division of markets 14 1 Feb. 9 Superintendent, div. public lands & bldgs 5 1 Mar. 9 Roller engineer, div. engineering & const 7 2 Apr. 20 Sewer inspector, div. engineering & const 2 4 June 29 Grade "B" switchboardman, div. electricity 8 13 Sept. 22 Yard superintendent, div. engineering 8 Oct. 6 Foreman—Asphalt plant, div. engineering 2 46 32 (Promotional) Sept. 22 Assistant chief clerk, div. electricity Assistant chief clerk, div. engineering Nov. 17 General foreman, div. of engineering

(Non-competitive) June 22 Superintendent, div. of electricity ..'.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (Competitive) Apr. 20 Plan examiner & bldg. inspr. div. bldg. reg 2 4 May 1 Fireman, division of fire 68 27 8 Patrolman, division of police 36 49, Oct. 6 Smoke inspector 5 3 Nov. 17 Sealer, div. weights & measures 13 14 Dec. 15 Matron, division of workhouse 11 1 Guard, division of workhouse 34 48 169 146 (Promotional) Feb. 17 Sergeant, division of police 76 37 Apr. 7 Lieutenant, division of police 10 0 Captain, division of police 6 0 Dec. 15 Matron, division of police 3 0

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SUMMARY The following matters of detail, showing in a measure Eligible lists—Names dropped 471 the volume of work connected with the duties of the com­ Eligible lists—Names reinstated 16 mission are hereby appended: Emergency appointments 186 Applications filed 988 Employees reclassified 3 Applications rejected for various reasons 154 Laborers appointed—Grade "A" 53 Appointments (from eligible lists) 86 Laborers appointed—Grade "B" 80 Appointments declined 1 Laborers dropped 30 Appointments rescined 1 Lay-offs (lack of work and lack of funds) 73 Certifications 64 Leaves of absence 38 Certifications (supplemental) 12 Ordinances Approved 12 Certifications rescinded 1 Ordinances Disapproved 1 Certifications waived 55 Payrolls certified—amount $2,723,530.28 Certifications returned for list of three names .... 2 Payrolls certified—number 1,397 Certifications suspended 14 Positions abolished 11 Certified names 242 Positions created 126 Deaths 11 Promotions 10 Demotions 4 Probationary period reported satisfactory 4 Details to Detective and Corporal 3 Provisional appointments 257 Details in the Division of Fire 7 Provisional appointments disapproved 2 Discharges - 7 Provisional appointees dropped 28 Disharges (honorable) on account of physical Provisional appointees failing to qualify in ex­ disability 6 aminations 15 Efficiency ratings 1,235 Provisonal appointees laid off (lack of work and Efficiency ratings approved as "satisfactory" .... 66 funds) 66 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 45

Provisional appointment nominations rescinded 3 Requests for eligible lists 104 Provisional appointments reinstated 10 Resignations 123 Redesignations 3 Suspensions . 26 Reinstatements * 31 Transfers of employees 8 Reprimands to Firemen for violations of rules 14 Unassigned lists—names restored 3 Reprimands to Patrolmen for violation of rules 15 Waivers withdrawn (certification) 11

ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD OF PURCHASE FOR YEAR 1937 O. J. Swisher, Secretary Contract purchases, in year 1937, made on 1936 Purchases for the year 1937 were contracts which were extended into the year 60,800.44 more than for the year of 1937 :...... : : $ 97,505.66 1936. 155 Contract purchases entered into in Miscellaneous sales for the year of 1937 $ 4,205.24 year 1937, expenditures $494,047.95 Miscellaneous purchases for the year 232,305.68 726,353.63 Grand Total for the year 1937 $823,859.29 Expenditures—Year 1937 Difference between high and low bids—1937: Salary, secretary , ..$2,727.04 Miscellaneous purchases $26,947.33 Clerk hire .. 3,003.04 Contract purchases 74,983.62 Office supplies 343.71 Total $101,930.95 Telephone & telegraph .20 Maintenance of equipment 24.97 During the year of 1936, 107 contract purchases were made at a cost of $470,862.36 Total ..$6,098.96 and 4197 miscellaneous purchases at a cost of 194,690.83 Appropn. 1937 .. 6,520.00

Total—1936 $665,553.19 Balance $ 421.04

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR 1937

NELSON C. DYSART, M. D., Commissioner Board of Health MYRON B. GESSAMAN, Mayor President Ex-Officio. Typhoid .:;.:. is FRED G. BENNETT, Director of Public Welfare. Cultures—positive . ....:.:.: o Cultures—negative l JOHN DUDLEY DUNHAM, M. D., President Pro Tern. Widal—positive 3 EDWARD E. SMITH, M. D. Widal—negative ... 12 WILLIAM C. GRAHAM, D. D. S. City Water 194 ARTHUR F. SCHALK, D. V. M. B. coli in 1 cc -•-••-• -- -- 0 Comparative Statement of Expenditures Well Water 27 Expenditures Per Capita Usable 10 Year Population Health Dept. Gross Unsafe 17 1922 253,504 $101,084.49 39.8 Milk retail pasteurized 1,415 1923 261,082 106,757.17 40.8 Number over 100,000 85 1924 268,209 117,251.75 43.7 Number 50,000-100,000 63 1925 279,836 127,609.29 45.6 Number 30,000-50,000 157 1926 285,000 112,987.34 39.6 Number 10,000-30,000 365 1927 291,742 116,953.02 40.0 Number under 10,000 745 1928 299,195 124,433.24 41.6 Average count per cc .". 36,600 1929 306,648 123,615.07 40.3 1930 290,564 114,915.37 39.2 Cream Retail 1,347 1931 - 297,091 122,624.19 40.0 Ice Cream 49 1932 302,314 96,597.43 32.0 Milk retail raw 482 1933 307,536 57,993.46 18.8 Number over 100,000 27 1934 312,758 72,086.03 23.1 Number 50,000-100,000 ...: 33 1935 317,980 83,160.84 26.1 Number 30,000-50,000 , 48 1936 323,202 82,819.98 25.6 Number 10,000-30,000 ,....,.-..,.. 98 1937 328,424 *101,591.89 30.9 Number under 10,00 276 *Does not include $24,476.00 expended for general hos­ Average count per cc. 30,500 pitalization. Direct counts \ ..' 13,893 Milk plant samples 0 DIVISION OF LABORATORIES Milk for streptococci 444 EARL G. LEHMAN, Chief Rabies 196 Bacteriological Examinations Positive ^ v 92 Tuberculosis - J'6(£ _ Negative N- 94 Positive • , ' 337 Unsatisfactory - 9 Negative 1-326 Suspicious • 1 46 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

, Diptheria „„.... 10,064 Samples Collected—

Diagnosis—positive \ .....v 66 Wholesale Milk 13,453 Diagnosis—negative '. 7,543 Bacterial counts 13,453 Release—positive 363 Retail Milk 1,973 Bacterial counts 406 Release—negative 2,092 Cream 1,353 •^Venereal 7,047 Dairies excluded 86 Two to five day exclusions , 57 Syphilis—positive 1,323 Reinstatements 109 Syphilis—negative 2,398 Milk condemned (Gal.) 10 Gonorrhea—positive 319 Utensils condemned 97 Gonorrhea—negative 3,007 Orders issued 1,092 Abatements 584 Bakeries 3 Chemical Examinations Eating places , 496 Milk retail 1,856 Candy factories 0 Below 3% fat 2 Ice cream factories 1 Below 12% t o tal solids 25 Cream retail 1,347 Meat Inspection Below 18% fat 15 Inspections— Butter Milk 168 Abbattoirs 7,361 Wholesale houses 61 Retail houses 41 Miscellaneous Examinations Markets 371 Sediment tests 0 Miscellaneous investigations 84 Outfits prepared 35,000 Poultry houses 249 Other tests 1,130 Birds observed 70 Total examinations 41,337 Ante-Mortem— Cattle 45,254 Hogs 111,474 DIVISION OF HOUSING AND SANITATION Sheep 14,882 Calves 12,315 J. K. GARDINER, Chief Inspections Rejections— Schools 144 Cattle : 2 Tenement inspections 872 Hogs 0 Dwellings : 6,522 Sheep 0 Groceries 3,457 Calves 0 Restaurants 2,925 Post-Martem Drug stores 411 Confectioneries 1,587 Cattle 46,348 Candy factories 105 Hogs 127.450 Bakeries 513 Sheep 20,544 Barber shops 48 Calves 32,821 Rooming houses 2,444 Retained— Markets 2,883 Filling stations 170 Beef 1,562 Swimming pools 36 Pork 8.908 Establishments visited 181 Mutton 245 Trailers 1 Veal 134 Carcasses Condemned— Total inspections 22,299 Cattle .-..: 159 Hogs 379 Other Activities Sheep 213 Complaints investigated 6,237 Calves - 101 Violations ordered abated 10,788 Condemned parts lbs.— Total violations abated 10,635 Beef 74,527 Water samples , 44 Wells abandoned 36 Pork 187,344 Water supply provided 155 Mutton 12,532 Vaults cleaned , 158 Veal 711 Vaults abandoned 320 Miscellaneous condemnations, markets— Sinks and Toilets installed , 401 Chickens 8 Permits for water closets and cesspools 18 Fruit (bu.) % Prosecutions ... 22 Vegetables (bu.) 24 2/3 Convictions 16 Watermelons 22 Police probations 8 Oysters (gal.) 38 Alteration plans approved 143 Strawberries (bu.) 3 Dwellings and tenements vacated 236 Muskmelons 216 Re-inspections 11,544 Ducks 1 Other duties 8,651 Blackberries (crates) 2 Pineapples (crates) 79 Turkeys r. 1 DIVISION OF FOOD INSPECTION Prosecutions 1 E. C. O'DELL, D. V. M., Chief Convictions 1 Milk Inspection Inspections— Rabies Control Work Dairies 3,339 Persons reported bitten 2,020 Milk Plants ?. 302 Dogs investigated ., 5,641 Dairy Cows— Dogs quarantined 1,810 Inspected 34,512 Positive cases rabies 254 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 47

DIVISION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES was appointed to direct the campaign and two district N. C. DYSART, M. D., Chief nurses were assigned to assist him. A campaign of education was launched and carried on by Morbidity and Mortality Statistics—Communicable Diseases means of radio, newspaper articles, talking pictures, in­ Cases Total Resident formative pamphlets and posters and addresses to many Reported Deaths Deaths Only groups by about 30 well-known physicians and specialists Chickenpox 554 1 0 who formed a speakers' bureau. Diptheria 73 6 4 These activities resulted in an increase of 32% in admis­ Diarrhea and Enteritis sions to the State St. Venereal Clinic. under 2 years .: 31 37 31 Encephalitis lethargica ..3 3 3 Since the campaign began, the district nurses have Gonorrhea 231 0 0 made 2,935 visits to venereal patients who had neglected Influenza 96 96 89 treatment or who were in need of starting treatment. Malaria 1 1 0 The combination of a continuous educational program to­ Measles 314 2 2 gether with the follow-up system being conducted by the Meningitis, epidemic 11 6 3 district nurses will go far toward reducing the menace of Mumps 328 3 3 venereal disease. Ophthalmia neonatorum.. 4 0 0 The death rate of tuberculosis continued to decline and Pneumonia, all forms 283 283 241 made a new low record of 47.8 per 100,000 population. In Poliomyelitis 22 6 6 evaluating this figure, the large number of deaths due to Scarlet fever 349 6 3 tuberculosis in the State institutions must be taken into Septic sore throat.... 3 3 3 account as they are charged against the Columbus rate. Smallpox 10 0 Infant mortality rate also was lowest in the city's his­ Syphilis 847 98 93 tory at 50.7 per 1,000 live births. This rate includes also Tetanus 14 1 nOn-resident infant deaths. Tuberculosis 345 171 157 Tularemia 8 1 1 Animal rabies was m ore prevalent than ever before rec­ Typhoid fever 19 5 5 orded with 254 cases. However, the incidence decreased Undulent fever 11 1 toward the end of the year s o that in December only 6 Whooping cough 618 12 1 cases were reported. Admissions to Isolation Hospital numbered 104, as fol­ In May a campaign was inaugurated for the control of lows,: chickenpox, 1; diptheria, 8; measles, 6; meningitis, venereal disease under the joint auspices of the Board of 5; scarlet fever, 14; whooping cough, 26; gonorrheal opth- Health and the Community Fund. This activity was made almia, 6; erysipelas, 10; poliomyelitis, 7; observation, 16; possible by the appropriation of $2,000.00 by City Council miscellaneous, 5. Account with Isolation Hospital amounted and $4,000.00 by the Community Fund. Dr. Louis Roth to $3,769.60.

Communicable Diseases, Columbus, 10 yrs. (1927 to 1936 inch) Compared With 1937

be 3fc It ©5 43 P. 1) || h > fj 3 3 S" 1 192/ 82 598 363 476 13 358 17 580 1928 1,556 422 130 347 16 519 23 563 1929 923 265 82 939 21 458 9 20 707 1930 1,592 352 159 189 22 422 44 11 719 1931 198 472 268 150 32 467 4 14 822 1932 1,794 455 190 702 31 420 1 4 830 1933 1,573 904 110 80 19 505 0 1 657 1934 227 1,694 195 793 23 757 3 2 570 1935 2,288 1,011 188 117 21 738 6 22 542 1936 56 425 402 65 419 7 18 571

Total 10,289 6,598 1,771 4,095 263 5,063 114 104 6,561 Average 1,028 659 177 409 26 506 11 10 656 1937 314 349 73 618 19 345 22 11 847

Orthopedic clinic— DIVISION OF NURSING New patients' visits to clinic 53 136 AUGUSTA M. CONDIT, R. N„ Chief Patients' visits to clinic 1,354 800 Cases carried into 1937 1,878 Infant weighing stations— New cases in 1937 22,617 New patients 622 779 Patients, visits to stations 3,613 4,793 Total cases 24,495 Public Health Clinic Discharged cases in 1937 ~ 20,964 Total registrations (new) 947 1,224 Parochial Schools visited 23 Number of children examined 12,684 Positive diagnosis— Boarding homes visited 0 Syphilis 504 587 Day nurseries visited 4 Gonorrhea 201 181. Number of children examined 1,323 Chancroid 0 2 Birth certificates delivered to mothers 3,353 s Dispensary and Clinic Service Total number of visits to clinic 18,153 20,217 ' General clinic— Number of treatments given— 1936 1937 19,172 New Patients 4,218 3,737 Syphilis 16,199 Patients' visits to clinic 26,855 26,641 Gonorrhea ....^. .* 1,598 1,901 Pre and post natal clinic— Chancroid : \. 0 0 New patients 1,055 1,363 Patients' visits to clinic 5,937 6,051 Total 17,797 21,073 48 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

DIVISION FOR CARE OF INDIGENT SICK .Colored infants died under one year 48 Colored infant death rate per 1,000 births 78.0 Indigent Sick Calls by Deputy Health Commissioners Total deaths, all forms tuberculosis 171 January , 2,207 Death rate per 100,000, all forms tuberculosis 52.1 February 2,037 White deaths, all forms tuberculosis 109 March : 1,619 White death rate per 100,000, all forms tuberculosis 37.6 "April 1,343 Colored deaths, all forms tuberculosis 62 ^-May .• 1,140 Colored death rate per 100,000 all forms tuberculosis 157.1 June 1,035 White deaths, pulmonary tuberculosis 98 July : 932 White death rate per 100,000, pulmonary tuberculosis 33.9 August 989 Colored deaths, pulmonary tuberculosis 56 September 1,104 Colored death rate per 100,000, pulmonary T.B 142.8 October : : 1,193 November 1,545 Illegitimate births...... 166 (white—139, colored—27) December 1,698 Deaths Classified According to Causes Total 16,842 1. Infectious and Parasitic Disease 440. Dental Service to Indigents 2. Cancers and other tumors 516 3. Rheumatic diseases, nutritional, diseases of the Number of patients 671 endrocins glands and other general disease 136 Number of extractions 2,830 Number of emergency fillings 154 4. Diseases of the Blood and Blood making organs 41 Number of emergency treatments 141 5. Chronic Poisonings and Intoxications 48 Miscellaneous services 21 6. Diseases of the Nervous System and organs of special sense 445 7. Diseases of the Circulatory System 1,128 Total services 3,146 8. Diseases of the Respiratory system 328 Hospitalization 9/ Diseases of the Digestive System 321 10. Diseases of the Genitourinary System 378 Of $25,000 appropriated in April by Council for hos­ 11. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperal pitalization of indigent cases, the sum of $16,650 was ex­ State 40 pended beginning April 1st. Under this fund 399 cases 12. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular System 9 were placed in hospitals, as follows: 13. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Locomotion 3 White Colored Men Women Total 14. Congenital Malformations 40 April 74 24 35 63 98 15. Diseases of Early Infancy 109 May 77 30 40 67 107 16. Senility 59. June 82 18 38 62 98 17. Violent and Accidental Deaths 450 July 74 20 35 59 94 18. Ill-Defined Causes of Death 3

. Total 307 92 148 251 ' 397 Total 4,454

Deaths Classified According to Age Groups DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS Under one month 165 25 to 29 years 105 JOHN W. KEEGAN, Registrar Under one year 114 30 to 34 years 144 Population as of July 1, 1937 328,424 Under 2 years 31 35 to 39 years 180 Total deaths all causes 4,454 Under 3 years 15 40 to 44 years 200 Death rate 13.5 Under 4 years 16 45 to 49 years 256 White population 289,208 Under 5 years 13 50 to 59 years 684 White deaths 3,900 5 to 9 years .... 58 60 to 69 years 858 White death rate per 1,000 population 11.8 10 to 14 years 49 70 to 79 years 911 Colored population 39,216 15 to 19 years 86 80 to 89 years 422 Colored deaths 554 20 to 24 years 98 90 and over 64 Colored death rate per 1,000 population 14.1 Total births 5,205 Total deaths 4,454 Birth rate 15.8 White births 4,590 White birth r ate 15.8 The leading causes of death were as follows : Colored births 615 Residents Only Colored birth rate 15.7 Diseases of the heart 862 Total deaths under one year 264 All forms of cancer 406 Infant mortality rate per 1,000 births 50.7 Cerebral hemorrhage and apoplexy 299 White infants died under one year 216 Pneumonia 241 White infant rate per 1,000 births 47.0 Brights Disease 259

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR 1937 ARTHUR J. BLOSSER, Clerk

JUDICIARY Presiding Judge Fred J. Miller 149 Thirteenth Avenue

Associate Judges Ben L. Pfefferle 194 Winthrop Road Joseph M. Clifford 66 Webster Park Avenue Harold L. Kime 2701 Hibbert Avenue August W. Weber... 2378 Glenmawr Avenue John Robert Jones 442 West Sixth Ave. ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 49

WORK OF THE JUDICIARY There are four terms of Court of three months each during the year; January, April, July and October. At the beginning of each term the Judges rotate and each are assigned by the Presiding Judge to various rooms and divisions of the Court. Room No. 1 is assigned to the Judge in the Criminal Court. One Judge for the year of 1937 was assigned to Traffic Court only.

January Term July Term L—H. L. Kime 1.—Ben L. Pfefferle 2.—A. W. Weber 2._A. W. Weber 3.—F.'J. Miller 3.—F. J. Miller 4.—Ben L. Pfefferle 4.—H. L. Kime 5.—Jos. M. Clifford* 5.—Jos. M. Clifford*

April Term October Term l._A. W. Weber 1.—Fred J. Miller 2.—H. L. Kime 2.—Ben L. Pfefferle 3— Ben L. Pfefferle 3.—H. L. Kime F. J. Miller 4.—A. W. Weber 5.—Jos. M. Clifford* 4.—John R. Jones 5.—Jos. M. Clifford* •Traffic Court

The Court was in session two hundred and seventy eight days. Adjourned fifty two Sundays. Fifty two Satur­ day afternoons and nine holidays.

VACATION DAYS OFF DUTY ON SICK LEAVE Fred J. Miller 30 days F. J. Miller None J. M. Clifford 30 days J. M. Clifford None Ben L. Pfefferle 30 days Ben L. Pfefferle None Harold L. Kime 30 days Harold L. Kime None A. W. Weber '. 15 days A. W. Weber None John Robert Jones None John Robert Jones :: None

DAYS SERVED BY JUDGES Fred J. Miller 278 Days J. M. Clifford 278 Days Ben L. Pfefferle 278 Days Harold L. Kime 278 Days A. W. Weber , 226% Days John Robert Jones 51% Days

Classified Statement of the Number of Civil Cases and Proceedings in Aid of Executions Heard, Decided, Settled and Dismissed. Demurrers and Motions Heard by the Several Judges of the Municipal Court of Columbus, Ohio*, From January 1, 1937, to December 31, 1937 CONTRACT TORT Forcible Proceedings First Second First Second Entry & Re- in aid of De­ Judges Class Class Class Class Detainer plevin Execution Miscl. murrers Motions Total F. J. Miller 32 1,028 13 24 711 9 408 412 7 113 2,757 B. L. Pfefferle .... 18 761 11 33 746 14 306 367 11 167 2,434 H. L. Kime 38 721 IS 36 690 28 384 216 8 176 2,312 A. W. Weber 44 884 14 28 561 23 444 293 10 190 2,491 J. R. Jones 3 210 2 15 75 3 100 74 3 32 517 Jos. M. Clifford (In Traffic Court all Year).

Total 135 3,604 55 136 2,783 77 1,642 1,362 39 678 10,511

Total for Judges Cases Appealed to Common Pleas Court—Year 1937 F. J. Miller : a 2,757 Judges B. L. Pfefferle 2,434 F. J. Miller 9 Hj. L. Kime 2,312 B. L. Pfefferle 14 A. W. Weber 2,491 J. M. Clifford 5 J. R. Jones 517 H. L. Kime , : 9 J. M. Clifford (In traffic all year) A. W. Weber ..5..J A.. % 10

Total 10,511 Total * 47 50 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

NUMBER OF CASES FILED—CIVIL DIVISION, 1937 Over $200 * Less Than ^ Over $200 Less than Forcible Total Total Month $300 to$300 $200 $300 to $300 $200 Replevin Entry Month Quarter CONTRACT TORT January 25 30 259 8 22 16 6 329 695 .February .... 22 31 239 7 17 10 3 291 620 March 26 35 336 15 16 12 8 377 825 2,140 April 18 37 298 13 21 15 8 374 784 May 21 33 289 15 18 9 5 371 • 761 June 26 36 356 16 21 10 9 367 841 2,386 July 27 41 320 22 20 20 9 406 865 August 24 51 353 12 23 - 13 12 430 918 September .. 20 38 372 18 21 10 13 401 893 2,676 October 15 25 339 9 15 11 10 299 723 November .. 14 36 349 8 14 12 11 343 787 December .... 9 22 283 4 11 6 5 281 621 2,131 Total ..7247 415 3,793 147 219 144 99 4,269 9,333 9,333

ANCILLARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS—CIVIL DIVISION Month Number Quarter Month Number Quarter January 510 Jul} 644 February 539 August 689 March 560 1,632 September 752 2,085 April 571 October 639 May 644 November 618 June 641 1,856 December 401 1,658 3,488 3,488 3,743 3,743 Total 7,231

AMOUNT OF COSTS COLLECTED AND PAID INTO THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FROM JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1937, INCLUSIVE, BY THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT Month Clerk Bailiff Execut'n Bailiff Jury Marriage Total Month Total Quarter Term January $ 655.05 $ 293.53 $ 172.85 $ 20.00 1,141.43 February 703.25 314.00 215.83 42.50 1,275.58 March 1,164.61 508.32 401.60 35.50 2,110.03 $ 4,527.04 January April 4,863.05 542.28 225.15 62.50 5,692.98 May 4,226.00 602.43 312.65 59.00 5,200.08 June 911.02 426.75 163.35 39.00 1,540.12 12,433.18 Apr. July 2,431.47 581.21 345.60 7.00 3,365.28 August 1,158.75 465.50 279.05 70.00 1,973.30 September .... 1,055.76 434.70 282.35 1,772.81 7,111.39 July October 4,121.84 655.25 426.30 15.00 5,218.39 November .... 2,635.38 579.21 348.01 15.00 3,577.60 December 2,191.94 505.24 339.30 62.50 3,098.98 11,894.97 Oct. Total $26,118.12 $5,908.42 $3,512.04 $428.00 $35,966.58 $35,966.58

OTHER DISBURSEMENTS—CIVIL DIVISION- YEAR 1937 Judgments & Month Miscellaneous January $ 2,516.57 February 3,467.65 March „ 4,585.38 April 3,739.21 May 5,083.09 June 4,112.72 July _ 3,389.45

August v L. 3,893.85 September 4,533.85 October 4,863.04 November 4,179.60 December 5,162.91

Total ~ ...$49,527.52 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 51

FINES AND COSTS COLLECTED BY THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL DIVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND PAID INTO THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 State City Criminal Criminal City Civil Month Division Division Division Total Quarter January $ 754.50 $13,565.00 11,141.43 $ 15,460.93 February 671.50 14,250.50 1,275.58 16,197.08 March 1,182.50 21,566.50 2,110.03 24,859.03 $ 56,517.04 April 1,261.00 17,721.00 5,692.98 24,674.98 May 1,036.00 15,184.50 5,200.08 21,420.58 June 1,143.00 20,701.00 1,540.12 23,384.12 69,479.68 July 1,204.50 15,570.30 3,365.28 20,140.08 August 1,102.25 13,468.75 1,973.30 16,544.30 September 1,306.50 15,454.50 1,772.81 18,533.81 55,218.19 October 696.50 21,858.00 5,218.39 27,772.89 November 1,162.25 16,632.75 3,577.60 21,372.60 December 473.00 26,398.00 3,098.98 29,969.98 79,115.47

Total $11,993.00 $212,370.80 . $35,966,58 $260,330.38 $260,330.38

CASES—CRIMINAL DIVISION MUNICIPAL COURT

Month Number January 2,086 February 2,043 March 2,698 April 2,162 May 2,354 June 2,044 July , 1,707 August 1,570 September 1,747 October 1,865 November 1,526 December 1,950

Total 23,752

MUNICIPAL COURT OF COLUMBUS, OHIO CIVIL BRANCH

BAILIFF'S DEPARTMENT

REPORT OF NUMBER OF WRITS SERVED WITH MILEAGE BY EACH BAILIFF DURING YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1937

Berner Weibling Gregg LaMonte Total Total Month Writs Mileage Writs Mileage Writs Mileage Writs Mileage Writs Mileage Tan .. 353 1,296 354 626 354* 522 345 834 1,406 3278 Feb ... 318 1,331 305 619 259 377 341 793 1,223 3110 Mar...... 348 1,175 374 641 447 451 317 .873 1,486 3,140 Apr 447 794 423 526 468 1,211 1,338 2,531 May ... 350 1,101 435 766 369 394 422 1,091 1,576 3,352 June .. 362 1,137 375 688 452 549 367 925 1,556 3,299 July .. 371 1,422 355 608 495 590 422 1,089 1,643 3,709 Aug ... 451 1,322 424 714 515 • 521 302 884 1,692 3,441 Sept...... 309 903 628 1,078 619 669 339 855 1,895 3,505 Oct ... 377 1,189 463 912 161 194 489 1,323 1,490 3,618 Nov .. 366 1,045 359 664 366 4'81 .440 1,126 1,531 3,316 Dec .. 244 716 166 322 377 501 354 \ 993 1,141 2,532

3,849 12,637 4,685 8,432 4,837 5,775 4,606 11,997 17,977 38,831 52 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

CLASSIFICATION OF WRITS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1937 !>

s 4* O o x Q w-a B O o a a *T3 >-o E o c O 3 < J5 > ooS tow CO < O H to 0O 1,454 January 279 51 219 13 282 34 35 1,070 $1,163.84 157 1,333 February 249 29 195 4 271 3 49 27 961 1,033.78 134 1,535 March 360 32 208 9 331 1 64 31 1,182 1,229.08 146 1,449 55 200 9 336 1 35 1,122 1,262.00 April 343 96 47 33 292 5 443 3 30 1,270 1,510 1,264.73 May 290 111 73 44 259 10 319 1 44 1,256 1,628 1,333.05 June 384 113 82 42 279 13 375 1 41 1,216 1,670 1,394.80 July 329 46 90 23 279 7 345 109 28 1,244 1,598 1,299.04 August 416 37 77 325 341 47 1,372 2,002 1,669.59 September 369 87 111 43 269 15 262 3 42 1,148 1,622 1,264.63 October 243 152 119 22 301 13 261 1 33 1,221 1,449 1,200.14 November 337 84 69 21 124 3 239 3 18 910 1,063 880.16 December 352 81 69 3,951 472 2,959 101 3,805 1,244 17 916 431 13,972 18,313 14,994.84

REPORT OF EXECUTION BAILIFFS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1937

Fees Earned by Amount Collected Bailiffs Writs on Executions ' Mileage

Eamneck Davis Enright Lamneck Davis Enright Lamneck Davis Enright January $ 499.32 103 320 112 $ 232.07 638.46 922.58 618 685 560 February 555.45 100 185 107 600.31 482.50 843.47 600 475 535 March 542.70 109 220 112 892.29 388.80 596.34 654 460 672 April 608.35 126 192 131 572.73 460.25 534.66 756 685 786 May 575.90 131 223 119 783.58 402.31 987.31 786 561 714 June 581.15 111 176 130 380.00 375.21 415.31 666 715 780 July 612.25 131 270 108 596.92 620.21 597.64 786 710 608 August 664.80 118 175 132 408.02 310.20 656.77 708 682 792 September 620.75 152 311 112 945.91 683.71 759.91 932 910 672 October 616.80 145 275 112 990.50 375.00 483.19 870 675 672 November 457.70 113 270 112 622.38 392.65 841.15 678 865 672 December 479.35 80 195 127 1,000.22 558.13 760.49 480 753 635

$6,814.34 1,419 2,812 1,414 $8,026.93 $5,687.43 $8,398.8 3 8,534 8,176 8,098

THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF COLUMBUS, OHIO

BAILIFF'S OFFICE

MONEY COLLECTED ON ORDERS BY DEPUTY BAILIFFS, 1937 Month Lamonte Gregg Berner Weibling Total January $ 138.70 $ 126.16 $ 113.86 $ 315.51 $ 694.23 February 219.70 201.75 109.35 299.40 740.20 March 412.93 206.28 226.11 198.75 1,043.97 April 258.56 58.88 136.79 454.13 May 199.64 106.75 176.53 110.21 593.13 June 425.46 152.91 306.52 265.66 1,150.54 July 450.94 316.70 240.96 205.15 1,213.75 August 343.09 620.70 204.41 139.25 1,307.45 September 132.99 431.99 155.00 138.60 858.58 October 304.95 167.55 85.29 287.17 844.96 November 365.82 171.55 205.17 83.09 825.63 December 125.90 171.66 203.56 118.21 619.33

$3,288.68 $2,732.88 $2,026.76 $2,297.79 $10,345.90 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 53

COST OF MAINTAINING THE MUNICIPAL COURT No. CHARGE of Cases KNOWN AS DEPARTMENT 12—YEAR OF 1937 Defrauding innkeeper 27 Salary of presiding judge $ 3,500.00 Disorderly conduct 128 Discharging firearms in city limits 10 Salary of associate judges 12,000.00 Drunkeness , 3,576 Salary of assignment commissioner 2,820.00 Embezzlement 36 Salary of bailiffs and probation officer 21,840.00 Engaging in prostitution 77 Salary of jury commissioners 200.00 Escape from the workhouse 32 Jury fees 3,090.00 Exhibiting gambling device 26 Witness fees 1,379.00 Ex. & Del. check without funds in bank y 54 Office supplies 1,864.94 Failing to provide 105 Transportation of employes 2,314.00 Failure to stop after an accident 232 Maintenance of equipment 14.75 False pretense 21 Outlay of equipment 130.08 False registration 19 Outlay law books 279.15 False report to the police 13 Fighting 80 Total - $49,431.92 Forgery 70 Fornication 72 COST OF MAINTAINING THE CLERK'S OFFICE Fugitive 23 Grand larceny 65 KNOWN AS DEPARTMENT 13—YEAR OF 1937 House breaking 23 111. Mfg. of intoxicating liquor 4 Salary of clerk $ 2,750.00 111. Poss. of intoxicating liquor 389 Salary of deputy clerks 47,765.25 Illegal sale of Intox. liquor 70 Office supplies 2,379.32 111. transportation of Intox. liquor 9 Telephone and telegraph 152.80 Illicit sexual intercourse «. 49 Maintenance of equipment 30.75 Indecent conduct 32 Outlay of equipment 64.90 Insulting females on street 20 Intoxication 814 Total $53,143.02 Littering the streets 37 Malicious destruction of property 90 Manslaughter 20 RECAPITULATION Material witness 3 Cases Filed Menacing threats 74 Murder 9 Criminal division 23,752 Obstructing the sidewalk 2 Civil division (new) 9,333 Oper. auto without owner's consent 17 Civil division (misc'l.) 7,231 Oper. motor veh. while intoxicated 610 Traffic violations paid in bureau 39,582 Peddling without a license 11 Petit larceny 407 Total cases 40,316 Playing game of chance 258 Pocket picking 15 Paid City Rape 24 Criminal division—Fines and costs $146,400.80 Rec'g. and concealing stolen property 40 Traffic violations 65,970.00 Reckless operation of Mot. Veh „ 736 Civil division "costs" 35,966.58 $248,337.38 Resisting and obstructing an officer 78 Robbery 76 Expense Running disorderly house 32 Secreting mortgaged property 4 Department 12 49,431.92 Selling mortgaged property 6 Department 13 53,143.02 Shooting to wound 10 Total expense—Departments Shooting to kill 10 12 and 13 $102,574.94 Suffering game of chance on premises 52 Suspicious person 239 Net amount paid city $145,762.44 Trespassing 609 Vagrancy 258 Amount paid city $248,337.38 Violating auto law 564 Amount paid state 11,993.00 Violating health code 19 Violating taxi ordinance 12 Total collections $260,330.38 Violating traffic ordinance 10,018 Vio. Sec. No. 6064-57 G.C 23 12619-2 G.C 3 13145 G.C 6 ANNUAL REPORT OF MUNICIPAL COURT, 12619-1 G.C 7 CRIMINAL DIVISION, FOR THE YEAR 1937 6064-63 G.C 7 1047 G.C 2 ARTHUR J. BLOSSER, Clerk 8134-A G.C 2 13618-4 G.C 2 MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS 12619 G.C 2 CRIMINAL DIVISION FOR THE YEAR 1937 13-195 G.C 1 6296-25 G.C 1 No. 13040 G.C 1 CHARGE of Cases 13195 G.C 8 Adultery 35 12487 G.C 6 Assault and Battery 542 12809 G.C 6 Auto Stealing 64 12940 2 Bastardy 3 12838-1 G.C 1 Begging 106 12618 G.C 1 Burglary 95 13032 G.C 3 •Carrying concealed weapons 62 4131 G.C 2 Conversion of trust property 14 1303S G.C * 2 Cruelty to animals 1 6064-22 G.C.\ 3 Cutting to wound .: "* 32 " - 6296-29 G.C. 3 Cutting to kill 13 6066-22 G.C 4 Defrauding auto livery 27 13044-45 G.C 1 54 ANNUAL REPORTS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

No. No. CHARGE x -.of Cases CHARGE of Cases 13066 G.C , >. :....^ 1 1304 " 1 G.C t 4 1187-1 " 1 12706 G.C ; 4 184-35 " 1 12702 1 203-37 " 1 1320 G.C 1 1126 " 2 •v* " 6068-58 G. C 1 1049 " 11 12694 G.C : , 1 1048 " 1 6064-60 G.C. 1 716 " 1 Running house of assignation 3 971 " 2 Contempt of court 2 972 " 10 Violating barber code 8 77 " 1 Attempt burglary and robbery 8 664-4 " 1 Violating sales tax law 31 277 " 1 Habitual offender 48 1122 " 7 Pointing firearms 3 • " 390-37 " 1 Practising medicine without license 1 1187-2 " 1 Removing mortgaged property 3 663-A " 1 Kidnaping 1 Operating pool room without license I 111. sale of Marajuana 4 Visiting disorderly house 201 111. possession of Marajuana 14 Train riding 157 Assault to rape 9 Failing to obtain food permit 3 Soliciting 2 Riding bicycle without permit 1 Vio. Atwood law 4 Holding on behind automobile 1 Selling cigarettes w/o license 1 Residing in house of prostitution 11 Fail to deliver bill of sale 3 Fail to yield right of way to pedestrian - 1 Selling short weight 1 Running rooming house without permit 1 Pract. Med. without certificate 1 Fail to mark package of butter 1 Fail to make used car report Impersonating an officer 5 Act as real estate broker w/o license 1 Unlawful occupant .• 1 Vio. female labor law 8 Hauling rubbish without license 2 Perjury 2 Chickens at large 1 Running house of prostitution 5 Keeping house of prostitution 4 Visiting disorderly house 12 Residing in disorderly house 17 Arson 2 Disturbing religious worship 1 Assault to kill 10 Making false statement for relief 1 Remove attachments from R.R. car 2 Soliciting 8 Illegal gathering of garbage 1 Permit beer drinking after closing hour , 3 Illegal possession of bay rum 8 Violating fire ordinance 1 Keeping house of prostitution 2 Abusive language 6 Possession of burglary tools - 2 Dumping rubbish 1 Business open on Sunday 5 Keeping house of assignation 2 Keeping place where liquor sold w/o licquor 3 Violating zoning ordinance 1 Possession of obscene literature 4 Awning less than 7 feet above sidewalk 1 Bigamy Permit animal to run at large 1 Assault to rob 5 Soliciting for immoral purpose 1 Keeping house of assignation '. 1 Playing ball in street 1 Drinking liquor in auto 1 Indecent language 1 Burglarizing inhabited dwelling 7 ^Failing to report accident 2 Removing parts from auto 2 Violating sign ordinance 1 Vio. Sec. 154-45 labor law.... 3 Permit cow to run at large 1 Felonous assault 4 Turning in false fire alarm 2 Maiming ~ 1 Selling and delivering coal without weight bill 1 Violating state narcotic act....: 4 Violating Sunday closing law 1 Vio. medical practices act 9 Selling coal short weight 3 Fail to provide for pregnant woman 2 Improper weight bill 3 Abandonment of pregnant woman 1 Fail to obtain rooming house permit 3 Illegal possession of contraceptives 2 Keeping unsanitary rooms 1 Illegal possession of intoxicating liquor for sale 1 False weight bill 1 Violation Sunday closing law. 2 Peddling without a license 1 Sodomy 2 Violating push cart ordinance 4 Violating minimum wage law 6 Violating city coal ordinance 1 Open building for business on Sunday 2 Residing in a house of assignation 2 common labor on Sunday 1 Visiting a house of assignation 2 Selling poison w/o being pharmacist 1 Running house of assignation 1 False advertising '. 1 Fail to deliver weight bill 1 Operating boiler w/o engineer's license 1 See case record of March 17th. Case No. 5785 error. Fail to file bill of sale.... 1 Not used 1 Practicing veterinary medicine w/o license 1 Pandering 1 Total number of cases 23,752 Assault on female under 14 years 1 No. affidavits 230 Promoting scheme of chance 1,308 Visiting house of prostitution 25 REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU Running house of prostitution 2 FOR THE YEAR 937 Permit dog to run at large 19 Violating building code 22 Total violations !. 39,582 Jumping on R. R. car 8 Fail to make second-hand dealers' report 6 Total receipts $65,970.00 Operating push cart without license 3 Grand total of collections for the year 1937: Violating Section No. 6136-13 city ordinance 3 STATE $ 11,993.00 6123 " 1 CITY 212,370.80 6136-14 " 1 671 " 1 Total $224,363.80 527 " 4 1937 1176 " 1 Cases carried to the common pleas court on appeal 73 61-36-13 " 4 Cases—Bound over to the grand jury.... 627 PUBLISHED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

Fifty-fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund to the Council of the City of Columbus, O. 1937

William H. Duffy, Secretary

\ 56 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 REPORT OF THE. TRUSTEES OF THE SINKING FUND, 1937 \ WILLIAM H. DUFFY, Secretary TRUSTEES The Trustees of the Sinking Fund of the City of Colum­ Louis Seidensticker Term expires 1938 bus, Ohio, by W. H. Stephens, President. Leslie P. McCullough Term expires 1939 Office of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, -W. H. Stephens Term expires 1940 City Building, Columbus, Ohio, January 1, 1938. ( B. S. Wellman Term expires 1941 To the Honorable Trustees of the Sinking Fund of the City OFFICERS of Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen: I herewith submit for your consideration a W. H. Stephens President detailed statement of the transactions of your honorable Leslie P. McCullough Vice President board of trustees for the fiscal year ending December 31, William H. Duffy Secretary 1937, also tables and statements exhibiting the city's bonded Herman R. Campbell Assistant Secretary debt, interest payments, investments, etc. Edward J. Paulus Clerk Respectfully, TRUSTEES OF THE SINKING (FUND SINCE THE WILLIAM H. DUFFY, Secretary. CREATION OF THE BOARD John M. Pugh 1883-1885 BONDED DEBT OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, Isaac Eberly 1883-1886 December 31, 1937 Luther Donaldson 1883-1889 Joseph H. Outhwaite 1883-1886, 1903-1906 Assessment bonds at 6 % $ 130,680.00 Assessment bonds at Sy2% 58,000.00 Henry C.Noble 1883-1883 l Benjamin F. Martin 1883-1888 Assessment bonds at 5 A%. 114,000.00 W. J. Gilmore 1880-1889 Assessment bonds at 5 % 5,550.00 C.Wesley Hess 1886-1889 Assessment bonds at 4^% 108,000.00 Robert S. Smith 1889-1893 Assessment bonds at 4V2% 1,419,926.00 Benjamin Woodbury 1889-1891 Assessment bonds at 4J4% 475,500.00 Adolf Theobald 1889-1894 Assessment bonds at 4 % 5,097.00 Albert D. Heffner 1890-1901 Assessment bonds at 3 % 738,950.00 C D. Firestone 1891-1895 Assessment bonds at 2y2% 68,000.00 William F. Burdell 1893-1903 Total $ 3,123,703.00 Emil Kiesewetter 1894-1899 General city bonds at 6 % $ 900,000.00 P. W. Huntington 1895-1898 General city bonds at SYA% 18,000.00 Frederick W. Prentiss 1895-1903 General city bonds at Sy2% 1,481,500.00 Howard C. Park 1898-1902 General city bonds at S%% 103,000.00 George W. Bright 1899-1903 General city bonds at 5 % 2,965,000.00 David E. Williams 1901-1903 General city bonds at 4V % 141,000.00 Joshua D. Price 1902-1903 4 General city bonds at 4y2% 7,303,080.00 C. Christian Born 1903-1917 General city bonds at 4%% 1,077,000.00 Fred Lazarus 1903-1907 General city bonds at 4 %... 7,775,600.00 William F. Hoffman 1903-1914 General city bonds at 3y % 1,758,800.00 John L. Vance, Jr 1906-1907 2 General city bonds at 3y4% 634,000.00 George J. Schoedinger 1907-1916 General city bonds at 3 % 2,622,000.00 Simon Lazarus 1907-1911 General city bonds at 2%% 1,269,600.00 Foster Copeland 1911-1915 George A. Archer 1914-1916 Total $28,048,580.00 Joseph C. Campbell 1915-1931 Grand Total 31,172,283.00 Howard C. Park 1916-1920 Frank L- Stein 1916-1922 Net assets sinking fund, December 31, 1937 3,478,644.79 Lee M. Boda 1917-1921 Debt balance $27,693,638.21 JohnL. Hamilton 1920-1924 Edward W. Swisher 1921-1929 BOND ISSUES AND REDEMPTIONS DURING 1937 Ben W. Marr 1922-1931 General city bonds issued (None) Walter A. Fox 1924-1928 Charles R. Shields 1928-1932 Assessment bonds issued ...$ 738,950.00 Robert T. Crew 1929-1937 Total $ 738,950.00 Leslie P. McCullough 1931- General city bonds redeemed $ 1,692,000.00 Bernard Smith 1931-1933 Assessment bonds redeemed 855,542.00 V. Manly Acton 1932-1936 Total $ 2,547,542.00 Louis Seidensticker 1933- W. H. Stephens 1936- Net decrease in debt 1,808,592.00 B. S. Wellman 1937- THE SINKING FUND—STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND Ofhce of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, LIABILITIES Columbus, Ohio, January 1, 1938. Statement of assets and liabilities of the trustees of the To the Honorable City Council of the City of Columbus, sinking fund, as affecting the entire bonded debt of the City Ohio: of Columbus, Ohio, assessment bonds included, December Gentlemen: I herewith transmit to your honorable body 31, 1937. the fifty-fifth annual report of the trustees of the sinking ASSETS fund of the City of Columbus, Ohio. It embraces the trans­ 1. Cash in city treasury. $ 3,172,367.28 actions of the fiscal year ending December 31, 1937. 2. Cash in New York agency 198,636.68 The balance in depositaries January 1, 1937, was $1,624,- 3. Investment in bonds 344,803.00 751. 30. Receipts were $5,861,863.16. The disbursements were Total assets $ 3,715,806.96 $4,115,610.50. The amount of bonds and cash in the custody of the trus­ LIABILITIES tees on the 31st day of December, 1937, were: 1. Matured coupons outstanding (G. C.).. $ 11,763.75 Investments in City of Columbus, Ohio, bonds....$ 344,803.00 2. Due contractors—principal 212,517.88 Cash in depositaries 3,371,003.96 3. Due contractors—interest 287.75 Total $3,715,806.96 4. Due water works—trust fund 7,291.06 5,301.73 All details as to receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities, 5. Due municipal light plant—trust fund- bonded debt, interest payments, investments and general Total liabilities $ 237,162.17 financial transactions by the trustees on behalf of the city Net assets December 31, 1937 3,478,644.79 are fully set forth in the appended statements. $ 3,715,806.96 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 57

THE SINKING FUND FOR GENERAL CITY BONDS Cash for bonds surrendered and cancelled 171,292.00 DECEMBER 31, 1937 Transfer from water works division for inter­ est and sinking fund 620,329.00 ASSETS Investment earnings 18,936.41 1. Cash in city treasury $ 3,172,367.28 Interest auditor's balances 3,787.48 2. Cash in New York agency 198,636.68 Unexpended balances from city funds 263.11 3. Investments in bonds (par) 344,803.00 Transfer from city to account premium on 4. Due from special improvementc—Advance bonds sold by city 2,069.06 to meet bonds and interest 1,709,044.70 Sums retained from contractors 75,643.39 Total assets December 31, 1937 $ 5,424,851.66 Water works deposits—trust fund 3,634.50 Municipal light deposits—trust fund 2,105.50 Assessment refunding bonds—Sale of 738,950.00 Expenses — Reimbursement, refund premium official bonds 42.00

LIABILITIES $ 7,486,614.46 1 Matured coupons—outstanding (G. C.) $ 11,763.75 2. Due contractors—principal 212,517.88 3. Due contractors—interest 287.75 4. Due water works—trust fund 7,291.06 DISBURSEMENTS 5. Due municipal light plant—trust fund 5,301.73 Bonds purchased for investment $ 62,000.00 General city bonds redeemed 1,692,000.00 Total liabilities December 31, 1937 $ 237,162.17 Assessment bonds redeemed 855,542.00 Net assets December 31, 1937 5,187,689.49 Interest general city bonds 1,229,660.50 $ 5,424,851.66 Interest assessment bonds 139,191.91 Accrued interest bonds purchased 970.45 Premium bonds purchased 3,176.72 Contract retentions—principal .^ 106,616.30 Contract retentions—interest 8,843.87 Water works trust fund—withdrawals 2,899.43 CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS DURING Municipal light plant trust fund—withdrawals 1,750.80 THE YEAR 1937 Salaries, personal bond premiums, supplies, RECEIPTS furniture, etc 12,958.52 Cash in depositaries January 1, 1937 $ 1,624,751.30 $ 4,115,610.50 General city taxes 3,113,677.62 Cash with depositaries December 31, 1937 3,371,003.96 Assessment collections 992,766.67 Inheritance tax 118,366.42 $ 7,486,614.46

\ 58 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

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GENERAL BONDED DEBT (In Detail)

The following is a correct statement of the date, amount, rate of interest, time of maturity, and the purpose of the issue of each series of the general bonds of the city, outstanding December 31, 1937.

Sewer Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Mch. 1, 1908 4y2 Sullivant Avenue Main Sanitary Sewer Mch. 1, 1938 $43,000.00 Mch. 1, 1908 454 Poplar Avenue Relief Sewer * Mch. 1, 1938 4,000.00 May 31, 1912 4 Sewer Markison Avenue, A. E. Parsons Ave.,-17th St Sept. 1, 1942 5,000.00 May 31, 1912 4 Long Street Extension Sewer Sept. 1, 1942 10,000.00 May 31, 1912 4 Glenwood Heights Sewer Sept. 1, 1942 28,000.00 Aug. 1, 1913 5 Livingston Avenue Storm Sewer Mch. 1, 1943 35,000.00

Apr. 30, 1914 4y2 Clintonville Storm Sewer Sept. 1, 1944 30,000.00 Mch. 15, 1915 4y2 South Side Storm Sewer Sept. 1, 1945 250,000.00 Apr. 15, 1915 4y2 Maryland Avenue Storm Sewer Sept. 1, 1945 60,000.00 Apr. 1, 1915 4y2 Granville Street Relief Sewer Sept. 1, 1945 15,000.00

Dec. 20, 1915 4/2 Frambes Avenue Relief Sewer Mch. 1, 1946 66,000.00 Apr. 15, 1915 4y2 Third Avenue Relief Sewer Sept. 1, 1945 220,000.00

Oct. 15, 1917 4/2 Shepard Sewer Mch. 1, 1938 1,000.00 Mch. 25, 1918 5 Shepard Main Trunk Sewer (2) Sept. 1, 1938 85,000.00

Oct. 15, 1917 4/2 Franklin Park Sewer Extension Mch. 1, 1938 1,000.00 Mch. 25, 1918 5 Franklin Park Sewer Extension (2) Sept. 1, 1938 100,000.00 Mch. 10, 1919 5 Franklin Park Sewer Extension (2-1) Mch. 1, 1938 50,000.00 June 1, 1918 5 Shepard Main Trunk Sewer (3) Sept. 1, 1938 20,000.00 Sept. 30, 1919 5 Twelfth Ave. Relief Sewer Mch. 1, 1940 40,000.00

July 12, 1921 5/2 Shepard Main Trunk Sewer (No. 4) Sept. 1, 1938 40,000.00 Dec. 1, 1921 Wilson Avenue Trunk Sewer Dec. 1, 1941 115,000.00 sy2 1941 85,000.00 July 1, 1921 sy2 Main Trunk Sewer, Linden Heights July 1, Sept. 1, 1924 5 West Side Storm Sewer Extension Serial $143,000.00

Apr. 1, 1927 4y2 Storm Drain (No. 1) Serial 64,000.00 Nov. 1, 1927 4/2 Storm Drain (No. 2) Serial 102,000.00 Mch. 15, 1928 4J4 Storm Drain (No. 3) Serial 59,000.00

Feb. 1, 1929 4/2 Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (No. 1) Serial 720,000.00 May 15, 1930 VA Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (No. 2) Serial 579,000.00 May 1, 1930 4/2 Storm Drains (No. 4) Serial 47,000.00

Dec. 8, 1930 4K2 Gould Road Storm Sewer Serial 33,000.00 Dec. 15, 1930 4 Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (No. 3) Serial 160,000.00

Feb. 15, 1931 4y2 Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (No. 2-1) „ Serial 80,000.00 Aug. 1, 1931 4 Sewerage and Sewage Disposal (No. 4) Serial 600,000.00

Nov. 15, 1931 4y2 Ninth Street Relief Sewer Serial 4,000.00 Dec. 15, 1932 4y2 Gorman Street Sewer Serial 18,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 4 Intercepting sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 1,044,600.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3A Intercepting sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 128,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3 Intercepting sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 257,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 4 Relief, sanitary and storm sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 1,078,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3Vi Relief, sanitary and storm sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 216,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3A Relief, sanitary and storm sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 406,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3 Relief, sanitary and storm sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 1,079,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 2VA Relief Sanitary and Storm Sewers (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 598,600.00 Dec. 15, 1933 4 Sewage treatment works (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 460,000.00

Dec. 15, 1933 3V2 Sewage treatment works (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 675,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 3 Sewage treatment works (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 1,100,000.00 Dec. 15, 1933 2V\ Sewage treatment works (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial ' 485,000.00

Total $11,439,200.00 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 59

Water Works Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Dec. 30, 1904 4 Water Purifying and Softening Works Mch. 1, 1945 $1,200,000.00 June 10, 1907 4 Water Purifying and Supply Oct. 1, 1947 175,000.00 July 15, 1908 4/2 Water Main Extension Sept. 1, 1938 40,000.00 Dec. 1, 1908 4 Water Works Refunding (No. 3) Dec. 1, 1938 75,000.00 Nov. 1, 1908 4 Water Works Refunding (No. 2) Nov. 1, 1938 100,000.00 Apr. 26, 1912 4 Water Main Extension Sept. 1, 1942 250,000.00 Apr. 30, 1914 4/2 Water Main Extension (No. 2) Sept. 1, 1944 100,000.00 r July 30, 1914 4/2 W ater Main Extension (No. 3) Sept. 1, 1944 100,000.00 Mch. 24, 1915 4/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 4) Mch. 1, 1945 100,000.00 Mch. 1, 1916 4^ Water Main Line Extension (No. 5) Mch. 1, 1946 100,000.00 Apr. 12, 1917 4/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 6) Mch. 1, 1947 50,000.00 July 2, 1912 4 Duranceau Park Purchase Sept. 1, 1942 21,000.00 Nov. 15, 1917 4*4 Water Main Line Extension (No. 7) Serial 49,000.00 Apr. 15, 1919 5 Water Works Booster Station Equipment Nov. 1, 1939 20,000.00 Sept. 20, 1919 5 East Columbus Water Works....-- Sept. 20, 1939 50,000.00 Dec. 1, 1919 5 Water Works Main Line Extension (No. 8) Serial 53,000.00 July 12, 1921 5/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 9) Serial 61,000.00 July 12, 1921 5/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 10) Serial 89,000.00 Mch. 15, 1922 5 Water Wor^ks Extension (General No. 3) Serial 660,000.00 Nov. 1, 1922 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 11) Serial 35,000.00 May 15, 1923 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 13) Serial 30.000.00 Oct. 1, 1923 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 14) Serial 240,000.00 July 16, 1923 5 Water Works Extension (General No. 4) Serial 187,000.00 Feb. 14, 1924 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 15) Serial 40,000.00 Apr. 12, 1924 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 16) Serial 40,000.00 Sept. 1, 1924 5 Water Works Extension (General No- 5) Serial 65,000.00 Mch. 1, 1925 5 Water Main Line Extension (No. 17) Serial 72,000.00 July 15, 1925 4/2 Water Works Shop and Storage Yard Serial 3,000.00 Sept. 1, 1925 4/2 Water Works Extension (General No. 6) Serial 12,000.00 Feb. 9, 1926 4/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 18) Serial 80,000.00 Aug. 5, 1926 4*; Water Works Enlargement (General No. 7) Serial 70,000.00 Jan. 15, 1927 4/a Water Main Line Extension (No. 19) Serial 87,000.00 Aug. 15, 1927 4/2 Water Works Enlargement (General No. 8) Serial 240,000.00 Jan. 15, 1928 4/2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 20) Serial 60,000.00 Apr. 1, 1928 4K Water Main Line Extension (No. 21) Serial 60,000.00 Apr. 15, 1929 4H Water Main Line Extension (No. 22) Serial 180,000.00 Jan. 1, 1930 4K2 Water Main Line Extension (No. 23) Serial 70,000.00 Apr. 15, 1930 4% Water Main Line Extension (No. 24) Serial 108,000.00 Dec. 1, 1930 4K Water Main Line Extension (No. 25) Serial 375,000.00 Dec. 15, 1931 454 Griggs Reservoir Land Purchase (No. 1) Serial 2,500.00 Nov. 15, 1934 IV* Water Works Main Line Extension (No. 26) Serial 49,000.00 Total $5,398,500.00

Viaduct and Bridge Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Dec. 23, 1912 4 Fourth Street Viaduct Sept. 1, 1942 $250,000.00 July 23, 1914 4V2 Fourth Street Viaduct (No. 2) Sept. 1, 1944 15,000.00 Apr. 1, 1924 5 Calumet Avenue Bridge Serial 6,000.00 Nov. 1, 1927 4/2 North High Street Viaduct Repair Serial 26,000.00 North High Street Viaduct Repair (No. 2) Serial 12,000.00 Feb. » 9, 1928 4J/2 Nov. 15, 1928 45* North High Street Viaduct Repair (No. 3) Serial 36,000.00 May 1, 1934 4 Calumet Street Viaduct (No. 1) Serial 46,200.00 Main street bridge (No. 1) (P.W.A.) .....Serial 114,000.00 May 1, 1934 3Y2 May 1, 1934 3 Main street bridge (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 100,000.00 May 1, 1934 2YA Main street bridge (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 186,000.00 Total $791,200.00

Fire and Police Department Bonds

Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Apr. 15, 1908 4 Wholesale District Fire Engine House Oct. 1, 1938 55,000.00 Apr. 17, 1909 4 Engine House Equipment _. Oct. ^ 1, 1939 8,000.00 Apr. 1, 1909 4 Wholesale District Fire Engine House Equipment.,- .\...Oct. 1, 1939 25,000.00 May 1, 1909 4 Police Sub-Stations.-'- .::. ->..Oct. 1, 1939 15,000.00 Apr. 26, 1912 4 Hilltop Fire Engine House Construction and Equipment—Sept. 1, 1942 40,000.00 60 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 \

^June 25, 1915 4V2 Milo and Grogan Fire Engine House Sept. 1, 1945 5,000.00 Mch. 25, 1918 5 Motor Driven Fire Apparatus (No. 3) _ Mch. 1, 1938 21,000.00 June 12, 1919 5 Fire Division Motor Driven Apparatus (No. 4) Nov. 1, 1939 110,000.00 Nov. 10, 1920 SH Fire Department Motor Driven Apparatus (No. 5) Serial 18,000.00 May 1, 1924 5 Police and Fire Department Site Serial 70,000.00 Nov. 1, 1929 4y2 Central Police Station Construction & Equipment Serial 19,130.00 July 15, 1930 4y2 Police and Fire Departments Site

Grade Crossing Bonds D ate Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Dec. 15, 1906 4 Grade Crossing (No. 1) Mch. 1, 1947 $ 4,000.00 Dec. 26, 1907 4 Grade Crossing (No. 2) Oct. 1, 1947 1,000,000.00 Aug. 20, 1912 4 Grade Crossing (No. 3) Sept. 1, 1952 415,000.00 Apr. 1, 1923 5 Grade Crossing (No. 3-1) „ Serial 155,000.00 Apr. 1, 1924 5 Grade Crossing (No. 5) Serial 50,000.00 Feb. 1, 1927 4/2 Grade Crossing (No. 6) Serial 480,000.00 Total $2,104,000.00

Workhouse Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount May 1, 1930 4y2 Work House Building Serial $17,000.00 Oct. 1, 1933 5 Work House Repair and Improvement Serial 1,000.00

Total Serial $18,000.00

Park Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount July 24, 1915 4/2 Lincoln Park Mch. 1, 1946 $ 22,000.00 Mch. 15, 1921 sy2 Olentangy River Park, Playground and Boulevard June 1, 1941 16,500.00 Mch. 15, 1921 sy2 Scioto River Park and Boulevard June 1, 1941 150,000.00 Mch. 15, 1922 5 Scioto River (Town-Rich Sts.) Park Serial 15,000.00 May 1, 1924 5 Ohio Avenue Park and Playground Serial 10,000.00 July 15, 1925 4/2 Westgate Park _ Serial 12,100.00 Dec. 29, 1927 4/2 Beatty Park Recreation Center Serial 4,000.00 Dec. 8, 1930 4/2 Olentangy Boulevard Land Acquisition Serial 5,000,00 Aug. 1, 1932 5*A City Park Building Construction^.- Serial 24,000.00 Aug. 1, 1932 554 Public Park Improvement (No. 1)_ Serial 3,000.00 June 1, 1933 5 Clyde Tuttle Field Extension (No. 2) Serial 2,000.00 Aug. 15, 1933 5% Olentangy Blvd. Land Acquisition SSerial 7,000.00 Aug. 15, 1933 5% Holton Park Extension Serial 1,000.00

Total- $ 271,600.00 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 61

Street Opening and Widening Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount May 10, 1909 4 Ninth Ave., Section Al.-Summit St. Opening Oct. 1, 1939 $ 9,000.00 Tune 1, 1914 4/2 North High Street Widening Mch. 1, 1944 20,000.00 Apr. 1, 1915 4/2 North High Street Widening (No. 2) Mch. 1, 1945 35,000.00 Dec. 1, 1915 454 North High Street Widening (No. 3) Mch. 1, 1946 37,500.00 June 27, 1918 5 North High Street Widening (No. 5) Sept. 1, 1948 30,000.00 Mch. 1, 1919 5 North High Street Widening (No. 6) Apr. 1, 1939 69,000.00 July 15, 1919 5 North High Street Widening (No. 7) Dec. 1, 1940 33,000.00 June 1, 1921 554 High Street Widening (No. 8) Dec 1, 1941 100,000.00 Apr. 1, 1924 5 Parsons Ave. Widening Serial 10,000.00 Apr. 1, 1929 454 Gay Street Widening (No. 3) Serial 3,000.00 Oct. 1, 1929 4/2 Whittier St- Widening, Lockbourne-Miller Aves Serial 8,000.00 Nov. 1, 1930 4,y2 Whittier St. Widening, Lockbourne-Miller Aves. (No. 2).. Serial 1,000.00 Total $ 355,500.00

Public Library Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Aug. 15, 1921 S% Public Library Equipment and Furnishing Dec. 1, 1941 $ 30,000.00 Total.. $ 30,000.00

Sanitary, Garbage and Cleaning Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Sept. 16, 1912 4 Street Cleaning Stables Sept. 1, 1942 $ 45,000.00 Aug.' 1, 1913 5 Refuse and Garbage Building and Equipment Sept. 1, 1943 7,000.00 May 1, 1930 4A Refuse Collection Dept. Site and Building Const Serial 12,000.00 Dec. 8, 1930 4A Garbage Disposal Plant Ext. and Repair (No. 6) Serial 3,000.00 May 1, 1934 4 Incinerator (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 40,000.00 May 1, 1934 3Yz Incinerator (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 108,000.00 May 1, 1934 3 Incinerator (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 14,000.00

Total * $ 229,000.00

Flood Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Mch. 1, 1917 \y2 Flood Protection Improvement ^. Serial $1,020,000.00 Sept.. 1, 1920 Flood Protection Improvement (2nd Se,r.) : \..... Serial 900,000.00 TotaL $1,920,000.00 62 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

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Electric Light Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Mch. 25, 1909 4 Electric Light Works Extension (No. 2) Sept. 1, 1939 • $ 45,000.00 Apr. 17, 1911 4 Municipal Light Plant Extension (No. 4) Sept. 1, 1941 75,000.00 Aug. 3, 1912 4 Central District Cluster Lights (No. 2) Sept. 1, 1942 10.000.00 Aug. 31, 1912 4 Municipal Electric Light Plant Extension (No. 5) ...Sept. 1, 1942 35,000.00 Sept. 30, 1919 5 Municipal Electric Light Plant Extension (No. 10) Dec. 1, 1940 40,000.00 June 1, 1921 SA Municipal Light Plant Equipment and Repair June 1, 1941 110,000.00 July 1, 1923 5 Electric Light Extension (No. 13) Serial 17,000.00 Apr. 1, 1924 5 Municipal Light Plant Ext. Underground Conduit Serial 30,000.00 July 18, 1925 4/2 Electric Light Extension (No. 15) Serial 20,000.00 Mch. 15, 1929 4/2 Electric Light Extension (No. 19) Serial 64,000.00 Nov. 1, 1929 AA Electric Light Extension (No- 20) Serial 77,000.00 May 1, 1930 4A Electric Light Extension (No. 22) Serial 22,000.00 Mch. 15, 1931 4 Electric Light Extension (No. 23) Serial 70,000.00 July 15, 1932 SA Electric Light Extension (No. 24) Serial 21,000.00 Aug. 1, 1932 SA Electric Light Extension (No. 25) Serial 22,000.00 Oct. 1, 1932 4A Electric Light Extension (No. 26) Serial 41,000.00 Dec. 29, 1932 AA Electric Light Extension (No. 27) Serial 41,000.00 Oct. 1, 1933 5 Electric Light Extension (No. 28) Serial 29,000.00 July 1, 1933 4*4 Municipal Light Plant Equip. & Repair Serial 19,000.00

Total $ 788,000.00

City's Proportion Street Bonds

Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount June 1, 1918 5 City's Proportion P. I. (No. 52) Sept. 1, 1938 $ 30,000.00 June 1, 1920 5 City's Proportion P. I. (No. 65) June 1. 1940 17,000.00 June 1, 1921 5/2 City's Proportion P. I. (No. 68) June 1, 1941 200,000.00 July 12, 1921 SA City's Proportion P. I. (No. 69) Dec. 1, 1941 50,000.00 Dec 1, 1921 SA City's Proportion P. I. (No. 70) Dec. 1, 1941 200,000.00 Mch. 1, 1928 4 City's Proportion P. I. (No. 86) - Serial 30,000.00 Apr. 1, 1929 4A City's Proportion P. I. (No. 88) Serial 27,000.00

Total $ 554,000.00 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 63

Miscellaneous Bonds Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amoum July 1, 1915 4A Comfort Station Construction Sept. 1, 1945 $ 25,000.00 Apr. 1, 1908 4/2 Improving Water Course, Scioto River Oct. 1, 1938 12,000.00 Mch. 15, 1922 5/2 City Hall Site Serial 140,000.00 Mch. 15, 1922 5 Market House Serial 50,000.00 Sept. 1, 1924 5 City Hall Site and Building Serial .185,000.00 Feb. 1, 1927 4/2 City Hall Site (No. 2) Serial 704,000.00 Feb. 1, 1927 4A Central Police Sta. and Cent. Heating Plant Const Serial 416,000.00 Nov. 1, 1927 4A New City Hall Construction and Equip Serial 5,000.00 Feb. 23, 1928 4A New City Hall Const, and Equipment (No. 2) Serial 4,000.00 Nov. 15, 1928 4/2 Central Police Sta. & Cent. Htg. Plant Const. (No. 2) Serial 116,000.00 Jan. 1, 1929 4/2 Municipal Airport Serial 577,000.00 Apr. 1, 1930 4A Central Market House Imp. and Repair Serial 32,000.00 Apr. 1, 1930 4A Central Police Sta. & Cent. Htg. Plant Const. (No. 3) Serial 38,250X10 May 1, 1930 4A Sidewalk Intersection (No. 2) Serial 4.000l)0 Dec. 1, 1930 4A Central Market House Imp. and Repair (No. 2) Serial 2,000.00 Sept. 10, 1931 4A W. Irvin Lawrence Judgment Serial 2,000.00 Nov. 1, 1931 4*4 East Market House Improvement & Repair Serial 18,000.00 Aug. 1, 1932 554 North Market House Improvement & Repair Serial 16,000.00 Oct. 1, 1932 4*4 Emergency Poor Relief (No. 3) Serial 104,000.00 Dec. 15, 1932 4A North Market House Improvement & Repair (No. 2) Serial 3,000.00 Apr. 16, 1933 4/2 Everett L. Jahn, et al, Judgment Serial 2,000.00 Aug. 1, 1933 5/2 Emergency Poor Relief (No. 4) Serial 74,000.00 Aug. 15, 1933 5^4 Public Bldgs. and Grounds, Maint. & Improvement Serial 14,000.00 Oct. 1, 1933 5 Sidney T. Knight, Judgment Serial 2,000.00 Nov. 1, 1933 4A Hiram W. Wilcox, Judgment Serial 500.00 Dec. 1, 1933 5 Herman Vick, et al, Judgment Serial 2,000.00 Apr. 1, 1934 *A Logan, Livingston, et al., Judgment Serial 3,200.00 Jan. 1, 1934 4 East Wing of City Hall Building (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 186,800.00 Jan. 1, 1934 354 East Wing of City Hall Building (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1934 3 East Wing of City Hall Building (No. 1) (P.W.A.) Serial 72,000.00 June 1, 1934 4A Jacob Borror, et al., Judgment , Serial 4,000.00 July 3, 1934 4Vi Oscar O. Wolfe, et al., Judgment Serial 2,000.00 Dec. 1, 1934 4V* Hannah Born, et al., Judgment Serial 8,800.00 Dec. 1, 1934 3Y2 Deficiency Serial 596,800.00

Total . $3,521,350.00

MATURITY OF GENERAL BONDS

The general bonds of the city fall due as follows: 1937 (Not presented) $ 172,000.00 1949 1 969,000.00 1938 :. 1,738,100.00 1950 909^000.00 1939 1,364,100.00 1951 875,000.00 1940 1,539,100.00 1952 1,261,000.00 1941 2,483,130.00 1953 77l!oOO.OO 1942 2,019,600.00 1954 652,000.00 1943 1,346,600.00 1955 ; 626,000.00 1944 1,554,600.00 1956 560,250.00 1945 3,142,600.00 1957 556,000.00 1946 1,376,500.00 1958 *. 412,000.00 1947 2,273,000.00 1959 m 1 \ 412,000.00 1948 1,036,000.00 Total $28,048,580.00 64 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

\ Special Assessment Bonded Debt * ^ (In Detail) The following is a correct statement of the date, amount, rate of interest, and the purpose of the issue of each .series of the special assessment bonds of the city, outstanding December 31, 1937: Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Nov. 15, 1926 4y2 (No. 84) Town Street Serial ; 51,500.00 Nov. 15, 1926 4A (No. 85) Al. N. Wilber Ave Serial 6,500.00 Jan. 21,1927 454 (No. 87) Al. W. Oregon Ave Serial 7,000.00 Jan. 21, 1927 4A (No. 89) Hilltonia Ave Serial 77,200.00 Feb. 10, 1927 454 (No. 90) Letchworth Ave Serial 51,000.00 Feb. 10, 1927 4A (No. 92) Al. N. Rich St - Serial 2,000.00 Mar. 25, 1927 4V2 (No. 93) Al. N. Hudson St Serial 900.00 Mar. 25, 1927 4A (No. 95) Parsons Ave Serial 14,500.00 Aug. 15, 1927 4A (No. 98) Front St Serial 4,500.00 Oct. 15, 1927 4A (No. 100) Mooberry St Serial 38,000.00 Oct. 15, 1927 4A (No. 102) Al. W. Third St Serial 2,200.00 Dec. 15, 1927 454 (No. 103) Louden Ave Serial 68,000.00 Dec. 15, 1927 4A (No. 104) Al. W. Indianola Ave Serial 3,500.00 Dec. 15, 1927 4A (No. 106) Walhalla Road Serial 10,800.00 Feb. 1, 1928 4A (No. 107) Rich Street Serial 80,700.00 Jan. 15, 1928 4A (No. 108) Nashoba Ave Serial 52,300.00 Feb. 1, 1928 4A (No. 110) Al. W. Wesley Ave Serial 600.00 Mar. 31, 1928 6 East Columbus-Twelfth Ave Serial 1,680.00 Apr. 1, 1928 4^4 (No. 113) Moler St Serial 28,000.00 May 15, 1928 4% (No. 115) Linwood Ave Serial 46,000.00 June 15, 1928 454 (No. 117) Safford Ave Serial 17,000.00 Sept. 15, 1928 4y2 (No. 121) Mitchell St Serial 19,400.00 Nov. 1, 1928 4A (No. 124) Kelton Ave Serial 18,600.00 Dec. 1, 1928 4A (No. 126) Al. E. Fourth St Serial 5,300.00 Dec. 1, 1928 4J^ (No. 127) Brynhild Road Serial 81,500.00 Dec. 15, 1928 4A (No. 128) Al. W. Fourth St Serial 5,300.00 Dec. 15, 1928 4A (No. 130) Wheatland Ave Serial 37,000.00 Jan. 15, 1929 4A (No. 131) Dennison Ave Serial 27,200.00 Mar. 15, 1929 4A (No. 133) Wrexham Ave Serial 15,900.00 Mar. 15, 1929 4A (No. 134) Al. N. Sycamore St Serial 3,000.00 Apr. 1, 1929 454 (No. 136) Deshler Ave Serial 9,200.00 Apr. 15, 1929 AA. (No. 138) Kossuth St Serial 1,100.00 May 15, 1929 454 (No. 139) Park St Serial 2,700.00 Aug. 1, 1929 4A (No. 144) Al. N. Franklin Ave Serial 2,000.00 Aug. 1, 1929 454 (No. 145) Erie Road -Serial 32,600.00 Nov. 1, 1929 454 (No. 146) Al. No. Gates St -Serial 2,400.00 Nov. 1, 1929 454 (No. 148) Winner Ave Serial 52,600.00 Oct. 1, 1929 454 . (No. 149) Al. N. Franklin Ave (No. 2) Serial 200.00 Dec. 1, 1929 454 (No. 150) Al. W. Washington Ave Serial 12,400.00 Dec. 1, 1929 4^4 (No. 152) Oaklawn St Serial 196,900.00 Jan. 1, 1930 4A (No. 153) Al. N. Floral Ave Serial 1,120.00 Jan. 1, 1930 454 (No. 155) Ridgeway Ave Serial 20,600.00 Feb. 1, 1930 454 (No. 156) Norwood St Serial 12,500.00 Feb. 1, 1930 4^4 (No. 157) Al. N. Patterson Ave Serial 3,200.00 Feb. 1, 1930 4A (No. 159) Burgess Ave Serial 44,200.00 Mar. 15, 1930 454 (No. 160) 2nd Al. W. Garfield Ave Serial 1,400.00 Mar. 15, 1930 454 (No. 162) Washington Ave Serial 29,000.00 Apr. 15, 1930 454 (No. 163) Doten Ave Serial 68,000.00 Apr. 15, 1930 454 (No. 164) 2nd Al. N. Third Ave Serial 1,200.00 June 15, 1930 454 (No. 166) Maple St Serial 16,000.00 June 15, 1930 4A (No. 167) Al. W. Terrace Ave Serial 1,600.00 Nov. 15, 1930 454 (No. 171) Al. N. Sycamore St Serial 9,000.00 Nov. 15, 1930 454 (No. 172) Bremen St Serial 200,000.00 Jan. 1, 1931 4A (No. 174) Al. W. W. Park Ave Serial 5,000.00 Jan. 1, 1931 4% (No. 175) Scioto St Serial 90,000.00 Nov. 15, 1930 454 (No. 176) Whittier St Serial 500.00 Jan. 15, 1931 4y2 (No. 177) Berwick Boulevard Serial 61,000.00 Feb. 1, 1931 4% (No. 178) Duxberry Ave Serial 84,000.00 Mar. 15, 1931 454 (No. 180) Stauring St Serial 64,000.00 Oct. 1, 1931 454 (No. 184) Neil Ave Serial 12,000.00 Nov. 1, 1931 4*4 (No. 185) Miller Ave Serial 66,000.00 \ DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 65

Date Rate of Interest Purpose of Issue When Due Amount Jan. 15, 1932 6 (No. 186) Sewers Northwood Ave Serial 6,000.00 Jan. 15, 1932 6 (No. 187) High St. (Lighting) Serial 1,000.00 Jan. 15, 1932 6 (No. 188) Martha Ave . Serial 122,000.00 Apr. 1, 1932 554 (No. 189) Wrexham Ave. (Lighting) Serial 1,000.00 Apr. 1, 1932 554 (No. 190) Al. N. Broad St Serial 78,000.00 May 1, 1932 5 (No. 191) Oakland Park Ave. (Lighting) Serial 1,000.00 July 15, 1932 554 (No. 192) Garden Road Serial 40,000.00 July 15 1932 5 (No. 193) Sewers S. Wildwood Drive Serial 250.00 Jan. 1, 1933 4*4 (No. 194) Al. N. Bellows Ave Serial 42,000.00 Feb. 1 1933 4H (No. 195) Minnesota Ave Serial 65,000.00 Aug. 1 1933 554 (No. 196) Broad St Serial 35,000.00 Aug. 1, 1933 554 (No. 197) Sewers San. Sew. Dist. No. 2 E. Columbus Serial 18,000.00 Oct. 1 1933 5 (No. 198) Sewers Al. N. State St Serial 1,200.00 Oct. 1 1933 5 (No. 199) Al. W. Cleveland Ave Serial 3>100JL° Feb. 15, 1934 454 (No. 200) Broad St Serial 8,000.00 Jan. 15 1935 4/2 (No. 201) Cole St Serial 2,606.00 Feb. 15 1935 454 (No. 202) Al. W. Ann St Serial 1,000.00 June 18 1936 4 (No. 203) Al. N. Kelso Road Serial 1,489.00 Sept. 1 1936 4 (No. 204) Long St Serial 3,608.00 Sept. 1, 1936 2y2 Refunding (No. 1) Serial 68,000.00 Mch. 1 1937 3 Refunding Assessment (No. 2) Serial 738,950.00

Total $3,116,703.00

MATURITY OF ASSESSMENT BONDS

The assessment bonds of the city fall due as follows: 1937 (Not presented) 7,000.0 0 1938 ! 845,199.0 0 1939 621 ,038.00 1940 440,630.0 0 1941 365 ,530.00 1942 ... 235,300.0 0 1943 135 ,200.00 1944 83,200.0 0 1945 63 ,200.00 1946 61 ,706.00 1947 53,400.0 0 1948 53 ,300.00 1949 53,000.0 0 1950 53 ,000.00 1951 53,000.0 0

Total.. ..$3jf23,703.00 66 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

S CONTRACTOR'S TRUST FUND

Statement Showing Contingent Liabilities to Contractors December 31, 1937 Date of Receipt Amount of Funds Name of Contractor For What Improvement Retained .Feb. 4, 1936.. -Bishop, Robinson & Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 40 1,029.97 Apr. 24 1936.. ..Bishop, Robinson & Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 33 1,611.66 July 11 1935.. ..Bishop, Robinson & Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 46 2,652.71 Feb. 5 1936.. ..Blanck & Gargaro Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 32 3,470.97 Feb. 28, 1936.. ..Blanck & Gargaro Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 14...... 2,052.87 Jan. 15 1937.. ..Blanck & Gargaro Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 19 3,984.89 Feb. 11 1936.. ..Boyd & Cook Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 6 8,483.22 Oct. 17 1936.. ..Boyd & Cook Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 52 2,750.80 Oct. 29 1936.. ..Boyd & Cook Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 57 1,620.95 Dec. 3 1936.. ..Boyd & Cook Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 53 2,092.53 Dec. 8 1936.. -Boyd & Cook Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 55 1,812.94 Dec. 17 1936.. ..Boyd & Cook Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 65 1,291.21 April 28. 1937.. ..Bryant & Detwiler Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 9 7,989.11 Dec. 29 1937.. ..Bryant & Detwiler Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 15 10,048.04 Apr. 5 1930.. ..Bucanelly Const. Co Storm Drain No. 1, Cont. No. 3 16.21 Dec. 9 1934.. ..A. W. Burns Const. Co Penna. Ave., Goodale-First Ave 2,484.55 Aug. 15 1936.. ..A. W. Burns Const. Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 74 944.02 June 7 1937.. ..The Carborundum Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 24 376.20 May 28 1937.. .John C. Cashman, Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cot. No. 38 4,678.22 Aug. 1 1936.. ..Nick Cenci Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 49 2,967.97 Sept. 1 1936.. ..Nick Cenci Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 31 5,469.13 Dec. 24, 1936.. ..Nick Cenci ..Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 54 2,969.30 Oct. 10 1933.. ..Cleveland Trinidad Paving Co Cole St., Champion-Oakwood 296.47 1936.. June 29 ..Columbus Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 50 737.61 1936.. Nov. 3 ..The Columbus Const. Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 60 2,161.94 1937.. Jan. 26 ..The Columbus Const. Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 77 1,241.75 1937.. Aug. 2 ..The Columbus Const. Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 37 1,596.60 1936.. Jan. 17 ..The Curro-Whittaker Co Rel. San. ad St. Sewers, Cont. No. 18 2,357.16 1936.. Jan. 29 ..Robert J. Dienst Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 24... 808.75 1936.. May 20 ..Robert J. Dienst Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 63 2,564.83 1937.. Oct. 6 ..Robert J. Dienst Main St. Bridge Approach, Cont. No. 2 5,397.84 1936.. Feb. 4 ..Drainage Contractors, Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 35 2,267.36 1937.. Dec. 21 ..The Elliott Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 8 3,046.34 1937.. Dec. 4, ..The Emrich Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 20... 35.80 1936.. Feb. ..The Fornaro Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 9 5,881.48 11 1936.. July 7, ..The Fornaro Co. & Lombardo Bros. Const. Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 43 3,131.22 Sept. 1936.. .The Fritz-Pyle Const. Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 42 1,943.74 Feb. 1937.. ..The Fritz-Pyle Const. Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 67 3,194.79 Feb. 1936.. ..The General Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 30 902.19 May 28 1936.. ..The General Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 69 188.47 Nov. 2,1936- ..The General Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 58 2,838.69 Aug. 26 1937.. ..The General Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 68 3,427.33 Nov. 24 1937.. ..The General Construction Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 76 3,977.60 Mar. 1 1937.. ..Glens Falls Ind. Co., Inc. Assignee 1,448.40 of Cook Const. Co., Inc Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 21 2,439.17 June 1 1937- ..George & Evans Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 41... July 8 1937.. ..Globe Ind. Co. Assignee of Jos. 2,858.23 Mch. 1937.. Winterbottom Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 10 187.70 Mch. 1936- ..Jeffrey Mfg. Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 12... 13,224.93 ..The Kalill Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 1 Mch. 1936.. 4,540.14 ..The Kalill Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 9 June 1936.. 1,811.70 ..The Kalill Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 34 Aug. 1936.. 2,066.70 ..The Kalill Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 39 Aug. 1936.. 5,108.27 ..The Kalill Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 16 Oct. 1936.. 2,707.19 ..The Kalill Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 14-10 Jan. 1937.. 4,291.46 ..The Kalill Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 11 Aug. 1937.. 3,952.09 ..The Kalill Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 66 Oct. 1937.. 156.37 ..The Kauffman Lattimer Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 23 Oct. 1937.. 895.00 ..Koppers Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cot. No. 17.. June 1936.. 649.81 ..McCann & Sheedy ..Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 62 May 1936.. 2,291.64 ..N. D. Mancini Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 12 Nov. 1936.. 3,097.50 ..N. D. Mancini Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 56 DIVISION OF THE SINKING FUND, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 67

CONTRACTOR'S TRUST FUND

Statement Showing Contingent Liabilities to Contractors December 31, 1937

Date of Receipt Amount of Funds Name of Contractor For What Improvement Retained

Dec. 10, 1936 N. D. Mancini Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 59 1,941.99 Dec. 1, 1936 H. E. Miller Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 70 639.47 Dec. 17, 1936 H. E. Miller Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 72 411.72 April 28, 1937 Morse Boulger Destructor Co Cols. Refuse Incinerator, Cont. No. 2 1,571.58 Mch. 25 1936 J. Nadalin & Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 25 986.37 Feb. IS, 1936 Dominic Nero Const. Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 12 2,860.02 Aug. 10, 1935 B. F. Patterson Long St. Front to Water 680.37 Sept. 27 1935 B. F: Patterson Calumet St. Webber to Pacemont Viaduct No. 2 685.02 Mch. 23 1936 B. F. Patterson Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 61 570.25 July 7, 1936 B. F. Patterson Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 75 280.23 July 11 1936 B. F. Patterson Intercepting sewers, Cont. No. 13 907.26 Aug. 8 1936 B. F. Patterson Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 78 295.78 Aug .18, 1937 B. F. Patterson Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 84 543.04 Sept. 23 1937 Pitt Const. Co Sewage Treatment Works, Cont. No. 14 852.43 Dec. 28 1937 Walter S. Rae, Assignee of John C. Cashman, Inc Rel. San. & St. Sewers, Cont. No. 27 3,573.20 May 15, 1936 A. F. Riley Contracting Co Rel. Sa. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 45 2,085.54 May 18 1936 A. F. Riley Contracting Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 22 2,821.48 June 27, 1936 A. F. Riley Contracting Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 51 1,873.27 June 27, 1936 A. F. Riley Contracting Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 48 2,527.07 Dec. 3, 1936 A. F. Riley Contracting Co Intercepting Sewers, Cont. No. 7 3,677.02 Oct. 6 1937 The E. H. Sheldon & Co Sewage Treatment Works Cont. No. 22 97.72 Nov. 13 1937 State Office Supply Co Sewage Treatment Works Cont. No. 16 ! 75.00 July 11 1936 Swingle & Robinson Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 44 3,848.76 Dec. 14 1933 Thompson-Conie Co Alley W. An St. Sycamore to Forest 106.91 Aug 1935 Thompson-Conie Co Alley N. Kelso Road—Alley W. Indianola 132.54 June 30 1936 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 47 1,273.43 Oct. 17, 1936 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 64 1,967.81 Sept. 29; 1936 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 79 327.77 Dec. 24: 1936 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 82 893.32 July 12 1937 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 83 59.43 Aug. 24, 1937 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 73 1,846.35 Oct. 19 1937 Thompson-Conie Co Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 85 132.88 Dec. 17, 1937 Thompson-Conie Co.... Rel. San. and St. Sewers, Cont. No. 80 758.43 Dec. 17, 1937.. ..Thompson-Conie Co ^..Rel. San. and St_ Sewers, Conft, No. 81. 692.69

Total $212,517.8 ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

REPORTS OF DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, 1937

Department of Public Service

Annual Reports, 1937

INDEX Page GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 70 MARKETS _ 70 STREET CLEANING AND REFUSE COLLECTION 71 GARBAGE COLLECTION 72 GARBAGE DISPOSAL 72 RUBBISH COLLECTION . 72 MUNICIPAL GARAGE _ 73 MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT 74 DIVISION OF ENGINEERING 85

PORT COLUMBUS 1 -H 101 PUBLIC PARKS, GOODALE PARK AND FORESTRY 101 FRANKLIN PARK 101

\ 70 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 \ ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, 1937 LLEWELYN LEWIS, Director BERT TAYLOR, Deputy Director General Administration Public Lands and Buildings Municipal Zoo Comfort Stations Griggs and O'Shaughnessy Reservoirs Improvement Fund, Division of Markets.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, No. 60 2 curbs rent for 1937 71.40 Appropriation for the year 1937 $ 8,490.00 $8562.02 By Ordinance 272-37—City portion for sockets— Disbursements _ 5238.94 and flags for permanent street decorations 262.50 $ 8,752.50 Earnings $3323.08 Expenditures for 1937 8,679.07 SUMMARY Balance $ 73.43 Total collected from leased stalls $16,201.43 Total collected from leased stands 17,018.10 MARKETS No. 75—ANNUAL REPORT OF Total collected from leased curb stands 4,691.90 CENTRAL MARKET Total collected from transfers 19.00 Total collected from miscellaneous 129.50 WHOLESALE PRODUCERS MARKET Total collected from pay telephone commission.... 35.00 Receipts Accounts receivable, credit for light & heat 56.56 133 permits @ $6.00 each per space $ 798.00 298 permits @ $9.00 each per space 2682.00 $37,055.64 Extra rent for space 768.95 Special collections 90.00 WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET 133 permits issued at $6.00 per space $ 798.00 $4338.95 298 permits issued at $9.00 per space .... 2,682.00 Extra rent for space 768.95 CENTRAL MARKET Special collections 90.00 64 stalls rent for 1937 $7152.59 $4,338.95 4,338.95 68 stands rent 4990.94 46 curb rent 4324.61 Total receipts $42,194.59 15 transfers @ LOO each 15.00 Total Disbursements 21,141.95 Acct. receivable credit heat & light 56.56 Total earnings $21,052.64 $16539.70 PUBLIC LANDS AND BUILDINGS, No. 77 $16539.70 Appropriation for the year 1937 $44,975.00 Disbursements 8568.50 Contracts and encumbrances carried over 356.52

Earnings $12310.15 $45,331.52 Average price per leased stall per month 9.31 Transfer to another department to 76 No. 201 $ 1450.00 Average price per leased stall per year 111.76 Outstanding contracts 490.00 Average price per leased stand per month 6.11 Outstanding encumbrances 431.00 Average price per leased stand per year 73.39 Expenditures for 1937 40,553.11 Average price per leased curb per month 7.83 Average price per leased curb per year 94.01 $42,924.11 2,407.41 ANNUAL REPORT OF NORTH MARKET Rent received from City owned property 7,182.28 58 stalls rent for 1937 $5368.01 105 stands rent 7372.84 MUNICIPAL ZOO, No. 79 2 transfers @ 1.00 each 2.00 Pay telephone commission 11.03 Appropriation for the year 1937 $5,100.00 Contracts carried over 222.00 Encumbrances carried over 212.00 $12753.88 Disbursements 7334.51 $5,534.00 Outstanding contracts and encumbrances.. 375.00 Earnings $ 5419.37 Expenditures for year 1937 4,196.67 Average price per leased stall per month 8.13 Average price per leased stall per year 97.60 $4,571.67 4,571.67 Average price per leased stand per month 6.01 Average price per leased stand per year 72.17 Balance $ 962.33 COMFORT STATIONS, No. 81 ANNUAL REPORT OF EAST MARKET No appropriation for comfort stations — Operated pri­ 67 stalls rent for 1937 $3680.83 vately. 78 stands rent for 1937 4654.32 Encumbrances carried over $136.92 2 transfers @ 1.00 2.00 Expenditures for year 1937 : 133.19 Miscellaneous rent 129.50 Pay telephone commission 23.97 Balance $ 373 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 71

GRIGGS AND O'SHAUGHNESSY RESERVOIRS IMPROVEMENT FUND (Trust Fund)

Balance carried from 1936 $ 974.45 Receipts "City of Columbus" 520.24 Receipts Boat Licenses — 1,020.00 Receipts—Slips, Racks, Lockers 579.00

$3,093.69 Expenditures Oil, gas, repairs, outlay $2,380.53 Outstanding orders 409.16

2,789.69 2,789.69

Balance $ 304.00

ANNUAL REPORT OF DIVISION OF STREET CLEANING, REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL Sub-division of Street Cleaning, 1937 Sub-division of Refuse Collection and Disposal, 1937 SUB-DIVISION OF GARBAGE COLLECTION, 1937 HARRY J. REYNOLDS, Superintendent

The Division of Street Cleaning, Refuse Collection and However, the practice of draining and wrapping garbage Disposal comprises two separate departments or sub-di­ this year increased to the point that the garbage weighed visions, viz. sub-division of street cleaning and sub-division less per cubic yard than heretofore, with the result that of refuse collection and disposal. The overhead costs and 71,706 cubic yards of garbage were collected during the supervision of the division are divided between the two year compared to 53,680.3 in 1936. sub-divisions. The more that garbage is drained and wrapped, the Street cleaning activities include the flushing and clean­ lighter per cubic yard it weighs but the higher the, cost of ing of all streets in the city. Schedules are established for collection per ton is. However, the thought to keep in each crew at the beginning of the year so that every crew mind is the cost per capita per collection which was less has a definite amount of work laid out for them each day. this year than in previous years. An average of 49 col­ These schedules also provide for the frequency of cleaning lections was made this year or an average cost per capita on all streets as some require more cleaning than others. per collection of $.0058 compared to an average collection Frequency of cleaning varies from six times per week on of 38 times last year or a per capita per collection cost of some downtown streets to three times a year in outlying $.0066. residential areas. Such refuse is deposited in the refuse incinerator owned It has been the practice since 1934 of assessing only the and operated by the city. Rubbish, ashes, tin cans and area bounded by Fifth Avenue on the north, Whittier Street other non-burnable refuse is collected by the same crews on the south, Sandusky Street on the west and Parsons that collect the garbage in their respective areas. Avenue on the east, and main thoroughfares outside of During the winter months it requires from 2 to 3 days these boundaries to the city. This practice of assessing in each area to collect the garbage, the rest of the 6 days only a small area provides for adequate cleaning in this of the week being spent on rubbish. As garbage becomes area and then whatever money is available from gas tax heavier, more time is required for collection and less time and the General Fund is used for cleaning the entire area is left for rubbish removal. This system is working out of the city outside of this district as well as the residential very well, with the exception that we need more crews so as streets inside this area. This practice is very unfair. It to reduce the size of each crew's territory so that more was the advice and contention of this department early in time can be had for rubbish removal. All ashes, tin cans 1936 that, either no streets should be assessed for cleaning and non-burnable rubbish is deposited on city operated or all streets in the city should bear their proportionate refuse dumps. All burnable refuse coming into these dump* share of the cost of keeping Columbus streets clean in the by private haulers is diverted to the incinerator in order manner in which they should be. to increase our fuel at this point where it is needed. Careful study and observation of the street cleaning prob­ Dead dogs, cats and other animals are collected off the lems of the city the past two years substantiate the above streets by this department with a special truck and driver contention and prove conclusively that all streets should that does nothing else. During the hot summer months help to bear the entire expense, with a higher cost in the this collection is maintained 16 hours a day and seven days immediate downtown area where more frequent cleaning per week. is ncessary. Street cleaning assessments in 1937 varied from .03 cents per front foot to $1,676 in the market area, During 1937 this department was instrumental in amend­ according to the frequency in which it was necessary to ing the rubbish and garbage collection code and in enforc­ clean these assessable streets. ing the'law providing for the licensing and regulating of private individuals engaged in the collection of garbage The refuse collection division collects garbage, rubbish, and rubbish. 82 garbage and 591 rubbish haulers were and ashes from all residential property, city buildings, brought in, equipment inspected and licensed during the public schools and hospitals. Garbage, paper and burnable year. refuse is collected with 24 crews consisting of a driver and Thirty-seven arrests were made by this department dur­ two loaders, each crew operating in a definite outlined ing the year for violation of city ordinance against illegal area. dumping of rubbish and garbage in alleys and vacant lots Garbage collection in 1937 increased more than 17% in and littering of the streets. All of the 37 were prosecuted, weight over 1936. 25,160.04 tons of garbage were collected paying fine's and costs or\erving time in the workhouse, ex­ from residences this year compared to 21,472.12 in 1936, cept one who was put on probation. 72 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

STREET CLEANING GARBAGE DISPOSAL 12,864.51 gutter miles of streets\were cleanedrwhich in­ F. G. GIBSON, Supt. cludes 1,040 miles of sidewalks cleaned in downtown section and 888 gutter miles cleaned by motor sweeper. Material Handled 55,769 catch basins were cleaned, or an average of eight 1937 1936 Increase cleanings during the year of the approximate 7,000 basins. Tons Tons Tons Dirt and snow removed from streets in 1937, 5,691 totaled Garbage 27268.06 22341.17 4926.89 loads. Mixed Mat'l 922.99 846.90 76.09 Rubbish _ 2458.53 2330.07 128.46

FINANCIAL STATEMENT—91 Fund Total 30649.58 25518.14 5131.44 Appropriation year 1937 $109,080.42 Garbage includes all material to which fuel must be Code Expenditures added. A-l Supervision $ 4,886.17 Mixed Material includes all that is self consuming. A-2 Clerk hire 3,505.34 A-3 Labor 80,243.25 - Rubbish includes all material that can be classed as fuel. B-l Office Supplies : 719.24 1937 1936 B-2 Fuel 389.76 Total coal used 2597.00 Tons 2908.00 Lbs. B-6&7Motor vehicle supplies 3,098.56 Coal per ton Mat'l 170 Lbs. 218 Lbs. B-8 Other supplies 260.25 Fuel ratio 16.7% 21.0% C-3 Telephone 213.01 Fuel Ratio equals total coal plus rubbish divided by the C-4 Advertising 21.08 total tons burned. C-5 Insurance 2,688.84 C-12 Electricity 553.39 Distribution of Costs per Ton Material Incinerated C-13 Water 500.00 1937 1936 D-9 Damage claims 10.99 Supervision $ .098 $ .117 201 Maintenance of buildings 309.40 Labor 944 1.080 300 Maintenance of equipment 4,148.18 Fuel 230 .359 700 Outlay equipment - 5,190.93 Power 052 .068 * $106,738.39 Maintenance .120 .126 •Expended for snow removal Jan., Feb. and Labor 05 .06 Material 07 .066 March $1,624.40 Other 060 .050 Expended for snow removal Nov. and Dec 511.75 Total $1,504 $1,800 Total for snow removal 1937 $2,136.15 Total expenditures 1937 $45313.61 Total expenditures 1936 45728.00 Garbage Month Tons Dogs Cats Miscl Report of Money Received In 1937 January 1,487.62 337 73 12 Scale fees Rec'd $ 500.00 $ 76.90 February 1,204.32 355 101 14 Garbage Fees Rec'd 344.05 460.65 March 1,401.69 377 142 18 Mun. R.R. Track Rental 662.50 701.50 April 1,581.02 354 169 23 Sale of Scrap Iron 435.80 May 1,857.07 276 206 26 June 2,368.27 336 231 25 Total Receipts $1842.35 $1239.05 July 2,757.80 348 268 31 August 3,381.57 372 284 27 Rubbish Cubic September 3,304.08 325 218 27 Month Yards October 2,281.92 301 149 17 January 12,421 November 1,920.35 269 120 11 February 16,490 December 1,604.33 250 100 10 March 14,823 25,160.04 3,900 2,061 241 April 13,515 Total tonnage collected during the year 1937— 25,160.04 May 13,026 Total tonnage collected during the year 1936.... 21,472.12 June 11,198 July 4,984 Increased collection during the year 1937 3,687.92 August 3.918 Population (estimated) 308,000. September 4,965 October 9,038 Garbage collection per capita— 163.37 lbs. November 7,923 Cost of collection per capita 0.283 December 10,271 Cost of collection per ton, 1936 3.653 Cost of collection per ton, 1937 3.474 122,572 Decreased cost of collection per ton, 1937 .179 Total yardage collected during the year, 1937-122,572 Total cost of collection, 1937 87,425.86 Total yardage collected during the year, 1936-106,669 Total cost of collection, 1936 78,459.38 Increased collection during year, 1937 15,903 Garbage Collection Costs Population (estimated) 308,000 Supervision $ 2,443.10 Cost of collection per yard, 1936 734 Clerk hire 156.25 Cost of collection per yard, 1937 659 Labor 77,721.53 Cost of collection per capital, 1936— 254 Office supplies 116.32 Cost of collection per capita, 1937 262 Fuel 165.92 Amount of rubbish collected per capita, 1936 35 yd. Provisions and clothing 25.95 Amount of rubbish collected per capita, 1937 397 yd. Other supplies 120.34 Cost of collection, year 1936 $78,329.21 Telephone 66.45 Cost of collection, year 1937 80,807.23 Electricity 304.99 Damage claims 107.21 Rubbish Collection Costs Maintenance of buildings 412.09 Supervision $ 2,443.13 Maintenance of drives 24.86 Clerk hire 156.25 Maintenance of equipment 1,240.51 Labor 69,743.62 Outlay equipment 4,520.34 Office supplies 200.12 Fuel 153.92 $87,425.86 Provisions and clothing 1.80 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 73

Other supplies 218.13 Telephone 66.46 Electricity 295.01 Damage claims 118.67 Maintenance of buildings 80.40 Maintenance of drives 24.87 Maintenance of equipment 932.58 Outlay equipment 6,372.27 $80,807.23 Financial Statement—67 Fund Appropriation year 1937 $169,736.82 Code Expenditures A-l Supervision 4,886.23 A-2 Clerk hire 312.50 A-3 Labor 147,465.15 B-l Office supplies 316.44 B-2 Fuel 319.84 B-3&4 Provisions & clothing 27.75 B-8 Other supplies 338.47 C-3 Telephone 132.91 C-12 Electricity 600.00 D-9 Damage Claims 225.88 201 Maintenance of buildings 492.49 203 Maintenance of drives 49.73 300 Maintenance of equipment 2,173.09 700 Outlay equipment 10,892.61 $168,233.09

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GARAGE FOR YEAR 1937 R. W. LAUER, Superintendent

Cost of Operation During the past* year we have removed all automobiles 010-A1 Supervision $ 2,178.66 from the streets, for all parades which is quite an item when 010-A 2 Clerk hire 1,620.00 up to 80 cars had to be removed in about two hours time. 010-A 3 Labor & others 10,261.84 All trucks and automobiles not fit for service have been 010-B 1 Office supplies 261.46 junked and disposed of which have been lying around for 010-B 3-4 Provisions & clothing 5.21 several years. 010-B 6-7 Motor vehicle supplies 32,209.46 Cooperating with the fire department on large fires or 010-B 8 Other supplies, etc 220.35 in event of two fires, our gas truck will service the second 010-C 3 Telephone and telegraph 132.00 fire. Also placing mechanics available during emergency 010-C 44 Other contractural services 35.00 period for fire equipment. No. 300 Maintenance equipment 7,838.53 No. 700 Outlay equipment 88.94 The use of higher grade oil has increased the efficiency of equipment and reduced maintenance cost. Total expense $54,851.45 Adoption of a plan to commandeer cars from all divisions for emergencies in police division. This was used New Total appropriation $55,396.80 Year's evening with excellent results. Total expense $54,851.45 Additional mechanic have enabled the garage to give emergency service until 12:00 P. M. which contacts 1st, 2nd, Unexpended balance $ 545.35 and 3rd tricks of police emergency squads. Improvements At the beginning of 1937 we planned lighter equipment Recommendations in the police department with a two year turnover i.e. one Any or all cars taken out of service be traded-in the first year as cruisers and the one year in the detective division. opportunity to prevent cars from being robbed of parts, We now have the figures from actual operation for one year etc. leaving no trade-in value. This is a practice of the comparative to the operating cost in 1936. past which loses the city plenty of money because they can 12 mos. Gas Oil Total Cost Miles Cost per mile be traded-in on a new piece of equipment for at least 1936 4867 Gal 85 qt. $1036.60 29930 $ .0346 $50, compared to $5 when junked for scrap iron. 1937 4750 Gal 130 qt. 831.00 47950 .0175 Recommend that all divisions be permitted to purchase thru any other divisions contract where they get a volume Showing a 60% increase in mileage, 50% reduction in cost price instead of buying a smaller quantity at a higher price. per mile. All the new cruisers do not have a full year ser­ For example, garage and police buy coal oil at %c per vice but they are averaging mileage on the same basis. gallon more than they could buy under engineer's contract However to maintain this basis we will have to follow the and the same condition for oil in the fire department. No original plan of replacement, both from the durability and doubt this is true in many other cases. trading value of the cars after 2 years service, initial cost is offset by expense and efficiency of equipment and Recommend the direct supervision of all mechanics or after the first complete change is made the trade-in cost repairmen on automotive equipment be under the municipal per year will be much less than the value of present equip­ garage. The reason this should be thoroly understood ment which has to be traded in. This is a parallel is, under the present set-up the mechanic is often put on condition wherein the various divisions equipment has the spot, forced to permit equipment to operate when it is been properly placed according to the requirements where­ not safe, due to demands of the division. This is neither by we have eliminated excessive repairs and now have con­ good nor "Safe for city operation of their own equipment tinuous hours of service. which should be an example for the public. 74 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

ANNUAL REPORT\OF THE DIVISION OF ELECTRICITY FOR THE YEAR 1937 * ROBERT N. TUCKER, Superintendent

Summary • v The Municipal Light Plant's operation for the year 1937 The field of the 4,000 K.W. Allis-Chalmers Turbine gen­ established new records for output of electricity, gross erator unit was completely rewound in the manufacturer's cash receipts, and profits. shops. While the electrical output was increased only 533,889 K.W.H., or approximately 1.0 per cent above the preced­ Improvements and Construction ing year, the respective cash receipts were $56,454.92, or The major items under this heading consist of:— approximately 8 per cent greater. In contrast to the above (1) Installation of service water piping and placing a increase in revenue the operating expenses were increased station service water pump in operation thereby en­ (see item 5 in the tabulation) only $22,720.71, or approxi­ abling the plant to supply its own service water re­ mately 6 per cent. The unit increase in the cost of fuel quirements instead of using city purified water for alone has necessitated an increased expenditure of $21,791.54 this purpose. for the same. While the total paid and allowed for labor (2) Construction of new overhead electric lines on Fulton has increased $6,020.06, this is more than compensated by street and installation of underground electric cables the reduction of over $15,000 in the cost or value of water in the Main street bridge, Canal street and vicinity, used. in order to remove the overhead lines from the The surplus (see item 8 in the tabulation) of the cash abandoned Rich street bridge and adjacent eastward receipts above operating expenses, amortization and re­ area. tirement of bonds amounts to $216,535.35, which is ^73,- (3) Construction of a new 3 phase, 6900 volt, overhead 706.26 above the surplus for the preceding year. electric line from the Municipal Light Plant to the Water Purification Plant. Comparative Results (4) Installation of 19 capacitor units of 30 R.K.V.A. each at various points of the system to increase the power A tabulation of the plant's operations for the past four years is subsequently shown for comparative purposes. factor, reduce line losses and improve voltage regu­ lation. Street Lighting Extension of Services During the year, due to limited facilities, it has been pos­ The major extensions of electric service from the Mu­ sible to install only a few additional street lights besides nicipal Light Plant consisted of:— supplying service to lights installed as a part of other pro­ (1) Supplying 87 new street, park, and underpass lights. jects. In order to provide improved utilization of light and (2) A 600 K.V.A. service was provided for the Water better visibility with a minimum of glare this division has Purification Plant of the City Division of Water. co-operated with the Division of Engineering and with the Bureau of Bridges, State Highway Department, so as to (3) A 600 K.V.A. service to the New Sewage Treatment obtain the most suitable lighting units and lighting condi­ Works was connected on October 21, 1937, for their tions wherever new units were required in connection with testing and preliminary starting up purposes. their respective construction work. A new type of enclosed street lighting fixture, mounted Deferred Upkeep at heights of 20 to 25 feet, is being given a trial at five loca­ In accordance with the provisions of the ordinance es­ tions. tablishing the Depreciation Fund an initial appropriation Also at three street intersections sodium vapor lamp of $250,000 was made to this division by ordinance No. fixtures of 1,000 candle-power were installed. These vapor 53-37 passed on March 15, 1937. units are approximately two and one-half times as efficient From the funds thus made available contracts were en­ as the ordinary incandescent lamp in converting electrical tered into as follows: energy to light; furthermore, in addition to the increased amount of available light, its characteristic yellow color is (1) With the Riley Stoker Corp. for one boiler unit of symbolic of "caution" and makes an appropriate warning 150,000 lbs. per hr. steam capacity. for the motor vehicle driver approaching an intersection (2) With the American Engineering Co. for one 12-retort where unusually hazardous conditions are known to exist. water-cooled underfeed stoker. The work of gradually converting the cluster type orna­ (3) With the Jeffrey Mfg. Co. for coal handling equip­ mental lamp posts with their five small lights to a single- ment, Units No. 1 and No. 2, to provide a 60 ton light type with one large globe and lamp has been carried per hr. capacity for the existing plant. on as funds, labor, and materials permitted. This con­ The above equipment is scheduled for delivery and erec­ version simplifies the wiring and reduces the maintenance tion during the first part of the year 1938. required; furthermore, the single large globe and lamp is generally preferable to the smaller cluster types. Thus while the total number of individual lamps (not fixtures) Charts has been reduced due to the aforesaid conversion the actual Graphic charts Nos. C-33, "Yearly Station Generation", number of street lighting units has been increased. C-53 "Yearly Financial Trend", and C-52 "1937 Annual Financial Chart" are attached hereto and conveniently picture their respective subjects. Plant Operation and Maintenance In addition to the routine operation and maintenance the Conclusion following major items were performed: The entire exterior front of No. 5 Westinghouse Stoker Attention is especially called to the Chart C-52, and to was renewed and/or repaired so as to obtain modern de­ the "total contribution to city" by the Municipal Light sign with provision for more readily replacing worn parts Plant which it is apparent, is conservatively valued at and better control of fuel bed movement. $364,728.74 or 34 per cent of the stated total revenue value. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 75

TABULATION COMPARATIVE DATA Operations, Receipts, Expenses, Profits, Property, Bonded Debt. ITEM 1934 1935 1936 1937 1 No. of Customers 5,905 6,292 6,199 6,135 2 Generator peak load K.W 10,800 11,000 11,600 11,300 3 Net Station output K.W.H 46,379.600 50,173.000 53,957,700 54,491,589 4 Cash Receipts $608,289.70 $673,018.04 $709,975.50 $766,430.42 5* Operating Expenses 360,457.70 376,857.70 380,174.36 402,895.07 6 Funded Debt Requirement 203,445.45 197,557.48 186,972.05 147,000.00 7 Total (Item 5 plus 6) 563,903.15 574,415.18 567,146.41 549,895.07 8 Surplus (Item 4 less item 7) 44,386.55 98,602.86 142,829.09 216,535.35 * Exclusive of allowance for office rent and city administrative services. 9 Depreciated property value at beginning of year $1,818,434.37 $1,795,859.18 $1,754,828.22 $1,666,460.98 10 Additions 65,915.11 46,361.57 43,534.12 59,521.55 11 Deductions (depreciation) 88,490.30 87,392.53 131,901.36 122,509.01 12 Depreciated property value at end of year 1,795,859.18 1,754^828.22 1,666,460.98 1,603,473.52 13 Cross bonded debts 1,569,000.00 1,404,000.00 889,000.00 789,000.00 14 Less sinking fund on hand 647,311.00 591,583.00 229,494.00 245,523.00

15 Net Bonded debt $ 921,689.00 $ 812,417.00 $ 659,506.00 $ 543,477.00

FINANCIAL REPORT 1937 Revenues RECEIPTS AND Number Per Metered CREDITS Customers Kw.-Hrs. Amount Kw.-Hrs.-Cents Dec. 31, 1937 Residence 3,744 3,000,063 116,560.24 3.89 Commercial 2,147 14,808^585 369,563.06 2.50 Secondary power 215 14,298,358 216,759.22 1.52 Primary power 9 4,669,220 55,529.38 1.19 Cooking 18 23,771 870.51 3.66

Total sales 36,799,997 $ 759,282.41 2.06 Miscel. (non-operating) 7,148.01 Total cash '. $ 766,430.42 City buildings (book credit) 2 492,300 9,978.00 2.03 Other city bills unpaid (credit) 2,735.90 Street lighting (book credit) 10,254,130 281,988.50 2.75 Total 6,135 47,546,427 . $ 1,061,132.82 2.23 Gross generation—Kw.-Hrs 57,227,000 Used in plant " 2,735,411 Net station output " 54,491,589 1.947 Less net sales " 47,546,427 Company use " 241,107 Transmission and distribution losses and unaccounted for, Kw-Hrs 6,704,055

FINANCIAL REPORT 1937 Unit Cost Per Kw.-Hr. Net Station EXPENSES (paid and allowed) Amount Output-Cents Power plant $261,215.43 .479 Transmission 17,525.31 .032 Distribution 29,367.04 .054 Street lighting : 49,031.78 .090 Undistributed * 10,526.09 .019 General expenses 59,229.42f .109 Total operating expenses $426,895.07 .783 Fixed charges 161,924.01 .297

Total operating and fixed charges.....*. $588,819.08 1.080 Operating income value $472,313.74 Allowance for taxes 120,093.92 Net evaluated earnings 352,219.82 Allowance for retirement of bonds 107,585.00 Net evaluated surplus 244,634.82 ^ _> Value of total contribution to city (taxes plus^ surplus)- m \ $364,728.74 •jTncludes an allowance of $24,000 for office rent and administrative services from other City Departments within the City Hall. 76 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES • Unit Cost POWER PLANT— * ^ Per Kw.-Hr. Operation Net Station Labor Material Total Output-Cents Salaries and wages $ 53,101.53 $ 53,101.53 .097 Fuel for steam ^167,333.38 167,333.38 .307 Water used 7,879.10 7,879.10 .015 Feed water purification 228.00 401.14 629.14 .001 Lubricants 362.36 362.36 .001 Station supplies and expense, miscellaneous 1,161.60 1,161.60 .002 Total $ 53,329.53 $177,137.58 $230,467.11 .423

Maintenance Repairs to station structures $ 2,130.66 $ 2,992.16 $ 5,122.82 .009 Repairs to boiler plant equipment 4,418.03 7,854.34 12,272.37 .023 Repairs to prime movers 2,512.54 10,165.72 12,678.26 .023 Repairs to electrical equipment 437.55 237.32 674.87 .001

Total $ 9,498.78 $ 21,249.54 $ 30,748.32 .056

Total operation and maintenance , $ 62,828.31 $198,387.12 $261,215.43 .479

TRANSMISSION— Operation Salaries and wages $ 12,472.02 $ 12,472.02 .023 Supplies and expenses $ 1,785.00 1,785.00 .003

Total $ 12,472.02 $ 1,785.00 $ 14,257.02 .026

Maintenance

Repairs to sub-station and equipment v $ 624.77 $ 259.84 $ 884.61 .002 Repairs to transmission system 977.69 1,405.99 2,383.68 .004

Total $ 1,602.46 $ 1,665.83 $ 3,268.29 .006 Total operation and maintenance _ $ 14,074.48 $ 3,450.83 $ 17,525.31 .032

DISTRIBUTION— Operation Salaries and wages $ 13,312.18 $ 13,312.18 .025 Supplies and expenses $ 685.00 685.00 .001 Total $ 13,312.18 $ 685.00 $ 13,997.18 .026

Maintenance Repairs to distribution system $ 7,245.05 $ 2,577.70 $ 9,822.75 .018 Repairs to transformers 833.92 299.34 1,133.26 .002 Repairs to services .-. _ 1,342.31 44.71 1,387.02 .003 Repairs to meters and equipment - 176.54 13.63 190.17 .0003 Repairs to lines damaged by others 1,618.81 131.33 1,750.14 .003 Installing temporary lines - _ 1,046.01 40.51 1,086.52 .0017 Total $ 12,262.64 $ 3,107.22 $ 15,369.86 .028 Total operation and maintenance $ 25,574.82 $ 3,792.22 $ 29,367.04 .054

STREET LIGHTING— Operation Salaries and Wages $ 14,529.57 $ 14,529.57 .027 Supplies and expenses $ 11,254.50 11,254.50 .020 Total _ $ 14,529.57 $ 11,254.50 $ 25,784.07 .047

Maintenance Repairs to street light system _ $ 17,423.87 $ 5,823.84 $ 23,247.71 .043

Total operation and maintenance „ „ $ 31,953.44 $ 17,078.34 $ 49,031.78* .090 * The above costs pertain only to the street lighting system proper. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 77

UNDISTRIBUTED— Unit Cost Operation Per Kw.-Hr. Net Station Labor Material Total Output-Cents Stores department expenses $ 3,509.93 $ 20.80 $ 3,530.73 .006 Garage expenses, etc 1,226.96 3,178.30 4,405.26 .008 TotaL „..$ 4,736.89 $ 3,199.10 $ 7,935.99 .014

Maintenance Repairs to miscellaneous equipment $ 1,365.34 $ 1,224.76 $ 2,590.10 .005

Total operation and maintenance $ 6,102.23 $ 4,423.86 $ 10,526.09 .019

GENERAL EXPENSES— Administrative Salaries and expenses administrative officers $ 3,681.67 $ 3,681.67 .007 * Administrative expenses other departments „ 15,000.00 15,000.00 .027 Salaries other office employees 7,596.75 7,596.75 .01394 * General office rent $ 9,000.00 9,000.00 .017 General office supplies and expenses 1,103.40 1,103.40 .002 Miscellaneous expenses 11.02 25.04 36.06 .00006 Total $ 26,289.44 $ 10,128.44 $ 36,417.88 .067

Commercial Salaries and expenses $ 14,879.34 $ 1,085.62 $15,964.96 .029

Injuries and Damages Damage to property $ 52.42 52.42 .0001

Miscellaneous Boiler and compensation insurance $ 6,794.16 $ 6,794.16 .0129 Total general expenses $ 41,168.78 18,060.64 59,229.42 .109 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES:— Allowed 15,000.00 15,641.64 30,641.64 .056 Paid 166,702.06 229,551.37 396,253.43 .727 Grand total _ $181,702.06 $245,193.01 $426,895.07 .783

Fixed Charges Interest $ 39,415.00 Depreciation - $122,509.01 $161,924.01 .297 Total $588,819.08* 1.080 Grand total operation, maintenance and fixed charges •Amount paid plus allowance for other expenses pertaining to this division.

EQUIPMENT AND BETTERMENTS Labor and Material Paid From Annual Appropriation. 1937 Total Labor Net Month Labor Material and Material Credits Debits January $ 607.51 $ 1,218.21 $ 1,825.72 $ 2,861.48 $ 1,035.76* February „ 621.78 * 555.49 1,177.27 277.39 899.88 March 883.15 2,599.71 3,482.86 1,698.01 1,784.85. April 1,112.20 3,895.12 5,007.32 1,745.12 3,262.20 May 1,434.38 3,195.07 4,629.45 1,203.50 3,425.95 June 917.25 1,957.68 2,874.93 592.01 2,282.92 July 782.31 1,209.50 1,991.81 467.43 1,524.38 August 2,471.13 662.16 3,133.29 94.50 3,038.79 September 3,568.73 2,368.96 5,937.69 370.17 5,567.52 October 3,413.18 7,933.50 11,346.68 459.51 10,887.17 November 3,619.93 19,207.75 22,827.68 1,414.33 21,413.35 1,524.12 6,470.30 December - 3,627.89 4,366.53 7,994.42 _» s, $12,707.57 $59,521.55 Total $23,059.44 - $49,169.68 -, $72,229.12\ *$1,035.76—Credit. 78 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

OPERATING EXPENSES AND FIXED CHARGES •x, (Paid and Allowed) Grand 1937 Operating Expenses Fixed Total Month Labor Material Total Charges Expenses January $ 15,373.46 $ 20,238.56 $ 35,612.02 $ 14,284.58 $ 49,896.60 February 14,874.13 19,868.21 34,742.34 14,284.58 49,026.92 -March 16,430.28 • 21,619.81 38,050.09 14,284.58 52,334.67 April 14,831.14 21,100.33 35,931.47 14,284.58 50,216.05 May 14,831.54 20,252.59 35,084.13 14,284.58 49,368.71 June 17,066.57 19,602.83 36,669.40 14,284.58 50,953.98 Julv 15,332.50 18,786.67 34,119.17 14,284.58 48,403.75 August 14,253.15 18,912.12 33,165.27 14,284.58 47,449.85 September 15,733.11 23,354.36 39,087.47 14,284.58 53,372.05 October 13,997.36 2,0,929.15 34,926.51 14,284.58 49,211.09 November 13,312.20 20,861.22 34,173.42 9,539.09 43,712.51 December 15,666.62 19,667.16 35,333.78 9,539.12 44,872.90

Totals $181,702.06 $245,193.01 $426,895.07 $161,924.01 $588,819.08 Monthly average 15,141.92 20,432.75 35,574.59 13,493.67 49,068.26

CLASSIFICATION OF CASH RECEIPTS (1) (2) (3) (4) Column (1) Gross Federal Less Columns Classification of Revenues Receipts Tax Rebates (2) & (3) Residence lighting $116,582.35 $ .74 $21.37 $116,560.24 Commercial lighting 369,621.69 58.63 369,563.06 Secondary power 216,759.22 216,759.22 Primary power 55,529.38 55,529.38 Residence cooking and lighting 870.70 .19 870.51 Total $759,363.34 $ .93 $80.00 $759,282.41 Miscellaneous (non-operating) 7,148.01 Total cash receipts.. ..$766,430.42

CLASSIFICATION OF KILOWATT-HOURS AND METERS IN SERVICE Average Average Average Average Average Receipt per Average Kw.-Hrs. Kw.-Hrs. Charge Charge Kw.-Hr. No. of Number Kw.- Hrs. Per Cust. Per Cust. Per Cust. Per Cust. Consumed SCHEDULE Meters Served for Year Per year Per month Per year Per Month Cts. A—Residential 3,756 3,000,063 799 67 $ 31.03 $ 2.59 3.89 B—Commercial „ 2,170 14,808,585 6,824 569 170.31 1419 2.50 C—Secondary power 217 14,298,358 65,891 5,491 998.89 83.24 1.52 P—Primary 7 4,669,220 667,031 • 55,586 7,932.79 661.07 1.19 R—Cooking, etc 14 23,771 1,698 142 62.18 5.18 3.66 City buildings 2 492,300 246,150 20,513 4,989.00* 415.75 2.03 Street light locations 8,756 10,254,130 1,171 98 32.21* 2.68 2.75 Transmission and dist. losses- 6,704,055 Company use 241,107

Total 6,166 54,491,589 1.947 * Book credits.

T' CASH OPERATING REVENUES From the Sale of Surplus Energy Plus Miscellaneous Bills 1937 Misc. Bills 1937 1936 Month Current Bills Total Receipts Total Receipts January $ 65,327.26 $ 1,071.15 $ 66,398.41 $ 57,852.71 February 57,289.06 147.90 57,436.96 57,346.65 March _ : 72,605.82 590.21 73,196.03 61,614.54 April 64,999.52 1,083.80 66,083.32 55,330.23 May 61,073.84 186.06 61,259.90 60,790.47 June 64,517.58 779.12 65,296.70 56,899.93 July 60,676.91 179.47 60,856.38 55,309.05 August 61,840.03 258.21 62,098.24 53,388.62 September 61,490.84 10.74 61,501.58 61,198.69 October , 62,703.07 1,112.40 63,815.47 59,388.37 November 56,846.74 116.55 56,963.29 60,775.19 December 69,911.74 1,612.40 71,524.14 70,081.05

Totals $759,282.41 $ 7,148.01 $766,430.42 $709,975.50 Monthly average $ 63,273.53 595.67 63,-869.20 59,164.63 Monthly average increase above preceding year 4,704.57 3,079.79 Monthly percent increase above preceding year 7.9 5.5 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 79

FIXED ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 1937—LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT Balance Additions Credit for Balance LANDS— Dec. 31,1936 for 1937 1937 Dec. 31,1937 Equity in north sub station.. $ 850.00 $ 850..00 Pole yard at plant 1,700.00 1,700.00 $ 2,550.00 2,550.00

BUILDINGS— Boiler and power plant structures $ 72,040.94 $ 3,914.02 $ 2,622.49 $ 73,332.47 West side sub and equity north and south sub stations.... 22,910.32 716.00 22,194.32 Other structures : 22,665.61 685.69 688.68 22,662.62 $ 117,616.87 $ 4,599.71 $ 4,027.17 $ 118,189.41

EQUIPMENT—CENTRAL PLANT Boiler plant $ 198,667.17 $ 1,865.80 $ 15,616.39 $ 184,916.58 Prime movers and generators : 301,803.18 22,242.74 279,560.44 Accessory electric equipment 73,564.63 287.97 4,457.41 69,395.19 Miscellaneous power plant 7,781.75 9,602.90 427.58 16,957.07 $ 581,816.73 $11,756.67 $ 42,744.12 $550,829.28

EQUIPMENT—SUB STATIONS North sub station $ 6,801.21 $ 53.03 $ 723.04 $ 6,131.20 South sub station 3,061.61 405.93 2,655.68 West sub station 24,115.77 1,860.19 22,255.58 $ 33,978.59 $ 53.03 $ 2,989.16 $ 31,042.46

EQUIPMENT—DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Poles and fixtures ~ $ 8,799.57 $ 1,059.86 $ 602.77 $ 9,256.66 Overhead conductors 137,457.32 2,118.33 8,848.35 130,727.30 Conduit and underground conductors 231,821.78 25,447.56 17,241.28 240,028.06 Overhead service lines 36,585.11 1,131.09 2,774.82 34,941.38 Underground service lines 5,078.30 755.31 347.96 5,485.65 Transformers 72,232.93 4,287.25 5,753.43 70,766.75 Meters and metering 48,681.33 1,155.01 3,786.83 46,049.51 Street lighting system 355,641.60 5,090.38 30,035.25 330,696.73 $ 896,297.94 $41,044.79 $ 69,390.69 $ 867,952.04

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT General office $ 4,311.07 $ 1,196.72 232.22 5,275.57 Other miscellaneous . 9,067.06 870.63 1,152.13 8,785.56 Construction—Engineering and superintendence 20,822.72 1,973.52 18,849.20 $ 34,200.85 $ 2,067.35 $ 3,357.87 5 32,910.33 Total property accounts end of year 1,666,460.98 59,521.55 122,509.01 1,603,473.52 Gross bonded indebtedness December 31, 1937 789,000.00 Less sinking fund on hand December 31, 1937 245,523.00 Net bonded indebtedness * $ 543,477.00

Number of Meters in Service at End of Each Year SCHEDULE 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Residential—A 2,177 2,285 2,886 3,287 3,426 3,821 3,771 3,744 Commercial—B 1,351 1,445 1,945 2,201 2,253 2,241 2,194 2,149 Sec. Power—C 151 169 199 215 216 218 216 215 Primary—P 3 5^ 7 7 7 9 Cooking—R „ - 1 1 \ 3 5 12 18 Total..... 3,679 3,899 5,034 5,709 5,905 6,292 6,199 6.135 80 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES \% \ DIVISION NO. 82 1937 Adjusted 1936 Dr. Cr. Month Encumbrances Appropriation Vouchers January $19,208.61 $458,113.61 $15,156.14 February , 29,907.46 'March - 32,628.48 April - 59,188.24 May - - 33,626.36 June .-• 44,679.50 July -• -•• 25,025.31" August - 25,000.00 43,945.11 36,185.53 September „ * 43,330.83 October ..._ 25,000.00 52,718.35 November - 55,329.82 December _ Total expenditures from appropriation- $471,721.13 Encumbrances carried over to 1938 . 25,406.94 Balance to general fund 10,985.54

Total - .,...$508,113.61 ,,113.61

DEPRECIATION FUND Appropriation ... - $250,000.00 Expenditures— Labor $5,578.70

Material 118.46 $ ' 5,697.16

Encumbrances 243,824.00 Total Expenditures and Encumbrances $249,521.16 Balance in Fund, Dec. 31, 1937 478.84 $250,000.00

SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SALES 1910 to 1937 inc. Cash receipts—1910—1920 .....$683,624.73 CASH RECEIPTS 1921 151,590.64 1922 176,033.96 Month 1936 1937 1923 221,470.66 January $ 57,741.61 $ 65,327.26 1924 222,287.64 February 57,265.65 57,289.06 1925 263,359.63 March 60,027.61 72,605.82 1926 295,027.14 April 55,322.27 64,999.52 1927 328,715.02 May - 60,382.11 61,073.84 1928 373,660.26 June 56,722.97 64,517.58 1929 449,258.04 July 55,272.07 60,676.91 1930 429,815.19 August 53,227.14 61,840.03 1931 460,502.68 September 60,952.85 61,490.84 1932 459,354.88 October 59,293.90 62,703.07 1933 556,885.53 November 60,538.85 56,846.74 1934 604,364.41 December 69,598.22 69,911.74 1935 668,514.80 1936 706,345.25 Total for year $706,345.25 $759,282.41 1937 759,282.41 Grand total $7,810,092.87

COAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE DATA Coal on hand, January 1, 1937 tons 1,200 1936 1937 Coal received during 1937.... " 50,989 Net Station output, KWH 53,957,700 54,491,589 Total coal used, Tons 48,956 48,889 Total coal - " 52,189 Cost of coal consumed $145,541.84 $167,333.38 Less coal used in 1937 " 48,889 Average price per ton 2.97 3.423 Pounds of coal consumed per Total coal on hand, December 31, 1937 " 3,300 KWH based on net station output 1.81 1.794 Fuel cost in dollars per KWH, net station output.... .00270 .00307 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 81

STREET LAMP REPORT 1937

h4 >i< £*> £> Total §8 s 88 In use Jan. 1, 1937 1080 720 4846 752 533 336 559 11 3098 79 38 11 12,063 Additions 15 71 5 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 175 Discontinued 91 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 265 0 0 0 377 Gained or lost (*) 76* 70 11* 2 33 0 0 0 265* 0 42 0 202* In use Dec. 31, 1937 1004 790 4835 754 566 336 559 11 2833 79 80 11 11,861 Renewals 1109 1303 6529 766 455 1085 221 37 2478 389 92 25 14,586 *Indicates Loss

Street lighting net connected load, Dec. 31, 1937 2,557.6 K.W. Number of hours lights burned during 1937 4021 hr. 40 Min. Average number of hours burned per day 11 hr. 01 Min.

OTHER RENEWALS: Lantern panels 798 Large whiteway rippled-glass globes 66 Small whiteway rippled-glass globes 98 12-in. medium alabaster glass round globes 131 16 in. medium alabaster glass round globes 142

Large glass canopies 26 Small glass canopies 43 Large aluminum canopies 42 Small aluminum canopies 10

STREET LAMP FIXTURES PLACED IN SERVICE: Main Street Bridge 16 Main Street Bridge Approaches 17 Railroad Underpasses 24 Mastarm type for Streets, Alleys and Parks 30 Total -....- 87

DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY PRODUCED

KILOWATT HOURS — 1937 Losses and Station Net Company Street Used By Unaccounted Month Generated Use Output Use Lighting City Bldgs. Sales for January 5,341,000 202,700 5,138,300 * 18,919 1,082,440 47,500 3,404,254 585,187 February 4,585,000 190,880 4,394,120 30,807 898,100 46,800 3,328,286 90,127 March 5,036,000 214,270 4,821,730 29,292 896,200 41,700 3,028,679 825,859 April 4,682,000 195,200 4,486,800 27,618 767,500 47,300 3,099,146 545,236 May 4,477,000 189,440 4,287,560 27,612 694,840 39,400 3,048,657 477,051 June 4,437,000 236,865 4,200,135 27,875 627,890 36,100 2,971,897 536,373 July 4,392,000 234,202 4,157,798 28,433 675,290 38,700 2,881,584 533,791 August 4,768,000 264,580 4,503,420 26,567 745,390 36,500 2,838,124 856,839 September 4,581,000 243,845 4,337,155 15,462 811,090 39,300 3,090,062 381,241 October 4,978,000 265,309 4,712,691 2,543 945,580 33,700 2,985,375 745,493 November 4,809,000 245,060 4,563,940 2,591 1,004,660 40,900 % 3,128,181 387,608 December 5,141,000 253,060 4,887,940 3,388 1,105,150 N 44^400 2,995,752 739,250

Total 57,227,000 2,735,411 54,491,589 241,107 10,254,130 492,300 36,799,997 6,704,055 -60,000,000- \ YE-/^RLY STAT ON GENERATION

STAT/ON GEA(£#AT/ON FOX OMMER- I C/AL AMD O) •50,000,000 SALES L\VS\V\V\VvVI STAT/ON T/OA/ FO/? Li<3HT/NG

OIVISION OF ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO C-33 (0 REVENUES ^EXPENDITURES. TOTAU*1,06U3Z,8Z TOTAL »\,0

#Z8l,98850- STREET LIGHTING. SURPLUS.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTION To CITY. *^735.90 OUTSTANDING ClTY BILLS. V////AW////A *te0,093.9fc ^978.00 "" TAKES. SERVICE TO CITY BUILDINGS.

-#107,585.00 RETIREMENT OF BONOS. *76&,4304Z- CASH RECEIPTS.

*\ZZt 509.01 DEPRECIATION.

BASIS-. #39,4*5.00 (l§I) REVENUES CONSISTING INTEREST ON BONDS. OF ALL CASH RECEIVED PLUS -*E4,0OO.00 VALUE OF OTHER SERVICES SERVICES FROM CITY. RENDERED. (£££) EXPENDITURES PAID PLUS ALLOWANCE TOR OTHER EXPENSES CHARGEABLE TO THE SYSTEM. -*402,895.07 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE..

*4£<^895.07 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES.

1937 ArmuAL FINANCIAL CHART \

DIVISION OF E.LE.CTRICITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE C-5Z CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. VEARLY FINANCIAL TREND 1,500,000" \ 1,400,000-

TOT/'.U CASH RECEH PTS l.iOO.OOO-

AMOUNT REO.U\RED> IN EXCESS or G<">SH RECEIPTS, T<> COVER SCINCLUD\NG ?>T REET L\6WTme) AND 1,200,000- OpElKAT\nG EXPEMS FUNDJED DEBT RE.O.UI REMENTS. CASH SURPLUS, AFTER RE-\n©u*smG GENERAL FUND FOR me EXPENSES 1,100,000- O PEP AT (AMD FUNDED ^EBI KEQ^RSNE HT&- ST RE ET LIGHTING PROVIDE.© WITHOUT NET COST TO TAXPAYERS.

1,000,000-

900,000 -

>|800,000-

t 500,000 0)

YEARS

DIVISION OF ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE CITY OF COLUMBUS,OHIO C-53 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 85

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, 1937

P. W. MAETZEL, Chief Engineer

April 5, 1938. Under the W.P.A. program, we graded and stoned Mr. Llewelyn Lewis, about 80 streets and alleys having a length of 37,988 feet; Director of Public Service relaid the brick on Rich Street between Sandusky Street City of Columbus, Ohio. and Starling Street and worked on the other projects de­ tailed in the attached report, the City having contributed Dear Sir: services and funds to value of $271,012.00 and the W.P.A. $2,042,327.00. The construction of 600,000 square yards of Herewith is the annual report of the Division of En­ sidewalks took place, the materials necessary therefor hav­ gineering and Construction for the year ending December ing been paid for by the property owners. 31, 1937. During the year, we contracted and supervised the pav­ Under the P.W.A. program, we completed 57,667.6 lin­ ing of 1.698 miles of streets at a cost of $79,617.04; $576,- ear feet of sewer construction at a cost of $405,915.61, the 116.34 was spent for street maintenance and repair, includ­ total miles of sewers in the City now being 777.615 miles. ing labor, material and supervision, the major portions of We also completed the paving of approaches to the new which was for 45,366.6 square yards of asphalt repairs and Main Street Bridge and have practically completed the new 47,590 square yards of brick repairs; the average cost per Sewage Treatment Works. square yard of asphalt repair being $1.32 and for brick Yours very truly, repair being $2,055 per square yard; the balance of the ex­ pense being for grading, cindering, cutting weeds, etc.; and P. W. MAETZEL,, the maintenance of sewers and drains cost $12,930.40. Chief Engineer.

ENGINEERING No. 61 1937 1937 Sub-Account Appropriation Expenditures Balance A-l Salaries $ 1,335.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 235.00 A-2 Clerk hire 7,550.00 7,030.00 520.00 A-3 Labor and other 10,085.00 8,398.16 1,686.84 B-l Office supplies 1,000.00 884.45 115.55 B-8 Other supplies 100.00 34.23 65.77 C-l Transportation of Employees 25.00 0.00 25.00 C-2 Travelling expenses of Employees 50.00 49.56 0.44 C-3 Telephone and telegraph 10.00 2.20 7.80 C-44 Other contractural services 50.00 42.00 8.00 300 Maintenance of equipment 50.00 34.28 15.72 700 Outlay of Equipment _ 0.00 0.00 0.00

Totals $20,255.00 $17,574.88 $ 2,680.12

Original appropriation $20,255.00 Transferred $ 0.00 Encumbered $ 86.70 Expenditures $17,574.88 17,661.58 Net balance $ 2,593.42

STREET REPAIR No. 64 . - 1937 1937 Sub-Account Appropriation Expenditures Balance B-l Office supplies $ 350.00 $ 290.41 $ 59.59 B-3&4 Provision and clothing 100.00 54.96 45.04 B-8 Other supplies 50.00 34.37 15.63 C-l Transportation of employees 10.00 10.00 0.00 C-3 Telephone and telegraph ] 285.00 271.13 13.87 C-12 Light 425.00 350..45 74.55

Totals $ 1,220.00 $ 1,011.32 $ 208.5S

Original appropriation $ 1,220.00 Transferred . $ 0.00 ^ % Encumbered 20.00 \ Expenditures . '.r. 1,01132 v 1,031.32 Net balance $ 188.68 86 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

M AINTENANCE AND REPAIR No. 65

LUMP SUM 1937 1937 Sub-Account Appropriation Expenditures Balance A-l, Salaries - $ 6,060.00 A-*2* Clerk hire 6,973.68 A^3 Labor and other 358,708.49 B Materials 127,791.26 B-2 Fuel 3,608.77 B-6 & 7 Mechanical and motor vehicles supplies 8,364.56 B-8 Other supplies 5,010.98 C-2 Traveling expense of employees 500.00 C-5 Insurance 11,330.73 C-14 Power 198.07 C-44 Other contractural services 35,323.59 D-l Pensions 2,109.00 201 Maintenance of buildings 566.35 215 Maintenance of railroads 56.11 216 Maintenance of fences 225.35 300 Maintenance of equipment - 9,244.68 501 Easements , 11.35 601 Outlay of buildings ..... 0.00 700 Outlay of equipment 29,116.81 New street construction 30,741.95

Totals $686,036.98 $635,941.75 $50,095.23

Total appropriation $686,036.98 Total expenditures 34,126.92 Total encumbered 635,941.75 670,068.67

Net balance $ 15,968.31

SEWERS AND DRAINS No. 72 1937 1937 Sub-Account Appropriation Expenditures Balance A-3 Labor and other $ 8,165.91 $ 8,165.31 $ 0.60 B Materials 1,000.00 618.98 381.02 B-l Office supplies 200.00 128.49 71.51 B-3 & 4 Provisions and clothing 120.00 80.20 39.80 B-8 Other supplies 225.00 144.78 80.22 C-14 Power 149.09 90.08 59.01 C-44 Other contractural services 0.00 0.00 0.00 300 Maintenance of equipment 200.00 166.56 33.44 700 Otulay of equipment - 0.00 0.00 0.00 Totals .- $10,060.00 $ 9,394.40 $ 665.60

Original appropriation $10,060.00 Transferred , 0.00 Encumbered - - 13.22 Expenditures - -• 9,394.40 9,407.62 Net balance $ 652.38

SEWER & DRAIN No. 72—MAINTENANCE & REPAIR EXPENDITURES, FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1937 Material Labor Total Cost Cost Cost Dragging sewers , $ $2,495.53 $2,495.53 Miscellaneous labor 911.27 911.27 Miscellaneous repairs and construction 1,916.88 1,399.54 3,316.42 Inspecting regulators and connections ~ ». 1,188.22 1,188.22 Manhole construction 136.87 170.45 307.32 Manhole repairs 245.31 392.90 638.21 Sewer construction ... 230.97 289.95 520.92 Repairing sanitary sewers for various W.P.A. jobs 258.74 315.40 57414 Salaries 1,892.88 1,892.88 Discharge vouchers 109.17 109.17 Maintenance of equipment 266.70 266.70 Automobiles and overhead 709.62 709.62

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PAVING STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 Total Paving in \Plac e Total Paving in Place December 31, 1936 Paving Laid During 1937 Paving Replaced During 1937 December 31, 1937 Miles Sq. Yds. Cost Miles Sq. Yds. Cost Miles Sq. Yds. Cost Total Total Total BRICK AND BLOCK- Miles Sq. Yds. Cost Brick 3" 6.143 150,421 $ 623,636.14 0.251 6.208 $ 20,795.64 6.394 156,629 $ 644,431.78 . ,-• Brick - ...A" 201.907 3,175,915 9,030,533.74 350 4,465.54 0.085 1,947 $14,479.10 201.822 3,174,318 9,020,520.18 Hayden Block 5.937 111,028 276,370.87 5.937 111,028 276,370.87 Brick Gut. 3" & 4" 427,039 838,720.12 - 1,176 2,588.96 428,215 841,309.08 Totals 213.987 3,864,403 $10,769,260.87 0.251 7,734 $ 27,850.14 0.085 1,947 $14,479.10 214.153 3,870,190 $10,782,631.91

ASPHALT- Trinidad .._. 150.564 2,390,365 11,036,076.72 150.564 2,390,365 11,036,076.72 Mexican 54.037 872,527 3,644,436.76 0.185 6,931 15,874.28 54.222 879,458 3,660,311.04 Trinidad & Mexican 8.054 139,486 329,918.22 8.054 139 486 329,918.22 Asphalt Block _. 0.105 1,853 7,580.00 0.105 1,853 7,580.00 Asphaltic Concrete 6.607 110,941 328,072.86 0.930 10,987 9,105.46 7.537 121.928 337,178.32 Kentucky Rock 1.067 15,919 61,505.70 1.067 15,919 61,505.70 Scioto Rock 0.454 7,183 30,363.37 0.454 7,183 30,363.37 Totals- - .220.888 3,538,274 15,437,953.63 1.115 17,918 $24,979.74 222.003 3,556,192 $15,462,933.37

STONE BIvOCK- Granite Block 1.074 19,597 126,233.89 «..._ 1.074 19,597 126,233.89 Medina Stone 0.495 2,111 22,131.17 0.495 2,111 22,131.17 Durax 0.993 25,161 166,044.63 0.993 25,161 166,044.63 Gutters _. -.-.. 58,089 58,089 Totals 2.562 104,958 314,409.69 2.562 104,958 314,409.69

Macadam — _ 24.549 384.924 899,155.18 24.549 384,924 899,155.18 Wood Block 0.208 1,122 5,964.00 0.208 1,122 $5,964.00 0.000 000 0.00 Boulders 2.332 23,854 17,970.00 2.332 23,854 17,970.00 Boulder Gutters 20,586 20,586 Iron Tile 0.064 3,326 $26,787.16 6.064 3,326 26.787.16 Concrete 38.191 438,844 1,110,040.47 0.930 10,987 27,800"00 37.261 427,857 1,082,240.47 Totals 65.280 869,330 $2,033,129.65 0.064 3,326 $26,787.16 1.138 12,109 $33,764.00 64.206 860,547 $2,026,152.81 Grand totals 502.717 $8,376,965 $28,554,753.84 1.430 28,978 $79,617.04 1.223 14,056 $48,243.10 502.924 8,391,887 $28,586,127.78

MUNICIPAL ASPHALT PLANT Total Cost of Asphalt Repairs for Year Ending Dec. 31, 1937

Material on hand January 1, 1937 $ 114.02 Expense for year 1937 91,281.60 $91,395.62 Inventory—December 31, 1937 $ 1,059.65 Credits 6,122.69 Macadam and Brick Repairs 10,589.95 Repaving Costs $13,795.82 $31,568.11

Net cost asphalt repairs $59,827.51 45,366.6 square yards Asphalt Repairs—Average cost $1.32 per square yard. 15,581.0 square yards Asphalt Repaving—Average cost $0.89 per square yard.

MUNICIPAL ASPHALT PLANT—STATEMENT OF WORK DURING 1937 Street From To Sq. Yards Cost Ann St. Mithoff St. Stewart Ave , 103.7 $ 204.31 Adams Ave. Hudson St. Blake Ave _ _ 65.0 88.66 Adams Ave. Blake Ave. Arcadia Ave 75.6 117.72 Broad St. High St. Third St 13.0 50.56 Broad St. Third St. Parsons Ave 1,890.2 2,553.04 Broad St. Parsons Ave. Taylor Ave 313.7 410.92 Broad St. Woodland Ave. Alum Creek 353.1 454.54 Broad St. High St. Scioto River 1,155.1 1,522.18 Broad St. Scioto River Starling St 265.2 421.43 Broad St. Anson St. Sandusky St 391.8 454.13 Broad St. Sandusky St. Shady Lane 772.9 909.72 Broad St. Hague Ave. Southampton Ave. 350.2 409.64 Bryden Rd. Parsons Ave. Twenty-second St 1,050.3 927.51 Bryden Rd. Miller Ave. Morrison Ave 239.9 272.88 Bryden Rd. Morrison Ave. Fairwood Ave 226.0 201.66 Bellows Ave. Glenwood Ave. Hawkes Ave 97.7 139.99 Beaumont Rd. High St. Indianola Ave 39.2 85.95 Brevoort Rd. Torrence Rd. • Indianola Ave 73.0 165.08 Brevoort Rd. High St. Torrence Rd 53.7 94.55 Bruck St. Hanford St. Jenkins Ave 4.4 7.74 Buttles Ave. Dennison Ave. Ingleside Ave 29.8 52.47 Binns Blvd. Broad St. A/N Fremont St 70.1 123.42 Brehl Ave. Town St. Sullivant Ave 47.1 63.42 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 89

Street From To Sq. Yards Cost Columbian Ave. Sullivant Ave. Mound St 39.6 55.62 Catherine St. Sullivant Ave. Safford Ave. 39.7 52.38 Campbell Ave. Sandusky St. Avondale Ave 118.2 209.79 Chestnut St. High St. Fourth St 145.3 238.45 Cleveland Ave. Broad St. Long St 574.7 604.88 Cleveland Ave. Viaduct 138.2 181.00 Calumet St. CUffside Dr. Olentangy St 178.6 317.18 Clinton St. Findlay Ave. Summit St 17.4 47.68 City Park Ave. Hanford St. Moler St 28.9 50.88 Chestershire Rd. Sullivant Ave. Dartmoor 15.1 26.59 Cook Rd. High St. Olentangy Blvd 38.0 66.90 Clinton Heights Ave. High St. Calumet St 16.2 28.53 Clinton Heights Ave. Calumet St. Dianna Rd 19.9 35.04 California Ave. High St. Pacemont Ave 20.1 35.39 Dennison Ave. Goodale St. Fifth Ave 21.8 80.57 Dennison Ave. Spring St. Broadbelt Lane 40.4 91.06 Dunedin Rd. High St. Northmoor PI 48.0 84.51 Dominion Blvd. High St. Schreyer PI 60.2 106.00 Dunedin Rd. High St. Indianola Ave 48.9 86.09 Eureka Ave. Sullivant Ave. Ferncliff 52.8 102.14 Elsmere Parsons Ave. A/W Parsons Ave 27.2 45.12 Ebner St. Forest St. Whittier St 36.6 59.99 Eleventh Ave. High St. Neil Ave 33.2 75.73 Eleventh Ave. High St. Fourth St 92.9 170.91 Eleventh Ave. Daugherty St. Cleveland Ave 82.4 153.42 Ebner St. Whittier St. Siebert St 12.3 23.42 Forest St. Stelzer St. Parsons Ave 30.1 76.78 Front St. Town St. Spring St 756.2 976.32 Front St. Livingston Ave. Town St 75.2 161.41 Front St. WPA Trench „ 150.9 221.91 Front St. Frankfort St. Greenlawn Ave 23.3 79.72 Fourth St. Naghten St. State St 247.8 556.13 Fourth St. State St. Livingston Ave 489.1 755.72 Franklin Ave. Parsons Ave. Wilson Ave 3,134.7 3,854.87 Franklin Ave. Kelton Ave. Fairwood Ave 956.7 1,027.38 Fifth Street Broad St. Long St 54.0 62.58 Fifth Street Leonard Ave. Sunbury Ave 41.7 80.99 Fifth Street Nelson Rd. Sunbury Ave 63.0 126.74 Frebis Ave. Parsons Ave. W.L. Lots 22 and 23 11.5 20.25 Fifth Street Long St. Naghten St 6.4 11.27 First Ave. High St. Dennison Ave 20.7 36.45 Grant Ave. Broad St. Naghten St 213.6 340.08 Grant Ave. Broad St. Town St. 68.4 135.86 Grant Ave. Town St. Rich St 43.2 44.65 Gay St. Front St. Water St 629.9 934.18 Garden Rd. High St. Indianola Ave 46.8 79.73 Glenmont Ave. High St. Indianola Ave 218.2 307.40 Hanford St. Parsons Ave. Eighteenth St 32.0 53.27 Hague Ave. Sullivant Ave. Dartmoor 54.3 49.63 Hilltonia Ave. Sullivant Ave. Mound St 53.2 79.18 Hinman Ave. Fourth St. Parsons Ave 43.8 51.52 High St. Livingston Ave. N. High St. Viaduct 75.7 99.85 High St. N. High St. Viaduct Poplar Ave 380.7 168.65 High St. Poplar Ave. Cedar Alley 33.4 166.32 High St. Cedar Alley Fifth Avenue 1,227.2 1,380.81 High St. Fifth Ave. Dodridge St 1,370.6 1,948.99 High St. Beck St. Hanford St 186.9 260.33 High St. Hanford St. Hosack St 1,702.0 1,440.73 Hanford St. Eighteenth St. Twenty-second St 17.3 30 46 Haldy Ave. Broad St. Steele Ave 14.7 25.88 High St. & W-eodrow Ave . W.P.A. Trench 144.8 205.38 Indianola Ave. Sixteenth Ave. Woodruff Ave 53.5 94.19 Kossuth St. Parsons Ave. Heyl Ave 113.2 159.18 King Ave. High St. Neil Ave - 406.2 446.80 Longview Ave. High St. Calumet St 11.5 20.25 Long St. High St. Eighteenth St 563.6 850.06 Long St. Winner Ave. Woodland-Ave .'. 176.2 188.46 Long St. Woodland Ave. Nelson Rd 81.9 124.21 Livingston Ave. High St. Parsons Ave 761.4 1,292.32 Livingston Ave. Parsons Ave. Kelton Ave 484.1 768.26 Larcomb Ave. Sullivant Ave. Mound St 42.3 71.43 Lazelle St. Frankfort St. Reinhard Ave 50.3 74.96 Mound St. 300' E. Sandusky St. Central Ave 110.4 202.49 Moler St. Parsons Ave. East Terminus 28.9 33.14 Mithoff St. A/W 18th St. Twenty-second St 9.9 36.66 Main St. High St. Parsons Ave 344.9 478.92 <, Main St. Parsons Ave. Allen Ave 125.6 158.41 Main St. Allan Ave. Alum Creek 1,233.4 1,929.06 Maple St. Front St. West St 26.5 46.66 Nashoba Ave. Sullivant Ave. Mound St _ 16.8 37.60 Naghten St. Neilston St. Cleveland Ave !5 v .. 60.7 84.02 Ninth Ave. High St. Neil -Ave...... : •? > 134.5 229.10 Northridge Rd. High St. East Terminus 477.3 680.29 Nelson Rd. Broad St. Leonard Ave 274.4 446.56 Nelson Rd. Broad St. A/N Rich St 594.0 661.99 9U DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

Street From. -To _-• — Sq. Yards Cost Nelson Rd. A/N Rich St. ^ Main St 64.3 102.71 Northmoor PI. High St. Olentangy Blvd 56.3 99.12 Ogden Ave. Sullivant Ave. Heffner Heights 22.2 37.98 Olpp Ave. Parsons Ave. Ann St 17.7 41.61 Ohio Ave. Whittier St. Frebis Ave 16.6 29.23 • -Ohio Ave. Broad St. Long St 26.0 45.77 Olentangy Blvd. Orchard Lane Winthrop St .J 67.3 118.49 Pacemont Ave. High St. Calumet St 9.9 17.43 Park St. Goodale St. First Ave 126.9 233.75 Parsons Ave. Broad St. Main St 85.5 117.98 Parsons Ave. Livingston Ave. 150' N. Kian Ave 817.2 1,290.25 Patterson Ave. High St. Indianola Ave 35.6 47.69 Piedmont Rd. Torrence Ave. Indianola Ave 82.2 144.72 Roys Ave. Sullivant Ave. Dartmoor Rd. ..« 17.3 30.46 Racine Ave. Vida PI. Eakin Rd 18J8 34.79 Rich St. High St. Fifth St 328.7 451.25 Rich St. High St. Scioto River 208.3 208.78 Riverside Dr. Broad St. Gay St 108.1 103.20 Roys Ave. Crescent Dr. 2nd A/N Fremont St 55.5 97.71 State St. High St. Third St 135.4 179.02 State St. Third St. Grant Ave 86.4 140.53 Siebert St. Gilbert St. Ohio Ave 6.8 11.97 Siebert St. Jaeger St. Parsons Ave 214.4 357.04 Southwood Ave. Fourth St. Parsons Ave ., 52.9 97.28 Spring St. Front St. Fourth St 60.2 125.49 Spring St. Front St. Dennison Ave •. 194.6 299.67 Spring St. Dennison Ave. C & O. R.R 115.0 187.39 Space St. Vine St. Spruce St 34.6 68.00 Schreyer PI. High St. Olentangy Blvd 105.7 129.22 Sullivant Ave. Central Ave. Hague Ave 5,846.7 6,057.13 State St. Central Ave. Yale Ave 28.3 66.51 Torrence Rd. High St. Dunedin Rd 16.5 29.05 Torrence Rd. High St. Brevoort Rd 37.7 66.38 Torrence Rd. Brevoort Rd. Indianola Ave 208.5 329.00 Third St. Naghten St. Livingston Ave 2,045.7 2,978.16 Town St. Riverside Dr. Belle St 922.6 1,137.44 Town St. High St. Parsons Ave 649.2 821.70 Third St. Livingston Ave. Reinhard Ave 198.9 1,346.96 Thirteenth Ave. High St. Indianola Ave 47.8 84.16 Twelfth Ave. High St. Indianola Ave 26.9 47.36 Vine St. Wall St. Space St 15.5 45.61 Washington Ave. Broad St. Town St 37.3 113.61 Washington Ave. Walnut St. Livingston Ave 20.0 37.94 Washington Ave. Reinhard Ave. Sycamore St 40.0 59.92 Water St. Riverside Dr. Spring St 1,055.1 913.94 Wall St. Gay St. Long St 47.1 72.69 Woodruff Ave. High St. Neil Ave 964.3 1,320.97 Winthrop Rd. High St. Olentangy Blvd .-, 56.2 147.68 Water Works Dep't. Various Trenches 649.4 1,146.65 Wall St. Broad St. Gay St 7.0 12.33 Wiltshire Rd. Sullivant Ave. Dartmoor Rd 43.3 74.30 Warren Ave. Sullivant Ave. Whitehead Rd 28.4 34.79 Woodbury Ave. Sullivant Ave. Whitehead Rd 55.7 94.09 Wayne Ave. Sullivant Ave. Ferncliff 43.5 35.36 Washington Ave. Sycamore St. Siebert St 44.8 59.92 Zellner Rd. Henderson Rd. A/N Dominion Blvd 33.0 58.10

Totals 45,366.6 $59,827.51

Streets Resurfaced with Asphalt

Oak St. (N.S.) Grant Ave. Washington Ave 1,160.0 $ 1,223.71 Riverside Dr. Town St. Rich St 3,434.0 3,466.65 Sullivant Ave. Hague Ave. Derrer Rd 10,987.0 9,105.46

Totals 15,581.0 $13,795.82

Credits 5,020.4 $ 6,122.69 Macadam and Brick Repairs..... 2,358.47 Material Furnished from Asphalt Plant for Macadam Repairs 8,231.48

Grand Totals 65,968.0 $90,335.97 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 91

EXPENSE OF STREET REPAIR OTHER THAN ASPHALT—YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1937

Labor and Overhead Rate Other Con- .1574436 No. of tractural Material Rolling Overhead Total Sq. Yds. Service Cost Cost Cost Cost Asphalt Streets, Brick Gutter Repair 2,405 $ 3,305.64 $ 1,761.04 $ 46.82 $ 797.72 $ 5,911.22 Brick Street Repair 45,185 66,578.36 12,742.94 2.65 12,488.63 91,812.58 Concrete Street Repair 1,647.31 16.86 262.01 1,926.18 Macadam Street Repair 54,229.53 36,276.90 3,591.96 14,249.66 108,348.05 Bridge Repair 6,651.40 7.14 1,048.34 7,706.88 Port Columbus Repair Driveways 99.00 1,949.46 322.52 2,370.98 Curb Repair 4,455.16 373.11 760.18 5,588.45 Miscellaneous Repair and Construction 10,244.64 1,407.40 1,834.54 13,486.58 City Contribution to W.P.A. Work 24,571.92 32,024.97 3,536.19 8,910.82 69,043.90 Repairs for the Division of Water 9,813.45 3,091.63 2,031.82 14,936.90 Hauling and Spreading Cinders 15,840.53 139.46 2,493.99 18,473.98 Miscellaneous Repairs (Labor only) 20,854.98 3,283.48 24,138.46 Grubbing Streets 2,612.54 411.33 3,023.87 Cutting Weeds 1,380.68 217.38 1,598.06 Grading and Ditching 7,592.93 362.82 1,195.45 9,151.20 Emergency Relief 202.85 202.85 House Connection Labor 4,413.34 694.85 5,108.19 New Equipment 23,532.17 23,532.17 Automobiles 8,988.91 8,988.91 Miscellaneous Vouchers 3,810.03 10,449.58 14,259.61 Salaries - 17,245.06 17,245.06 Workmen's Compensation ! 11,139.23 11,139.23 Retired Employees' Pensions » : 2,109.00 2,109.00 Employees' Official Travelling Expenses 500.00 500.00 Other Private Maintenance Cost 11,783.98 5,262.86 2,683.92 19,730.76

Totals $281,081.56 $137,884.97 $7,679.90 $53,686.64 $480,333.07

TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF STREET REPAIR DURING 1937

Inventory for January 1, 1937 $ 4,579.63 Expenditures during 1937 •-• 577,737.36

$582,316.99 Less invoice January 1, 1938 - 6,200.65

$576,116.34 Expenses Asphalt Plant $91,281.60 Brick Repair 97,723.80 Concrete Street Repair — 1,926.18 Macadam Street Repair 108,348.05 Bridge Repair 7,706.88 Port Columbus Driveways • 2,370.98 Curb Repair 5,588.45 Miscellaneous Repairs—Various Locations » 37,625.04 Grubbing and Cutting Weeds—Various Locations 4,621.93 Grading and Ditching 9,151.20 Emergency Relief - 202.85 House Connection Labor 5,108.19 Automobiles and New Equipment 32,521.08 Miscellaneous Vouchers - 14,759.61 Salaries '. .. 17,245.06 Workmen's Compensation 11,139.23 Retired Employees' Pensions : 2,109.00 City Contribution to W.P.A. Jobs - 69,043.90 Repairs for the Division of Water ^ •> 14,936.90 Hauling and Spreading Cinders ,~ -- ^ - -\- 18,473.98 Credits - -- •• 25,853.45

Total $577,737.36 92 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1937, W. P. A. WORK

Projects completed and under construction by the W.P.A. cluded the mining of 25,082 tons of stone was $467,277.00 of during the year 1937 are shown on the tabulations attached, which the City contributed $105,834.00 and the W.P.A. '' and have been divided into work accomplished for the vari­ $361,443.00. ous divisions. The W.P.A. laid approximately 600,000 square feet of This year the W.P.A. inaugurated a system of combin­ sidewalk on City property. The property owners paid for ing similar types or related types of work into one or a the materials and the disposal of the surplus dirt at a cost blanket project. This gives a more elastic method of handl­ of $58,428.00 to them and $50,410.00 to the W.P.A. ing the work and facilitates the procedure. For example, For the Division of Parks, the W.P.A. completed the con­ the sidewalk project, the street grading project, the street ditioning of the triangle at Water and Riverside Drive and repaving project and the stone quarry project are all com­ removed dead trees on City property, spending $4,780.00 and bined in one project, setting up $1,105,228.00, and then the tljis division contributed $2,329.00, making a total of $7,- individual jobs are charged against this one project. Al­ 109.00 expended for this department. though individual jobs have to be made chargeable against this blanket project, it facilitates the handling for the rea­ For the Division of Recreation, seven playgrounds were son that not as much detail has to be prepared for each constructed at a total cost of $126,749.00, the City contribut­ job and the individual job can be OK'd by local and state ing $17,710.00 and the W.P.A. $109,039.00. offices of the W.P.A. instead of sending each project to In the report of the Division of Water, such items in­ Washington. cluded as the water lines, building of the bridle path, in­ take dam at the pumping station, Riverside Drive Park, At the Municipal Airport, the East and West Runway, work at the Water Purification Works and the building of having a length of 3,500 feet and a width of 100 feet, was walks at the Municipal Zoo, the W.P.A. expended $91,755.00 completed, together with the painting and repairs of the and the Division of Water $36,533.00. Administration Building and the cleaning of the trenches along the various runways at a cost to the City of $20,- Miscellaneous projects, such as the traffic survey, clerical 177.00 and the expenditure of $152,329.00 by the W.P.A. and typist work, mosquito elimination, real property in­ ventory and the retaining wall on the west side of River­ For the Division of Electricity, the W.P.A. cost amounted side Boulevard, were completed at a cost of $198,090.00. to $36,882.00 and the City contributed $8,075.00 which in­ which the City spent $8,902.00 and the W.P.A. $189,188.00. cluded the repairs at the Jacobs Conduit and the con­ struction of the storage coal pits at the light plant. Several other projects such as the Fifth Avenue Dam and the two dams in Alum Creek were completed. However, The Division of Engineering, whose work included paint­ the cost of. these items are not included in the total of the ing of the municipal bridge, some sewer work, street and City's expenditures of $271,012.00 and the W.P.A. cost of alley work, sidewalks, operation of the stone quarry, en­ $2,042,327.00 for the reason that the City of Columbus did trance to Schiller Park and construction of the Whittier not sponsor these projects. Street Dump, contributed $177,286.00 and received $1,458,- 354.00 of aid from the W.P.A. The projects mentioned above gave employment to the W.P.A. graded and stoned eighty streets and alleys hav­ W.P.A clients for 3,158,773 hours of relief labor and 111,465 ing a total length of 37,988 linear feet and a total square hours of non-relief labor. This figure reduced, assum­ yardage of 105,128, at a cost to the City of $89,047.00 and ing that one man works forty hours a week, four weeks to the W.P.A. of $292,537.00. In addition to grading and per month and twelve months or 1,920 hours per year,_ stoning streets and alleys, the W.P.A. completed the taking shows that work was provided for approximately 1,703 men up of the brick and repaving of Rich Street from Sandusky during the year 1937. Street to Starling Street at a cost to the City of $6,436.00 It should be kept in mind that all of these projects listed and to the W.P.A. of $23,007.00. are projects completed during 1937 and does not include The combined cost of street improvements of all types any projects started or partially completed during that year, and the operation of the municipal stone quarry which in­ excepting as noted.

REPORT OF COMPLETED PROJECTS —W. P. A. —1937 Division of Engineering

Project Date Date Com­ City's Con­ W. P. A. NAME OF PROJECT No. Started pleted tribution Cost Remarks Bridges, Painting and Repair 449 8- 3-36 10-19-36 $ 949.00 3,389.00 WPA labor. Clement Ave.—igh to Cooke Rd ~ 847 11- 8-35 16-15'-37 330.00 2,,395.0O [Indexing ,maps Clerical—Typists . — . 533-1084 11- 8-36 6-15-37 330.00 2,395.00 Indexing maps. Clerical—Typists - - .— 1058 10-29-36 6-15-37 357.00 2,143.00 Filing records. Como Ave. Revetment - 37 8-16-35 12- 7-36 1,685.00 26,157.00 WPA labor. Eureka Ave. Culvert Extension - , - 1013-5183 12- 9-36 7-16-37 1,966.00 150.00 7,434.00 WPA labor East Bank Olentangy River.. 1111 12- 9-36 4-15-37 3,899.00 4,884.00 WPA labor. Front Street Relief Sewer 5066 3-11-37 6- 1-37 1,552.00 3,087.00 WPA labor. Greenwich Ave.—Milford to N. Term. 921 10-19-36 3-17-37 6,278.00 8,835.00 WPA labor. Olentangy Blvd.—Third to Fifth 954 9- 8-36 2-13-37 1,127.00 12,407.00 WPA labor. Olentangy Blvd.—Fifth to King. 5005 12- 3-36 3- 5-37 1.779.00 2,817.00 WPA labor. Olive St.—Harris to Roys 867 11- 2-36 1-21-37 6,647.00 WPA labor. 930 11- 2-36 2-19-37 1,107.00 Ontario St.—17th to 19th Ave.. 6,436.00 7,055.00 WPA labor. Rich St.—Sandusky to Starling... — 870-5057 8-16-36 4-12-37 58,428.00 23,007.00 WPA labor. 5244 6- 1-37 10-16-37 Sidewalks—City Wide 10,208.00 50,410.00 WPA labor. 1097 12-15-37 8 -7-37 Streets (see attached list) ----- 27,991.00 22.115.00 WPA labor. 5015 3-22-37 10-16-37 Streets (see attached list - - — 5,438.00 121,236.00 WPA labor. 1056 9-28-36 5-27-37 Stone Quarry—Project 2 ...... — - — - 33 972.00 30,109.00 WPA labor 6008 10-18-37 12-31-37 Streets (see attached list)—. - -— 4.913.00 89,603.00 WPA labor. 5194 5-27-37 10-16-37 Stone Quarry—Project 3 - - 703.00 15,790.00 WPA labor. 5122-8 8-30-35 7-30-37 Schiller Park Entrance - . 200.00 1,499.00 WPA labor 387 5-29-36 Whittier St. Dump 11-25-35 2,785.00 993,477.00 WPA labor Woodrow Ave. Sewer — _ - 1112 11-23-36 12-15-36 Z,l«O.U2,036.0U0 WPwrA laoorlabor. Totals- $177,286.00 $1,458,354.00

Municipal Airport Airport—Runways __ - 467 6-22-36 11-20-37 $ 19,711.00 $ 146,588.00 WPA labor Airport—Painting and Repairs— 5010 12-10-36 1-13-37 368.00 988.00 WPA labor Airport—Cleaning Trenches 5011 3- 1-37 6-16-37 98.00 4,753.00 WPA labor

Totals $ 20,177.00 $ 152,329.00 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 93

Division of Water

Project Date Date Com­ City's Con­ W. P. A. NAME OF PROJECT Started pleted tribution Cost Remarks Bridle Path 931 8- 3-36 3- 5-37 $ 427.00 $ 19,038.00 WPA labor Franklin—'Washington to Parsons... 367 11- 2-36 5-29-37 4,189.00 2,857.00 Water main Oak St.—Fourth to Parsons 1105 12- 1-36 9- 4-37 11,584.00 12,856.00 Water main Pumping Station—Intake Dam 652-5100 12- 9-35 6- 1-37 6,594.00 14,614.00 WPA labor Riverside Drive Park) 5199 5-10-37 9-29-37 2,227.00 20 424.00 WPA labor Water Purification Works— 374-1094 1-13-36 2- 2-37 5,510.00 8,128.00 WPA labor Zoo - — _ — 1110 3-22-37 7-12-37 2,904.00 5,664.00 WPA labor Water Purification Works 1000 11- 5-36 5- 6-37 3,098.00 8,174.00 WPA labor Total s .- $ 36.533.00 $ 91.755.00

Division of Electricity

Jacobs Conduit Repairs „ 1024 9- 9-36 1-14-37 $ 5,052.00 $ 12,252.00 WPA labor Municipal Light Plant—Coal Pits _ 846 7- 6-36 8-15-37 3,023.00 24,630.00 WPA labor $ 8,075.00 $ 36,882.00

Division of Recreation Holton Park _ 842 3- 6-36 5- 6-37 $ 535.00 $ 26,925.00 WPA labor Indian Camp 375 5-12-36 9-20-37 6,194.00 10,833.00 WPA labor McKinley Playground - - 525 8-311-36 6- 4-37 1,568.00 21,424.00 WPA labor. Thurman Ave. Playground _ _ 821 10-12-36 9-30-37 374.00 4,902.00 WPA labor Tuttle Field _ 695 4-12-37 9-30-37 664.00 3,592.00 WPA labor Westgate Park .... 979 5-18-36 5-14-37 3,550.00 25,822.00 WPA labor Wolfe Park _ _ - -— 55 8-16-35 10-28-37 4,825.00 15,541.00 WPA labor Totals— $ 17,710.00 $ 109,039.00

Division of Parks

Triangle—Civic Center 874 5-26-36 7-10-37 $ 55.00 $ 1,946.00 WPA labor Tree Removal _. :::::: 5204 5-17-37 7-20-37 2,274.00 2,834.00 WPA labor i Totals - $ 2,329.00 $ 4,780.00

Miscellaneous Projects

Traffic Survey 2- 3-36 4-14-37 $ 4,500.00 $ 69,274.00 Dept. of Safety Clerical—Typists 878 3-12-36 6-15-37 247.00 1,043.00 Dept. of Law Mosquito Elimination 1039 7- 2-37 9-24-37 1,215.00 1,651.00 Board of Health Real Proper ty Inventory 5052-682 3- 2-36 4-27-37 2,759.00 117,136.00 Retaining Wall—West Side City Hall 1095 5-10-37 5-16-37 181.00 84.00 _ $ 8,902.00 $ 189,188.00 _

SUMMARY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT $ 20,177.00 $ 152 329.00 DIVISION OF ELECTRICITY . 8,075.00 36.882.00 DIVISION OF ENGINEERING 177,286.00 1,458,354.00 DIVISION OF PARKS - 2,329.00 4,780.00 DIVISION OF RECREATION _. 17,710.00 109,039.00 DIVISION OF WATER ----- 36,533.00 91,755.00 MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS 8,902.00 189,188.00 GRAND TOTALS _ - $271,012.00 $2,042,327.00 Fifth Avenue Dam 174 10-23-35 8- 1-37 (Sponsored by Ohio State University.) Dams in Alum Creek 192 11- 1-35 10-13-37 (Sponsored by County.)

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PROJECTS STARTED DURING 1937 UNDER W.P.A. —NOT COMPLETE Project No. Project Started 25-6008 A/W Ann St.—Walch Ave. to Morrill Ave 12-27-37 County Bagshaw Road Relocation 12- 8-37 25-6008 Brookside Dr.—Main St. to Dale Ave 10-28-37 25-6008 Capital St.—Westgate to Brinker Ave 11-23-37 25-6008 Calumet St.—North Broadway to Brevoort Rd 11-15-37 25-6008 Como Ave.—Indianola Ave. to Big Four R. R .• 11-30-37 25-6008 Hamilton Ave.—Genessee Ave. to Weber Rd 10-28-37 25-6008 A/N Jenkins Ave. Eighth St. to Washington Ave 12-30-37 25-6008 Maryland Ave.—Taylor Ave. to Woodland Ave 11-30-37 25-6008 A/N Midgard Rd.—Mimring Rd. to Cudrun 11-30-37 25-6008 A/N Mimring Rd.—A/W Midgard Rd. to 2nd A/W 11-23-37 25-6008 A/N Morrill Ave.—A/W Ann to Ann St 11-27-37 25-6008 Olentangy Blvd.—Goodale St. to Third Ave 11-15-37 25-6008 Steele Ave.—Wheatland Ave. to Eureka Ave 11-29-37 25-6008 Steele Ave.—Eldon Ave. to Huron Ave ... 10- 5-37

LIST OF STREETS AND ALLEYS GRADED AND MACADAMIZED DURING 1937 Total Length Actual oflm- Length Width Width Square Name Limits prove't Stone Street Stone Yards Project A/N Alden Ave. 2nd A/2 to A/W CCC RR 334 334 16 14 520 W.P.A. 1097-B A/W Ann St. Morrill to Hinman Ave 300 284 20 18 568 W.P.A. 5015-21 2nd A/W Broad Miami to 20th St 345 325 20 18 650 W.P.A. 5015-25 Bryden Rd. Nelson Rd. to Holtzman 635 635 26 26 1834 W.P.A. 5015-8 Burt St. Hawthorne to Clifton 493 463 20 18 926 W.P.A. 5015-12 Calumet St. Brevoort to Torrence 473 473 26 26 1366 W.P.A. 6008 Calumet St. Como to Clinton Heights 623 569 30 30 1896 W.P.A. 5015-55 Canal St. Main St. to Mound St 446 Paving 40 10 750 W.P.A. 1097-M Capital St. Richardson to Burgess 283 268 20 18 536 W.P.A. 1097-D Capital St. Wheatland to Oakley Ave 260 248 3 Widths 10 276 W.P.A. 1097-F A/W Central Sullivant to A/,N 291 256 15 13 370 W.P.A. 5015-9 Chapel St. Mill to Gift St 140 140 26 26 404 W.P.A. 5015-7 2nd A/W CCC RR. Alden to Oakland 291 275 16 14 428 W.P.A. 1097-B Clement Ave. High to Cooke Rd 1942 1890 30 30 6300 W.P.A. 847 A/N Como Ave. Indianola to A/iW 144 128 16 14 199 W.P.A. 5015-14 A/W Cypress Rich to Sullivant 739 739 16 14 1150 W.P.A. 5015-20 Day Ave. Clarendon to Midland 282 262 26 26 757 W.P.A. 5015-18 Druid St. A/S Kelso to Weber Rd 1275 Drain Tile Installed W.P.A. 1097-J 3rd A/N Fifth Ashland to Elmwood 300 300 15 13 433 W.P.A. 5015-13 A/W Fourth St. 2nd A/W Innis to A/N 198 198 16 14 308 W.P.A. 5015-27 A/N Gay St. 20th to 21st St 276 258 20 18 576 W.P.A. 5015-36 Grace St. Hague to Huron 1711 1588 26 26 4587 W.P.A. 5015-11 Greenwich Ave. Milford to N. Terminus 1018 949 26 26 2742 W.P.A. 921 A/N Greenlawn High to Front St 321 321 20 20 713 W.P.A. 6008 Guiliford Ave. Thomas to Walsh Ave 225 225 24 24 600 W.P.A. 5015-29 Hamilton Ave. Loretta to Genessee 1501 1423 26 26 4111 W.P.A. 5015-2 2nd A/E High A/N Overbrook to Clement 220 200 20 18 400 W.P.A. 1097-K A/N Hinman A/,W Ann to Ann 550 550 16 14 856 W.P.A. 5015-21 Holtzman Ave. Main St. to Bryden Rd 940 940 26 26 2716 W.P.A. 5015-8 A/W Indianola A/N Midgard to A/N Como 292 242 16 14 376 W.P.A. 5015-14 A/N Innis Pearl St. to Fourth St 457 391 16-15 14-13 608 W.P.A. 5015-27 2nd A/N Innis Pearl St. to Fourth St 457 391 20 18 782 W.P.A. 5015-27 A/W Kelton A/,N Sycamore to Svcamore 396 396 16 14 616 W.P.A. 5015-5 A/N King Ave. Ashland to Elmwood 286 286 16 14 445 W.P.A. 5015-13 A/N King Ave. North Star Ave. to Ashland 286 286 16 14 445 W.P.A. 5015-13 Kossuth St. Champion to Studer Ave 1538 1378 26 26 4203 W.P.A. 5015-1 Longview Ave. Calumet to Morningside Dr 427 427 24 24 1139 W.P.A. 1097-L McAllister Ave. Miller to E. Terminus 159 147 25 23 379 W.P.A. 5015-3 Markison Ave. 18th St. to E. Terminus 689 663 24 24 1768 W.P.A. 5015-10 A/N Midgard Indianola to A/W 144 128 16 14 199 W.P.A. 5015-14 Mill St. Chapel to State St 234 210 26 20 607 W.P.A. 5015-7 A/N Mound St. Souder to Hawkes Ave • 771 739 16 14 1149 W.P.A. 1097 Olentangy Blvd. Third to Fifth Ave 1618 Curb and Gutter W.P.A. 954 Olentangy Blvd. Fifth to King Ave 1030 Curb and Gutter W.P.A. 3005 Olive St. Warren to Harris Ave 267 267 26 26 771 W.P.A. 5015-18 Olive St. Harris to Roys Ave 1286 1234 24 24 3291 W.P.A. 867 Olive St. Richardson to Ogden 667 557 26 28 1609 W.P.A. 1097-E Ontario St. 17th to 19th Ave 688 638 24 24 1701 W.P.A. 930 A/W Parsons Innis to Barthman 693 603 20 19 1206 W.P.A. 5015-35 A/W Parsons Welch to Woodrow 957 821 20 18 1642 W.P.A. 5015-33 A/W Parsons Siebert to Stewart 393 360 17 15 600 W.P.A. 5015-34 A/W Parsons Thurman to Mithoff 340 340 15 13 491 W.P.A. 5015-6 Pearl St. Glencoe to Arden 307 307 20 13 443 W.P.A. 1097.-H Pearl St. A/N Third to Fourth Ave 510 510 16 14 793 W.P.A. 5015-15 Pearl St. Woodrow to Innis 457 426 ^6.5 14.6 , 691 W.P.A. 5015-27 Paving \ Rich St. Sandusky to Starling ?. 2610 2610 80 v 40 12300 W.P.A. 5057 Siebert St. Ohio to Wilson 753 653 26 26 1886 W.P.A. 5015-19 A/W Souder Thomas to Mound St 312 296 16 14 460 W.P.A. 1097-1 90 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

LIST OF STREETS AND ALLEYS GRADED AND JVIACADAMIZED DURING 1937 * ^ Total Length Actual oflm- Length Width Width Square Name Limits prove't Stone Street Stone Yards Project 2nd' A/W Souder Thomas to A/jN Mound St 207 207 16 14 322 W.P.A. 1097-1 Stewart Ave. Oakwood to Linwood Ave 805 755 30 30 2517 W.P.A. 5015-30 STewart Ave. Linwood to Studer Ave 321 321 30 30 1070 W.P.A. 5015-50 Stewart Ave. 22nd St. to Champion Ave 737 677 30 30 2247 W.P.A. 5015-26 A/W Studer Ave. Columbus to Kossuth St 273 273 16 14 425 W.P.A. 5015-4 Studer Ave. Deshler to Thurman 385 385 26 26 1112 W.P.A. 6008 Studer Ave. Whittier to Deshler 1328 1274 26 26 3680 W.P.A. 5015-45 A/N Sullivant Lechner to Wrexham 157 157 15 13 227 W.P.A. 1097-C A/W Summit Lane Ave. to Northwood 644 644 15 13 930 W.P.A. 5015-41 A/W Summit Tompkins to Hudson St 335 • 315 20 18 630 W.P.A. 5015-12 A/iN Sycamore Champion to Wilson 749 699 20 18 1398 W.P.A. 5015-31 A/|N Sycamore Ellsworth to Kelton 340 324 15 13 468 W.P.A. 5015-5 A/|N Sycamore Linwood to Studer Ave 306 290 20 18 580 W.P.A. 5015-32 A/N Third Ave. Pearl to Mt. Pleasant 167 167 12 10 186 W.P.A. 5015-15 A/3 Third Ave. Hollywood to Grandview 223 223 15.5 13.8 342 W.P.A. 5015-17 A/N Tibet Rd. East Ave. to Calumet St 1000 1000 15 13 1444 W.P.A. 1097-C A/N Thurman A/W Wager to Wager 135 135 15 13 195 W.P.A. 6008 A/W Twenty-First St .Gay St to A/N Gay 95 95 20 18 190 W.P.A. 5015-36 A/N Union Ave. A/W Central to Guilford 128 128 20 18 256 W.P.A. 5015-9 2nd A/N Union Ave. A/iW Central to Guilford 128 128 15 13 185 W.P.A. 5015-9 A/W Wager Deshler to Thurman 383 283 20 18 566 W.P.A. 6008 A/iW Warren Ave. Capital to Olive 723 723 15 13 1044 W.P.A. 5015-16 37,968 Ft. 105,128 or 7.20 Miles

LIST OF STREETS AND ALLEYS IMPROVED UNDER W.P.A. 1937 PROJECT 1097 PROJECT Started Completed A/iN Alden Ave.—2nd A/W to A/W CCC. & St. L. R. R 1- 4-37 2-24-37 A/W CCC R.R.—Alden Ave. to Oakland Ave 1- 4-37 2-24-37 2nd A/W CCC R.R.—Alden Ave. to Oakland Ave 1- 4 37 2-24-37 Canal St.—Main St. to Mound St 5-12-37 6-12-37 Capital St.—Richardson Ave. to Burgess Ave 1- 4-37 3- 1-37 Capital St.—Wheatland Ave. to Oakley Ave 11-18-36 2-26-37 Druid St.—A/S Kelso Rd. to Weber Rd 6- 9-37 7- 1-37 2nd A/E High St.—A/N Overbrook Rd. to Clement Ave 7-15-37 8- 9-37 Longview Ave.—Calumet St. to Morningside Dr .' 6- 7-37 8- 7-37 Olive St.—Richardson Ave. to Ogden Ave 1-25-37 4- 9-37 Pearl St.—Glencoe Rd. to Arden Rd 2-23-37 3-11-37 A/N Mound St.—Souder Ave. to Hawkes Ave 3- 8-37 4-30-37 A/W Souder Ave.—Thomas Ave. to Mound St 3- 8-37 4-30-37 2nd A/W Souder Ave.—Thomas Ave. to A/N Mound St 3- 8-37 4-30-37 A/N Sullivant Ave.—Lechner Ave. to Wrexhem Ave 2- 2-37 4-15-37 A/N Tibet Rd.—East Ave. to Calumet St 2-10-37 4- 8-37

PROJECT 5015 2nd A/N Broad St.—Miami Ave. to Twentieth Ave 7-19-37 8-31-37 Bryden Rd.—Nelson Rd. to Holtzman Ave , 4-15-37 9-22-37 Burt St.—Hawthorne Ave. to Clifton Ave 4-19-37 6-21-37 Calumet St.—Brevoort Rd. to Torrence Rd 10-19-37 11-23-37 Calumet St.—Como Ave. to Clinton Heights Ave 9-14-37 10-29-37 Chapel St.—Mill St. to Gift St 4-15-37 6-11-37 A/N Como Ave.—A/W Indianola Ave. to Indianola Ave 4-26-37 6-23-37 A/W Cypress Ave.—Rich St. to Sullivant Ave 6-21-37 7-29-37 Day Ave.—Clarendon Ave. to Midland Ave 7-12-37 8- 2-37 3rd A/N Fifth Ave.—Ashland Ave. to Elmwood Ave 4-26-37 6-22-37 A/W Fourth St.—2nd A/N Innis Ave. to A/N Innis Ave 7-18-37 8- 3-37 A/N Gay St.—Twentieth to Twenty-First St 8- 5-37 9-25-37 Grace St.—Hague Ave. to Huron Ave 4-19-37 7-27-37 Guilford Ave.—Thomas Ave. to Walsh Ave 5-17-37 7-30-37 Hamilton Ave.—Loretta Ave. to Genessee Ave 5-22-37 10- 7-37 A/N Hinman Ave.—A/W Ann to Ann St 5-10-37 8-12-37 A/W Ann St.—Morrill Ave. to Hinman Ave 5-10-37 8-12-37 Holtzman Ave.—Main St. to Bryden Rd ....'. 4-12-37 9-22-37 A/W Indianola Ave.—A/N Midgard Rd. to A/N Como Ave 4-26-37 6-23-37 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 97

PROJECT Started Completed A/N Innis Ave. Pearl St. to Fourth St 5-17-37 6-30-37 2nd A/N Innis Ave.—Pearl St. to Fourth St 8-23-37 8- 3-37 A/W Kelton Ave.—A/N Sycamore St. to Sycamore St 4-15-37 6-10-37 A/N King Ave.—Ashland Ave. to Elmwood Ave 4-26-37 6- 3-37 A/N King Ave.—N. Starr Ave. to Ashland Ave 4-26-37 6- 3-37 Kossuth St.—Champion Ave. to Studer Ave 3-22-37 10-13-37 McAllister Ave.—Miller Ave. to East Terminus 4-15-37 5- 5-37 Markison Ave.—Eighteenth St. to East Terminus 4-19-37 8-25-37 A/N Midgard Ave.—A/W Indianola Ave. to Indianola Ave .M-26-37 6-23-37 Mill St.—Chapel St. to State St 4-15-37 6-11-37 Olive St.—Warren Ave. to Harris Ave 4-26-37 7-15-37 A/W Parsons Ave.—Innis Ave. to Barthman Ave 8-10-37 9-23-37 A/W Parsons Ave.—Welch Ave. to Woodrow Ave. ... 7-19-37 9-24-37 A/W Parsons Ave.—Siebert St. to Stewart Ave 7-19-37 8-17-37 A/W Parsons Ave.—Thurman Ave. to Mithoff St 4-15-37 5-13-37 Pearl St.—A/N Third Ave. to Fourth Ave . 5-18-37 6-29-37 Pearl St.—Woodrow Ave. to Innis Ave 5-17-37 6-29-37 Siebert St.—Ohio Ave. to Wilson Ave 5-3-37 9-21-37 Stewart Ave.—Oakwood Ave. to Linwood Ave 7- 6-37 10-16-37 Stewart Ave.—Linwood Ave. to Studer Ave 8-23-37 9-19-37 Stewart Ave.—Twenty-Second St. to Champion Ave 7-16-37 9-17-37 A/W Studer Ave.—Columbus St. to Kossuth St 4-15-37 5-18-37 Studer Ave.—Whittier St. to Deshler Ave 8-23-37 11- 4-37 A/W Summit St.—Lane Ave. to Northwood Ave 8- 7-37 9-28-37 A/W Summit St.—Tompkins St. to Hudson St 7-16-37 8-12-37 A/N Sycamore St.—Champion, Ave. to Wilson Ave 7-15-37 8-16-37 A/N Sycamore St.—Ellsworth Ave. to Kelton Ave 4-15-37 6-10-37 A/N Sycamore St.—Linwood Ave. to Studer Ave 8-11-37 9- 3-37 A/N Third Ave.—Pearl St. to Mt. Pleasant Ave 4-26-37 6- 9-37 A/S Third Ave.—Hollywood Ave. to, Grandview Ave 5- 3-37 9-25-37 A/W Twenty-First St.—Gay St. to A/N Gay St 8- 5-37 9-25-37 A/N Union Ave.—A/W Central Ave. to Guilford Ave 4-19-37 5-25-37 2nd A/N Union Ave.—A/W Central Ave. to Guilford Ave 4-19-37 5-25-37 A/W Central Ave.—Sullivant Ave. to A/N Union Ave 4-19-37 5-25-37 A/W Warren Ave.—Capital St. to Olive St 4-26-37 7-15-37

PROJECT 6008* Edgehill Rd.—Fifth Ave. to Pt. 400 Ft. South 11- 2-37 A/N Greenlawn Ave.—High St. to Front St 11-30-37 12-23-37 Lane Ave.—Perry St. to Olentangy River (Sewer) ....11-15-37 12-31-37 Studer Ave.—Deshler Ave. to Thurman Ave 10-15-37 11- 6-37 A/,N Thurman Ave.—A/E Parsons Ave. to Wager St 11-30-37 12-29-37 A/W Wager St.—Deshler Ave. to Thurman Ave 11-30-37 12-29-37 •Project 6008 is active and includes streets, sidewalks and stone quarry.

PERMITS FOR TAPPING SEWERS AND OPENING STREETS No. Of Fee Permits Collected Permits Issued 1,220 $ 2,877.00 Fees Collected for Tapping Sewers . 4,319.66 $ 7,196.66 Refund of Fees 36.00 Net Amount of Fees Deposited $ 7,160.66

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS THROUGH HOUSE CONNECTION FUND Receipts Expenditures Deposits $10,127.49 $ Cost, Including Supervision 6,490.28 Refund of Deposits ^ 3,411.76 » On Deposit Acct. Uncompleted \ Work '.:. 225.45

$10,127.49 $10,127.49 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

SEWER CONTRACTS STARTED AND COMPLETED DURING YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 \ Total Length Length •Amount No. of Diameter Completed Completed of Contract Contractor Manholes of Sewer Lin. Ft. Lin. Ft. Contract Relief Sewers (1961)

R?^ S. S. S., Contract 83 Northwood Ave. Relief Sewer, Part 2 Thompson-Conie Co 2 Spec. 15" VCP 155.60 155.60 $ 1,188.64

R. S. S. S., Contract 84 Repaving over Southeast Relief Sewer B. F. Patterson $ 5,430.43

Sanitary Sewers (3946) R. S. S. S., Contract 71,Thompson-Conie Company 85 15" VCP 1,704.10 W. 5th Ave District Sani­ 12" VCP 2,152.10 tary Sewers, Part 2 10" VCP 6,667.60 8" VCP 6,709.60 17,233.40 37,335.08 R. S. S. S., Contract 80-A, Repaving over W. 5th Ave. Dist. San. Sewers, Pt. 1....Thompson-Conie Co. 6,926.90

Storms Sewers, (4630) R. S. S. S., Contract 80-B, Repaving over W. 5th Ave. Storm Sewers, Pts. 1,3&4..Thompson-Conie Co. 7,584,25

R. S. S. S., Contract 85,Thompson-Conie Co 0 12" VCP 12.00 222.70** 2,657.67 Oakland Park Ave. Dist. 36" RCP 210.70 Storm Sewers, Part 5 17,389.00 $ 61,122.97 3.293 Miles Note:**-This length of sewer not included in total length built as it represents a length of sewer used in repairing and re­ placing a section of R.S.S.S., Contract 68, Oakland Park Avenue District Storm Sewers, Part 3. Note: ^-Amounts paid are exclusive of engineering and inspection.

SEWER CONTRACTS STARTED PRIOR TO 1937 AND COMPLETED IN YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 Relief Sewers (1961) 21" VCP 1,834.70 R. S. S. S., Contract 37,Columbus Construction 29 15" VCP 5,060.70 Southeast Relief Sewer Company, Inc 8 Spec. 12" VCP 622.80 7,518.20 $ 31,931.91

Sanitary Sewers (3946) R. S. S. S. Contract 41,George & Evans.. 40 24" VCP 2,301.70 W. 5th Ave. District Sani­ 21" VCP 1,508.70 tary Sewers, Part 1 1 Spec. 18" VCP 719.20 2 CI 15" VCP 1,626.70 1 OC 12" VCP 2,324.60 1 IC 10" VCP 656.90 14" 12" 8" CI 1 s Pipe Siphon & Chambers 349.80 9,487.60 48,783.49 Storm Sewers (4630) R. S. S. S., Contract 66,The Kalill Company 11 ro"x5'o" Bliss Run District Storm 1 RCP 4,633.00 Sewers, Part 5 2 CI 12" VCP 118.00 7 SDI 8" VCP 43.00 4,794.00 79,041.76

R. S. S. S., Contract 68,The General Construction 8 60" RCP 4,311.40 Oakland Park Ave. Dist.Company 3 Spec. 54" RCP 815.50 Storm Sewers, Part 3 4 SDI 12" VCP 90.00 5,216.90 68,546.57

R. S. S. S., Contract 73,Thompson-Conie Co 15 42" RCP 1,067.30 Oakland Park Ave. Dist. 17 SDI 36" RCP 1,524.70 Storm Sewers, Part 4 30" RCP 1,509.70 24" RCP 1,705.80 12" VCP 376.40 6,183.90 36,926.99 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO/1937 99

Total Length Length •Amount No. of Diameter Completed Completed of Contract Contractor Manholes of Sewer Lin. Ft. Lin. Ft. Contract R. S. S. S., Contract 76, 7'0"x4'0" Bliss Run District Storm The General Construction 3 Spec. RCP 2,502.90 Sewers, Part 6 Company 18 60" RCP 2,421.40 1 TS 48" RCP 1,891.70 13 SDI 18" VCP 16.00 15" VCP 26.00 12" VCP 220.00 7,078.00 79,551.92 40,278.60 $ 344,782.64 7.629 Miles Note :—TS—Transition Section; SDI—Side Ditch Inlet; Spec—Special; CI—Curb Inlet; OC—Outlet Chamber; IC—Inlet Chamber; S—Siphon; •Amounts paid are exclusive of engineering and inspection.

PRIVATE SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 Dia. Length Total No. of Location Contractor Owner Inches Lin. Ft. Length M.H.'s. Lin. Ft. *Easement/E Indianola Ave. Frank DeCarlo Russell Wirtz 8' 112.00 112.00 0 Clinton Hts. Ave. to point 112' N. •Aberdeen Ave., Wuellner & Theado Board of Education 6' 157.40 3 A/W Perdue Ave. to Perdue Ave. etc. & Ed. Jones 8' 179.60 337.00

Fifth Ave. and W. Neilson Cols. Show Case Co. 10' 241.80 1 Edgehill Rd. 12' 236.30 478.10 1 I Ease/R Roosevelt Ave., Ease/S Thompson-Conie Co"•*. •Berwic k Corporation 8' 3,026.68 3,026.68 19&1 LH Brookwood Rd. to Ease/N, etc. McKinley Ave., City of Columbus N. Y. C R.R. 8' 216.00 216.00 2 C & O. R.R. to west A/S Garden Rd., Colerain to Ingham W. H. Mitchell C. M. Treadway 8' 70.00 70.00 1 Northwest Blvd., Frank DeCarlo Wollam & Schleckmani 8' 200.00 200.00 1 King Ave. to Fifth Ave. North Broadway Lane, Harry Guzzo J. A. Danese 8' 230.50 230.50 2 North Broadway to pt. 230.5' S. Rich St., H. A. Kincaid Albert Rickenbacher 8' 337.90 337.90 1 A/W Central Ave. to pt. 275' W. A/W Miller Ave., Frank DeCarlo Ed Bauman 8' 180.50 180.50 1 Gates St. to McCloud Lane Aldrich Place, Frank DeCarlo Ernest McAfee 8' 143.50 143.50 1 A/S Henderson Rd. North A/S Carden Rd., L. Whiting Herman Haueison 8" 58.00 58.00 I L.H. Colerain to Ingham Fourth Ave., Joe DeCarlo L. L. LeVeque Co. 8' 174.40 174.40 1 Edgehill Rd. to pt. 174.4' W. A/W Ashburton Rd., Ben Canini Lucille Sockel 8' 287.00 287.00 1 A/S Main to McAllister Ave. Fourth St. at Warren St., W. H. Spohn Plumb-Jeffrey Mfg. Co. 15" 290.00 290.00 1 Fourth St. to pt. 290' E. ing Company Wall St., etc., 1936 Huffman-Wolfe Co. Boyertown Burial 18' 350.00 350.00 1 Woodrow Ave. to A/N Woodrow, etc. Casket Co. •Completed in 1936 but not previously 6,491.58 37 M.H.& reported. 1,229 Mi. -2 L.H.

SUMMARY OF SEWER CONSTRUCTION

Total length of sewers and storm drains as of January 1, 1937 764.148 miles Storm drains constructed in connection with street improvements during year ending De­ cember 31, 1937, with W. P. A. labor 1.316 miles Private sewers constructed during year ending December 31, 1937 1.229 miles Sewers and storm drains started and completed during year ending December 31, 1937 3.293 miles Sewers and storm drains started prior to 1937 and completedduring year ending December 31, 1937 7.629 miles Total length of sewers and storm drains completed during year ending Dec. 31, 1937 13.467 miles ^ % Total length of sewers and storm drains as of January 1, 1938- „. \ 777.615 miles

Amount of contracts completed during 1937 other than those built in connection with street improvements „ $405,905.61 100 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

STORM DRAINS CONSTRUCTED WITH STREET IMPROVEMENTS % DURING XEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 W. P. A. LABOR Main Street (Built in connection with construction of Main Main Street Bridge 20 CB 8" VCP 30.00 Street Bridge 4 MH 12" VCP 445.00 15" VCP 170.00 Built With W.P.A. Labor-1936-Not Previously Reported Airport—Port Columbus Airport Drainage 3 MH 30" RCP 980.00 Parkside Rd., Huron to Westgate Ave. Parkside Rd. 4 CB 12" VCP 440.40 2 MH 15" VCP 440.00 Woodrow Ave., 4th St. to High St., etc. Woodrow Ave. 2 CB 12" VCP 70.00 4 MH 15" VCP 843.70 Built With W.P.A. Labor—1937 Edgehill Rd. 2 MH 12" VCP 34.00 Edgehill Rd., 5th Ave. to South Ave. 15" VCP 400.00 Holtzman Ave. 1 CB Holtzman Ave., Bryden Rd. to Main St. 2 MH 15" VCP 363.00 O.S.U. Levee & Dam 1 MH 60" RCP 53.05 O.S.U. Levee & Dam, 5th Ave. to King Ave. 48" RCP 681.40 Front St. 4 MH 18" VCP 991.00 Front St. Relief Sewers, Whittier St. Frankfort 2 CB 15" VCP 155.00 12" VCP 120.00 Hamilton Ave., Loretta to Genessee Hamilton Ave. 1 MH 6 CB 18" VCP 330.00 Longview Ave., Calumet to Morningside Longview Ave. 1 CB 12" VCP 20.00 A/W Souder Ave., Thomas to Mound St. A/W Souder Ave. 1 MH 12" VCP 148.00 Studer Ave., Whittier St. to Deshler Ave. Studer Ave. 8 CB 12" VCP 200.00 Weisheimer Rd., Olentangy Blvd. to Starrett Weisheimer Rd. 12" VCP 36.00 44 CB 6,950.15 24 MH 1.316 Mi. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION The following is a report of the activities of the Planning Commission for the year ending December 31, 1937: Table of Action Upon Petitions to Change the Zoning Map Planning Commission Council Proposed Changes App. Disap. Tot. App. Disap. Tot. A-l Dwell-to-B-1 Dwell. 1 1 1 1 A-l Dwell-to-C-1 Apt. 1 1 1 1 B-l Dwell-to-C-1 Apt. 1 1 1 1 B-l Dwell-to-B-1 Bus. 1 1 2 2 B-l Dwell-to-lst Ind. 1 1 1 1 C-l Apt.-to-C-l Bus. 1 6 7 4 4 B-l Bus.-to-C-l Bus. 1 1 1 1 B-l Bus.-to-lst Ind. 1 1 1 1 1st Ind.-to-B-l Dwell. 1 1 1 1 1st Ind.-to-2nd Ind. 2 2 2 2 Totals 3 14 17 2 13 15 Note: One case referred to Board of Adjustment. Note: First and Summit change not settled by Council. Table of Action Board of Adjustment Board of Adjustment Council Variation Granted Den. Tot. Granted Den. Tot. Fam. Area 1 1 2 Front Yds. Side & R. Yds. Private Gar. Tabled Withdrawn Postponed Declined to act Use 1 1

Totals 5 6 12 1 1 Note: One permit revoked after violation of special per­ mit for storage of used building iron and loading purposes, after appellant started using premises for regular junk yard. Table of Financial Statement Appropri- Disburse- Account Purpose ation ment A-l Salaries Board of Ad $300.00 $270.00 A-2 Clerk Hire A-3 Labor B-l Office Supplies 25.00 13.20 B-6-7 Mech. Motor Vehicle B-8 Other Supplies 300 Maintenance and Equipment

Totals $325.00 $283.20 Expenditures 283.20 Balance $ 41.80 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937 101

ANNUAL REPORT OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 1937 In compliance with requirements of section 231, City A-l Supervision ..$2,880.00 Charter, and section 1188, Columbus Code of 1930, here­ A-3 Labor .. 5,454.20 with submitted is annual report for year ending December B Materials 3.64 31, 1937. B-l Office supplies .. 43.59 Receipts B-2 Fuel .. 1,175.85 Rent Hangars $3,000.00 B-8 Other supplies .. 457.51 Commercial Operators ..... 1,390.00 C-3 Telephone and telegraph ... .. 355.30 Restaurant Concession 715.00 C-12 Light .. 967.67 Rent Office Rooms 615.00 201 Maintenance of buildings ... .. 232.15 Gas, Oil Concession 3,175.74 .. 446.29 Miscl. Earnings 266.47 300 Maintenance of equipment 700 Outlay for equipment .. 13.96 Total Income, 1937 $9,162.21 Total expenditures 1937 ..$12,030.16 Expenditures Total 1937 budget allowance .. 12,483.20 The following expenditures were made in the operation of Outstanding order 16.38 the airport during 1937, from the general fund appropri­ ation No. 78, as amended after transfers : Balance returned to general fund $ 469.42

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND FORESTRY, 1937 ROBERT V. HESSENAUER, Superintendent

The year 1937 showed a very marked increase in patron­ evergreens and pines. A new 75 foot flag pole was erected, age over 1936. The reason for this is that more people all the shrubbery was trimmed and thinned out over the took advantage of the parks on Sundays and evenings. entire park. More than 85,000 blooming plants were grown The fine band concerts in the various parks drew large in the conservatory for the use in various parks, the air­ crowds and were enjoyed by everyone. Columbus needs port, the municipal zoo and public buildings. The flower more parks and play grounds, especially in the north end beds in this park were the finest for many years as the and in the vicinity of Fifth Avenue and Cleveland Avenue weather was ideal for growing and brought out many fine and east of St. Clair Avenue. The children in this section blooms which created unusual interest by the public. have no place to play except in the streets. In the conservatory for a Fall show we had several The shelter houses in Riverside Park still prove to be the thousand chrysanthemums in bloom which were enjoyed chief attraction in the parks division. Approximately 90,- by thousands of visitors. A cactus bed was added to the 000 people spent the evenings and Sundays along the large collection of plants. These cactus were secured from banks of picturesque Scioto River. Texas and the Southern part of California. The conser­ vatory is open to the public from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. every Sunday and from noon until 3 :30 on week days. SCHILLER PARK The entrance at Third and Reinhard Avenue was com­ We had several fine concerts which were enjoyed and I pleted with large stone pillars and graded and sowed with would suggest that if possible a band shell be built in grass seed. This new gateway makes a very attractive Franklin Park to accomodate these large concerts. Over entrance. The large lake was drained and cleaned. All 120,000 people visited this park during the season. of the stone along the edge was straightened and re-laid. A new Ideal power lawn mower was purchased. This A new fountain was built in the lake. The lake was land­ was quite a valuable asset in keeping our lawns cut during scaped with pine trees. The old bridge was boarded tem­ the year but we are badly in need of another. New boilers porarily until we can see ways and means of putting in a and a stack will have to be installed in 1938. new concrete floor. All the shrubbery was pruned back and all dead wood cut out of same. The entrance at Stewart Avenue was WOLF PARK landscaped with pine trees and also the new residence was landscaped with evergreens and pines. All the flower beds All shrubbery was cut back and all dead wood removed. were planted with blooming plants. The band concerts were The barren spots in the ground was sown to grass seed. enjoyed by everyone. This park is used by baseball and football players and fans to a great extent. The attendance at this park was 124,235 for the year. Over 35,000 people visited this park during the season.

GOODALE PARK New plantings of pine trees were made in this park which SUNSHINE PARK made nice growth during the year. Flowers were planted The roof on the shelter house had some bad leaks. All in the various beds and barren spots re-seeded to grass the seams were soldered and the roof put into good condi­ seed. Many band concerts and social gatherings attracted tion. Posts were put along the roadway at Mound Street over 18,000 people. to prevent autos from parking on the grass. 39,625 people enjoyed this park during the season. FRANKLIN PARK The entrance at Broad and Franklin Park West was re­ planted with evergreens and pine trees, graded and sowed GLENWOOD PARK to grass seed. This makes a large improvement at this en­ The entire old slate roof was removed and replaced with trance. At the Woodland Avenue entrance the hillside a combination rsd mule hide shingle roof. A new boiler was graded, a new mound built and a large flower bed was installed; the hillsf^e on the Broad Street side was built on top of same. Also a large flower bed on the side of landscaped with pine trees and evergreens and the bare the hill will be planted with bordering plants the following spots were sown to grass seed. 33,204 people visited this season. The entire entrance was landscaped with many park last year. 102 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1937

MARYLAND PARK The cost of keeping the grass cut and the parks cleaned for the year is shown below: This park has a fine open shelter house but ^ives no pro­ 17 parks 12,877.10 tection to the people from the hot sun or stormy weather and I suggest that some kind of protection be furnished. 51 street parks 735.00 If side walls and a roof could be put on same, it would Kelp to protect the people which would be enjoyed by thousands as a community center. The grounds were land­ FORESTRY DEPARTMENT scaped with evergreens and sown to grass seed and cleaned, Our street tree problem is a very serious one and unless followed with regular maintenance throughout the season. financial aid is given to treat and care for them, our streets Over 17,000 people visited this park. will be barren before many years. Some trees during the year were blown down by heavy storms.

WESTGATE PARK Dead and dangerous trees removed 373 Trees trimmed 199 This park was landscaped with evergreens and pines on Trees topped 17 the north side and around the shelter house. Flower beds were planted with a variety of beautiful flowers. The south All the brush along twelve streets with the aid of W.P.A. side of this park was graded with soil taken from West- labor during May, June and July were grubbed. gate Avenue. Ball diamonds were installed and the tennis Loads of brush hauled 863 court was improved which made it one of the finest ones The cost of this department was $5,388.00 in the city. Over 17,000 people visited this park last year.

PARKS AND FORESTRY NO. 76 LINDEN, LINCOLN, LIVINGSTON, HOLTON, NELSON, HAYDEN, COMO PARKS Appropriation for the year 1937 $32,617.28 Additional appropriation for labor 2,700.00 The shrubbery in these parks were all trimmed and the Transfer from 77 to 201 1,450.00 dead wood removed. New trees were planted and the bare Encumbrance carried over 214.65 spots re-seeded and regular maintenance throughout the year. Over 25,000 people visited these parks last year. $36,981.93 The Triangle at Gay Street and Marconi Boulevard was Expenditures for year 1937 $35,480.60 re-seeded and landscaped with evergreens; three concrete Outstanding orders 987.51 seats were furnished by W. P. A. labor. The First Settler's monument plot along the river opposite the Post Office 36,468.11 36,468.11 was graded, sodded and sown to grass seed and landscaped with pines and evergreens. Balance $ 513.82 PUBLISHED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

REPORTS OF DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, 1937

ANNUAL REPORT

of the DIVISION OF WATER

for the

Year 1937

C. B. HOOVER, Superintendent CHAS. P. HOOVER, First Assistant Superintendent

INDEX

ADMINISTRATION 104 PURIFICATION AND SOFTENING Ill

\ 104 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

JUNE 8, 1938 DIVISION OF WATER \ Columbus, Ohio TO: Director of Public Service, Columbus, Ohio Financial Statement for Year 1937 The annual report of the division of water for the year Receipts: 1937 is hereby submitted with the following comments : - v From Zone Accounts $673,028.32 From Monthly Accounts 638,656.92 ^ (a) Collection of Water Rents. The collection of water From Flat Rate Accounts 7,917.75 rents for 1937 based on the net certification for 1937 plus From City of Bexley for Water.... 22,502.26 the delinquent certification from 1936, was 98.84 per cent. Based on the net certification for 1937 only, the collection Total from Sale of Water $1,342,105.25 From Sale of New Services $ 23,454.12 was 100.30 per cent, for details see table in body of report. From Sale of New Meters 9,713.31 From Meter Repair Charges 1,940.91 (b) Bonded Indebtedness. The bonded indebtedness of From Miscellaneous Sources 8,416.49 the water division on December 31, 1937, was as follows: Total from Sources Other Than Water.... Serial bonds outstanding $3,017,500 $ 43,524.83 Unexpended Cash from 1936 31,413.65 Term bonds outstanding 2,381,000 Total bonds outstanding $5,398,500 Total Cash Available in 1937 $1,417,043.73 Present value of term bond sinking fund 1,633,338 Disbursements: For Operation and Maintenance....$744,813.12 Net indebtedness $3,765,162 For Debt Service, 1936 213,000.00 The total bonds outstanding and the relation of this in­ For Debt Service, 1937 407,329.00 For Outlay from Service Cash 46,398.02 debtedness to the water pumpage are shown in the follow­ For Rebates 3,095.46 ing table: Total for Year ,414,635.60 Cash Balance at End of Year 2,408.13 Jan. 1st Million Gallons Outstanding of Total Bonds Pumped Bonds (a) Credit for 1936 debt service $213,000.00 Year Outstanding to City per M.G. (b) Debit for unpaid 1937 debt 1920 $3,587,500 8,275 $433 service 150,000.00 1921 3,743,500 7,421 504 (c) Debit for 1936 unexpended cash 31,413.65 1922 4,665,500 7,747 602 1923 6,410,500 8,420 773 Net credit to 1937 (a-b-c) 31,586.35 1924 7,331,500 8,506 862 1925 7,515,000 9,506 791 BALANCE ON YEAR'S BUSINESS- $ 33,994.48 1926 7,559,000 756 9,996 DIVISION OF WATER 1927 7,600,000 10,201 745 1928 7,629,000 10,798 707 Columbus, Ohio 1929 7,711,000 11,379 678 1930 7,803,000 11,453 681 Summary of Disbursements and Receipts 1931 8,097,000 11,083 731 D isbursements: Year 1936 Year 1937 719 1932 7,829,500 10,883 Personal service $ 252,043.09 238,137.58 1933 7,542,500 10,834 696 625 Supplies 200,173.42 210,297.83 1934 7,228,500 11,563 Contractual service 24,453.08 42,091.69 1935 6,595,500 11,070 596 490 Pensions and judgments 16,045.52 20,278.92 1936 6,096,500 12,446 Maintenance _ 203,328.21 234,007.10 1937 5,814,500 11,508 505 Total operation and mainte­ (c) A partial list of free service rendered outside the nance 696,043.32 744,813.12 water division is as follows: 18,599.63 Free water to charitable institutions....$27,299.49 Rebates 3,095.46 Free water to service divisions 6,716.48 Debt service 523,470.00 620,329.00 Free water to safety divisions 4,448.81 Outlay 42,670.22 46,398.02 City hall janitor service 7,151.95 ..$1,280,783.17 $1,414,635.60 Fire department hydrant service 4,129.75 GRAND TOTAL Salary of cashier in Treasurer's office 2,220.00 Receipts: Payroll refund to general fund 3,204.06 Semi-annual water < ales ....$ 633,555.44 $ 695,530.58 Monthly sales .... 610,094.52 638,656.92 Total $55,170.54 Miscellaneous sales 8,235.16 7,917.75

SUMMARY FOR 1937 Total water sales ....$1,251,885.12 $1,342,105.25 New taps 20,429.09 23,454.12 Total rainfall in inches 41.97 All other 25,911.94 20,070.71 Maximum air temperature 94 Minimum air temperature 7 GRAND TOTAL ...$1,298,226.15 $1,385,630.08 Average air temperature 52.7 Balance 13,970.67 Water delivered to city in million gallons 11.500 Deficit 29,005.52 Tons of coal used 21,100 Brought forward 17,442.98 31,413.65 Kilowatt hours of direct current generated 127,000 Booster station (4) pumpage in million gallons 3.918 TOTAL CASH $ 31,413.65 $ 2,408.13 Kilowatt hours used at Booster Stations 1,670,600 Average cost of Booster Station power per K.W.H. $0.0139 DIVISION OF WATER Total hardness of raw water inppm 249 Non-carbonate hardness of raw water in ppm 101 Columbus, Ohio Total hardness of tap water in ppm 87 Summary of Receipts and Disbursements for Year 1937 Maximum turbidity of raw water 1183 Balance January 1, 1937 $ 31,413.65 Average turbidity of raw water 110 Receipts during 1937 1,385,630.08 Tons of lime used for softening 8232 Tons of soda ash for softening 3156 Total cash for year $ 1,417,043.73 Tons of alum used 2146 Expenditures for year 1,414,635.60 Tons of coke used 256 Pounds of chlorine used 29,800 Cash at end of year $ 2,408.13 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 105

For year 1937 only: Additional charges 28,227.68 22,150.81

Total receipts $ 1,385,630.08 Gross total 645,507.80 721,200.47 Total expenditures 1,351,635.60 „ . ,„.,,,„ _L_i__ Less: Cancellations 1,771.17 5,553.33 Cash balance for year _ $ 33,994.48 Rebates 511.14 4,622.77 Carried forward from 1936 31,413.65 Total deduction 2,282.31 10,176.10 n .* " . , , . $ 65'$H3 (a) Net total 643,225.49 711,024.37 Paid on debt service deficit 63,000.00 Cash balance at end of year $ 2,408.13 Collection:

DIVISION OF WATER Gross payments 638,656.92 702,411.07 Columbus, Ohio Less: Overpayments 663.89 1,887.50 Report on the Certification and Collection of Water Rents (b) Net collection 637,993.03 700,523.57 for Year 1937 (b) Certification: Semi-annual Percent collected (a) 99.19 98.52 Monthly Flat Rates and . ^ *.V#^^'^> Accounts Village Accounts Summation: Total net certification $1,354,249.86 Delinquent January 1 $ 5,729.94 $ 14,043.54 Total net collection 1,338,516.60 Regular charges 611,550.18 685,006.12 Per cent collected 98.84

AUDITOR'S DISTRIBUTION—90 Fund 1937

Labor Other Cost Total A-l Salary, superintendent $ 3,996.00 $ 3,996.00 A-2 Clerk hire „ _ 36,997.28 36,997.28 A-3 Labor 194,924.30 194,924.30 A-4 Special service „ 2,200.00 2,200.00

Total $ 238,137.58 $ 238,137.58

B-l Office supplies - $ 5,498.13 $ 5,498.13 B-2 Fuel 53,740.04 53,740.04 B-3-4 Provisions and clothing 1.47 1.47 B-6-7 Mechanical and motor supplies.— 7,721.75 7,721.75 B-8 Other supplies, etc.— 3,039.90 3,039.90 B-9 Drugs and chemicals 140,296.83 140,296.54

Total 4 $ 210,297.83 $ 210,297.83

C-l Transportation of employees C-2 Traveling expense - $ 59.51 $ 59.51 C-3 Telephone and telegraph _ 2,076.92 2,076.92 C-5 Insurance 13,942.99 13,942.99 C-6 Taxes and rent , C-12 Light . 950.57 950.57 C-14 Power 23,280.39 23,280.39 C-44 Other contractual service 1,781.31 1,781.31

Total „ $ 42,091.69 $ 42,091.69

D-l Pensions $ 20,272.37 $ 20,272.37 D-9 Judgments and damages 6.55 6.55 Total _ $ 20,272.37 $ 6.55 $ 20,278.92 Total operation $ 258,409.95 $ 252,396.07 $ 510,806.02

201 Maintenance of buildings $ 3,694.74 $ 2,482.21 $ . 6,176.95 203 " " roadways and drives _ 71.80 870.12 941.92 210 " " filtration beds 78.30 78.30 211 " " distribution mains _ _ .*. 37,231.24 14,258.44 51,489.68 212 " " service connections 81,575.75 2,361.57 83,937.32 215 " railway tracks 216 " fences 300 " " equipment _ 1,743.52 17,933.57 19,677.09 303 " " machinery and tools 30,633.22 10,988.99 41,622.21 310 " " meter parts and repairs 20,801.78 9,281.85 30,083.63

Total maintenance _ _ $ 175,752.05 $ 58,255.05 $ 234,007.10 Total operation and maintenance $ 434,162.00 $ 310,651.12 $ 744,813.12

450 Sinking fund charges $ 620.329.00 $ 620,329.00 R-450 Refund water rents, etc ^.. 3)095.46 3,095.46 Total Z "! $ 623.424.46 623,424.46 106 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

, 502 Outlay land betterments 601 " buildings .\. r.?. .-.; r/. , 603 roads and driveways ,^ 612 "service connections $ 11,653.38 $ 10,343.67 $ 21,997.05 700 Outlay equipment „ 15,169.30 15,169.30 703 " machinery and tools , 710 " meter and settings , ''%23L67 %23\.67 Total outlay $ 11,653.38 $ 34,744.64 $ 46,398.02 GRAND TOTAL $ 445,815.38 $ 968,820.22 $ 1,414,635.60

DIVISION OF WATER —CITY OF COLUMBUS Output of Scioto River Pumping Station

Raw Water Pumpage Direct Service Pumpage Purification Pumping Average Average Average Wash Works Station Pumped per day | Total per day Total per day Water Supply Supply to City to City Tons Tons Year M.G. M.G. M.G. M.G. M.G. M.G. | M.G. M.G. M.G Coal Ash 1909 ... 5176 14.2 4919 13.5 125 53 15.6 4621 12.7 7703 954 1910 .... 5545 15.2 5276 14.5 93 56 15.3 5008 13.7 7560 998 1911 .... 5766 15.8 5429 14.9 71 51 2.4 5326 14.6 7864 1230 1912 .... 6414 17.5 6023 16.5 25 72 3.8 5869 16.0 8839 1450 1913 .... 6658 18.2 6450 17.9 105 88 .5 6277 17.2 7991 997 1914 .... 6888 18.9 6692 18.3 64 104 .6 6533 17.9 7841 1052 1915 .... 6479 17.8 6391 17.5 79 111 .4 6196 17.0 8456 1163 1916 .... 7246 19.8 7180 19.6 68 111 .5 6907 18.9 10400 1617 1917 .... 7901 21.6 7715 21.1 87 135 .9 7427 20.3 12416 1918 1918 .... 8627 23.6 8510 23.3 71 128 1.4 8225 22.5 12733 1858 1919 .... 8182 22.4 8161 22.4 98 130 2.1 7849 21.5 13108 1889 1920 .... 8655 23.6 8509 23.2 124 145 2.8 8275 22.6 14427 2139 1921 .... 7795 21.4 7657 21.0 127 156 3.6 7421 20.3 14058 2062 1922 .... 8067 22.1 7940 22.0 106 80 4.2 7747 21.2 13710 1882 1923 .... 8554 23.4 8607 23.6 119 93 5.4 8420 23.1 15040 1986 1924 .... 8730 23.9 8725 23.8 108 123 4.4 8506 23.2 15751 2272 1925 .... 9666 26.5 9620 26.4 94 107 4.9 9506 26.0 16441 2344 1926 .... 10028 27.4 10104 27.7 117 100 5.7 9996 27.4 17771 2478 1927 .... 10258 28.1 10329 28.3 79 105 8.9 10201 28.0 17538 2526 1928 .... 10770 29.4 10933 29.9 75 116 11.6 10798 29.5 18076 2469 1929 .... 11552 31.6 11512 31.5 122 116 14.9 11379 31.2 19343 2840 1930 .... 11756 32.2 11579 31.7 74 109 13.8 11453 31.4 20511 2736 1931 .... 11165 30.3 11201 30.7 111 99 15.7 11083 30.4 20798 2722 1932 .... 10815 29.6 11038 30.2 85 139 15.6 10883 29.7 • 18804 2226 1933 .... 10946 29.9 10951 30.0 85 96 11.3 10834 29.7 18479 2054 1934 .... 11652 31.9 11713 32.1 102 124 17.0 11563 31.6 21223 2439 1935 .... 11415 31.2 11205 30.6 123 124 13.5 11070 30.2 20878 2481 1936 .... 12767 34.8 12583 34.4 163 127 10.0 12446 34.0 23789 2819 1937 .... 11868 32.5 11592 31.8 153 76 7.8 11508 31.5 21112 2279

SUMMARY OF TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR LABOR AND OTHER COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937

CONSTRUCTION— Labor Other Cost Total Supply , Purifying $ 991.54 $ 991.54 Pumping, Scioto River Station 12,332.34 12,332.34 Pumping, High Service Station No. 1 i Pumping, High Service Station No. 2 Pumping, High Service Station No. 3 Pumping, High Service Station No. 4 Distribution $ 11,653.38 20,493.24 32,146.62 Office 1,429.32 1,429.32 Total construction $ 11,653.38 $ 35,246.44 $ 46,899.82

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE— Supply $ 25,896.02 $ 5,914.83 $ 31,810.85 Purifying and softening 52,931.95 152,181.35 205,113.30 Pumping Scioto river station 98,195.70 74,467.34 172,663.04 Pumping, High Service Station No. 1 2,562.68 11,217.33 13,780.01 Pumping, High Service Station No. 2 847.60 3,099.16 3,946.76 Pumping, High Service Station No. 3 .* 1,191.05 7,893.17 9,084.22 Pumping, High Service Station No. 4 260.20 879.46 1,139.66 Distribution 208,305.10 34,627.27 242,932.37 Office 43,971.70 6,871.74 50,843.44 Total operation and maintenance *$434,162.00 $297,151.65 $731,313.65 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 107

CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE— Supply $ 25,896.02 $ 5,914.83 $ 31,810.85 Purifying and softening 52,931.95 153,172.89 206,104.84 Pumping, Scioto River Station 98,195.70 86,799.68 184,995.38 Pumping, High Service Station No. 1 2,562.68 11,217.33 13,780.01 Pumping, High Service Station No. 2 847.60 3,099.16 3,946.76 Pumping, High Service Station No. 3 1,191.05 7,893.17 9,084.22 Pumping, High Service Station No. 4 260.20 879.46 1,139.66 Distribution 219,958.48 55,120.51 275,078.99 Office 43,971.70 8,301.06 52,272.76

Total construction, operation and maintenance.. *$445,815.38 $332,398.09 $ 778,213.47

Bonds, and interest 620,329.00 620,329.00 Return water rents 2,572.39 2,572.39 Workmen's compensation 13,520.74 13,520.74

Total 636,422.13 636,422.13

Grand total $445,815.38 $968,820.22 $ 1,414,635.60 •Labor—Operation and Maintenance 413,889.63 Labor—Pensions 20,272.37 Labor—Construction 11,653.38

$445,815.38

CASH RECEIVED DURING YEAR 1937 Water Rents: Receipts Total Trust Fund Meter—Semi-Annual $ 695,530.58 Meter—Monthly 638,656.92 Deposits advanced .... 3,634.50 Flat rate 7,064.92 Interest on deposits- 269.95 3,904.45 Miscellaneous 852.83 Total water $ 1,342,105.25 Miscellaneous Receipts: Extension fund Taps $ 23,454.12 Meter Sales 9,713.31 Assessments—Petitioned Meter Repairs 1,940.91 Assessments—improved streets $ 30.00 30.00 Miscellaneous 8,227.01 Reimbursements 189.48 $ 43,524.83 Bond issue Reimbursements $ Total 90-Fund $ 1,385,630.08 Total Revenue—all sources $ 1,389,564.53

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 General Fund—90 CONSTRUCTION Supply: Receipts Disbursements Griggs dam O'Shaughnessy dam Total supply Purification, softening and total purification.. $ 991.54

Pumping:

Scioto river pumping station $ 12,332.34 High service pumping station No. L. No. 2.. No. 3.. No. A.

Total pumping $ 12,332.34

Distribution:

Main line, valves, etc 38.53 416.10 Services 23,454.12 22,247.05 Meters and meter sales- 9,713.31 9,483.47 Service inspections Garage Shop Total distribution $ 33>,205.96 32,146.62 Office ...\ 1,429.32 Total construction _ $ 33,205.96 46,899.82 108 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

Operation and Maintenance: Receipts Disbiursement s \ Supply Griggs dam 49.96 $ 15,858.03 O'Shaughnessy dam 11,882.30 River patrol 4,070.52 Total supply 49.96 $ 31,810.85 Purification and softening and total purification.... $ 54.16 $ 205,113.30

Pumping: Scioto river pumping station ., $ 325.51 $ 172,663.04 High service " " No. 1 * 13,780.01 M No. 2 :. 3,946.76 " No. 3 9,084.22 " No. 4 : 1,139.66

Total pumping 325.51 $ 200,613.69

Distribution: Main line, valves, etc.. 5,631.13 $ 73,871.28 Services , 2,100.79 87,685.46 Meter and repairs 1,940.91 51,208.17 Service inspection 12,255.62 Garage 1,413.19 Shop 9.48 16,498.65 Total distribution $ 9,682.31 $ 242,932.37 Office 17.45 50,843.44 Total operation and maintenance.. $ 10,129.39 $ 731,313.65 Total operation, maintenance and construction $ 43,335.35 $ 778,213.47 Interest and annuities 620,329.00 Water rents and return 1,342,105.25 2,572.39 Reimbursements ~ 189.48 13,520.74 Total interest, water, etc 1,342,294.73 636,422.13 Total receipts and disbursements — 1,385,630.08 1,414,635.60 Balance January 1, 1937 31,413.65 Balance Dec. 31, 1937 2,408.13

Trust Fund: Deposits and refunds 3,634.50 3,019.57 Interest earned and paid.. 269.95 97.98

STATEMENT OF UNCOLLECTED ACCOUNTS AT UNPAID ACCOUNTS ACCUMULATED IN 1937 CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DECEMBER 31, 1937, Commercial— AS SHOWN BY DAILY SUMMARY Construction 151.21 Operating $ 714.26 Semi-annual Water $ 8,322.71 Miscellaneous water Monthly water 5,151.96 Water rent—semi-annual 8,322.71 •Municipal water (A) 1,242,900.71 Water rent—monthly 5,151.96 •Municipal flat (B) 20,135.00 Total $ 14,340.14 Flate rate Miscellaneous water Municipal— Taps 730.86 Pipe hydrants and cisterns $ 33,128.00 Other municipal water $ 14,053.49 Meters 23.11 Municipal water—charity 27,503.09 41,556.58 Meter repair 400.83 Miscellaneous sales:— Total $ 74,684.58 1. Old 16.00 Uncollected $ 89,024.72 2. New 19,479.30 3. Labor 10,902.74 WATER DEPOSIT TRUST FUND Reimbursements December 31, 1937 •Property Rentals C • Balance December 31, 1937 $ 6,286.04 Miscellaneous earnings By transfer of deposits during year 1937 3,634.50 $ 1,308,063.22 $ 9,920.54 •(A) and (B) $1,263,035.71 Net amount refunded during year 1937 $ 2,899.43 •(C) $ 1,263,035.71 Accounts collectable $ 45,027.51 $ 7,021.11 Interest December 31, 1937 $ 269.95 • These items are not shown as resources of the city of Columbus by city auditor. In Sinking Fund Account $ 7,291.06 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 109

MAIN LINE EXTENSION FUND SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR YEAR 1937 Disburse­ Month On Off Inspection Notices Total Receipts ments January 612 608 411 212 1,843 Bond issue February 846 818 476 115 2,255 Assessments 30.00 March 743 576 507 547 2,373 $ April 784 595 415 787 2,581 Reimbursements May 648 433 374 643 2,098 June 481 359 484 984 2,308 Total ... $ 30.00 July 428 286 680 620 2,014 August 455 361 578 757 2,151 Balance January 1, 1937 $ 191.48 September 533 547 624 737 2,441 Balance December 31, 1937 $ 221.48 October 526 397 455 853 2,231 November 493 542 412 636 2,083 December 337 431 362 1,158 2,288

OUTSTANDING ORDERS AND CONTRACTS TOTAL 1937 ....6,886 5,953 5,778 8,049 26,666 December 31, 1937 ACTIVE and INACTIVE Code Orders Contract Total Active Services On Off Total 010 B-l $ 237.70 $ 3,072.48 $ 3,310.18 Metered 63,884 1,956 65,840 010 B-2 1,355.00 1,355.00 Unmetered 180 77 257 010 B-8 40.30 40.30 Total 64,064 2,033 66,097 010 B-9 105.19 5,571.77 5,676.96 010 C-3 53.75 53.75 Inactive—Unmetered 3,346 3,346 010 C-12 50.00 50.00 Total 64,064 5,379 69,443 010 C-14 1,800.00 1,800.00 Revenue Producing Service 201 13.25 13.25 Metered 63,749 1,924 65,673 211 26.19 26.19 Unmetered 180 29 209 212 60.00 '. 60.00 300 621.58 621.58 Total 63,929 1,953 65,882 303 1,204.96 1,204.96 Non-Revenue Producing Service 310 907.32 907.32 Metered 135 32 167 3,394 450 150,000.00 150,000.00 Unmetered 3,394 611 4,760.00 4,760.00 Total 135 3,426 3,561 700 110.40 558.00 668.40 Total 64,064 5,379^ 69,443 •In this amount of 5,379 marked "Off", 1012 account Total $156,585.64 $ 13,962.25 $170,547.89 numbers reserved for villages.

NEW SERVICES — YEAR 19 3 7

5/8" 3/4" 1" 2" 4" 6" t Total No. 1—Taps sold and made during year 1937.. 310 15 10 6 4 3 348 2—Taps sold during year that were made and numbered prior to 1937 1 1 3—Taps sold during year that were made and nbt num­ bered prior to 1937 5 6 4—Service permits granted during year for taps made and assessed prior to 1937 356 35 392

Total ,. 672 50 10 3 747

Grandview Heights—1937 No. 1—Taps sold and made during year 1937 21 8 ...... 29 4—Service permits granted during year for taps made and assessed previously 6 ...... 6 Total :. 27 8 ...... 35

Village of Upper Arlington—1937 No. 1—Taps sold and made during year 1937 105 31 1 137 A—Service permits granted during year for taps made and assessed previously 53 1 ...... 54 Total- 1^8 32 1 ...... 191

Village of Marble Cliff—1937 No. 1—Taps sold and made during year 1937 a \ 1 % ...... 1 Total :T. 1 \ 1

TOTAL NEW SERVICES FOR YEAR 1937.. 857 91 11 6 4 3 974 110 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

REPORT OF METER READING, DEPARTMENT 1930 1932 1951 4y2 150,000 108,000 1930 1933 1952 YEAR "1937 ^ Ay2 500,000 375,000 1927 1929 1953 Ay2 375,000 240,000 Number of calls made by readers in reading semi-an­ nual accounts 259,083 Total $5,945,500 $3,017,500 (The above includes calls for inspections, sewer data, etc.) Per cent 100.0 50.8 Number of calls made by readers in reading monthly accounts 31,253 DATA ON TERM BONDS OF DIVISION OF WATER Special readings 12,805 COLUMBUS, OHIO, AS OF JANUARY 1st, 1938 Total Calls made by readers 303,141 To make the above calls, the following tabulation will show working days necessary to make the readings: , 0 M Semi-annual readings and inspections 2,513 (Days) u fc- Pd 0 Monthly readings 406 _g be >*. T3 s u J3 Special Readings 375 6 a 6 -6 •fi 3 3 Lost because of illness 57 3 u £ > Office detail 300 3 Q H »5 P Vacations of readers 234 0 u 13 2 O) ci ni i> 2*2 uV a>u £ sS s3 5O av , O u Total 3,885 (Days) >! K* <

METER SHOP REPORT FOR YEAR 1937

& a *8 u 3 0 MONTH o£ 1 o •si V "Si •a u 11 r t» V Old New fl «J U January 288 363 356 46 415 3 194 2 51 February 227 265 295 73 315 57 87 0 32 March 302 363 392 91 436 37 197 0 47 April .-. 230 271 263 42 301 103 114 0 32 May _ 398 349 408 38 473 45 159 0 67 June 309 321 351 34 395 363 196 0 36 July 285 370 336 26 363 127 234 0 45 August 264 264 301 26 328 32 231 0 41 September 279 339 350 34 392 120 102 0 26 October 330 307 341 30 356 72 324 0 35 November 343 326 364 45 373 227 182 0 33 December 338 460 530 171 556 2 83 0 20

Total 3,593 3,998 4,287 656 4,703 1,188 2,103 465

Total meters repaired, including large meters—6,857. DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 111 Report of the Water Softening and Purification Works for the Year 1937 CHARLES P. HOOVER, First Assistant Superintendent, Division of Water

During the year an average of 32.5 million gallons of Tank No. 6 — Exhibit 3 was operated in a house in Lan­ water were softened and filtered each day. This repre­ caster, Ohio. The city water supplied to this tank was a sents 99 gallons per capita per day. mixture of well water, about 20%, and well water softened to zero hardness through zeolite, about 80%. The above Hardness of Water. mixture had an average pH value of 7.3, no phenophthalein The hardness of the water was reduced from an average alkalinity, but a total alkalinity of 293 p.p.m., and a total of 249 parts per million to an average of 87 parts per mil­ hardness of 86 p.p.m. lion. A reduction of 65 per cent. Depth of Corrosion Pits Quantities of Chemicals Used and Their Cost Representative sections were cut from each tank and To reduce the hardness of the water from an average of microphotographed. From these photographs the depth of 249 parts per millions to 87 parts per million, 3157 tons of the pits were measured. The following depths of pits were soda-ash and 8296 tons of lime were required. The price noted: paid for soda-ash was $19.89 per ton, and the price paid No. 1.—City tap water 0.67mm. for lime was $5.98 per ton, making the total cost of soda-ash No. 2.—City tap water after being zeolite softened 0.58mm. $62,792.73, and the total cost of lime $49,610.08. The cost No. 3—City tap water carbonated to pH 7.5 , No pits of lime, soda-ash, alum, chlorine, carbon and coke per one No. 4—Softened uncarbonated water No pits million gallons of water treated amounted to approximately No. 5—City tap water, plus sodium sulphite 0.83mm. $11.66. No. 6—Lancaster City, softened zeolite water 1.00mm. Turbidity and Color Removed The pits varied from 0 to 1.00 mm. The results show The average turbidity or muddiness of the river water that only two tanks showed no apparent corrosion; they during the year was 110 parts per million, whereas the were No. 3, in which the lowest pH value water was heated, turbidity of the filtered water was zero. The average color and No. 4 in which the highest pH water was heated. present in the river water was 33 parts per million. By Although there was no apparent corrosion in Tank No. 4, the combined use of lime, soda-ash and alum, the color and although tanks heating water of this kind would last was reduced in the filtered water to 2 parts per million. for a long time, we know from 20 years' experience, in op­ A color of 2 parts per million is not noticeable to the erating the Columbus, Ohio, plant, that uncarbonated soft­ consumer. ened water, sometimes caustic, does not make satisfactory Typhoid Fever supply for other reasons. It is so highly supersaturated with calcium carbonate that it produces too much deposit There were 5 deaths from Typhoid fever during the year in the distribution system and meters. For example, 8,900 1937. Figuring the population at 328,424 (State Bureau of feet of a 24" main through which uncarbonated softened Vital Statistics) would give the city a death rate from water was passed for 20 years in the Columbus distribution typhoid fever of 1.5 per 100,000. system, was recently cleaned. Sixty-five tons of sludge were removed. We know, therefore, that even though this CORROSION CONTROL EXPERIMENTS kind of water protects hot water tanks, it is not suitable for use through a municipal distribution system. The experiments here described on the corrosive action Although the low pH water behaved well in new heating of various types of water on galvanized building plumbing tanks, as evidenced by the condition of tank No. 3 after were started in 1934. The test arrangement of the first one year of service, we are not prepared to say whether series is shown in Exhibit 1. Hot water, 155° F., of various or not it would have behaved properly in older tanks or in types was passed through the six 30-gallon capacity, gal­ other parts of the distribution system. Additional experi­ vanized hot water heating tanks for a period of one year. ments are being made in an attempt to determine its effect. These tanks were of the standard type used in the average If it were a question of distributing such water through home for heating water. They were operated in a manner new household galvanized pipes and heating units the re­ to simulate, as near as possible, household conditions. Ten sults of our tests would, apparently, justify carbonating gallons were drawn out each morning, five gallons at noon to this low pH value, because the results show it did not and ten gallons again at night. produce pits, the zinc was not corroded as was the case in At the end of the year the tanks were cut open vertically Tanks No. 1, 2 and 5, and a corrosive product was formed as shown in Exhibit 2. A study was made of the nature of which made an excellent protective coating over the zinc. the coatings, pitting and tuberculations. Photomicrographs Ideal conditions, as described above, however, do not ex­ were made of sections of the thickness of the tanks at sev­ ist in many homes. The galvanizing in many tanks has eral points in each tank to determine the amount of dezinc- long since corroded to the point where bare iron surfaces ing and the nature and depth of the pitting and tuber- are exposed. We are, therefore, confronted first with the culation. problem of producing water that will not lay down too Details of Experiments much scale; second, not to be too reactive with zinc; and Tank No. 1 was supplied with city tap water having third, not be excessively corrosive to iron surfaces. average pH value of 9.3, a phenolphthalein alkalinity of 13 In approaching this problem the following hypotheses p.p.m., a total alkalinity of 32 p.p.m., and a total hardness have been adopted: of 86 p.p.m. 1. The higher the pH of a water, the less corrosive it Tank No. 2 was supplied with city tap water the same is to iron. as used in No. 1, except that after being passed through 2. High pH hot water, unless highly over-saturated with zeolite it had an average pH value of 9.1 and a total hard­ calcium carbonate, is very corrosive to zinc. ness of 19 p.p.m. 3. The corrosive action to iron, other things being equal, depends largely on the oxygen content. Tank No. 3 was supplied with city tap water which had been carbonated to a pH value of 7.5. 4. Water highly supersaturated with calcium carbonate- will lay down too much scale in a water distribution system, Tank No. 4 was supplied with lime softened, uncarbon- and; ated water, having (averages) pH value of 10.1, a phen­ 5. Water considerably undersaturated with calcium car­ olphthalein alkalinity of 36 p.p.m., caustic alkalinity 19, and bonate will not lay down scale but will dissolve scale al­ a total alkalinity of 53 p.p.m., and a total hardness of 94 ready produced. p.p.m. The two pipe exhibits, 4 and 5, seem to illustrate that Tank No. 5 was supplied with city tap water "to which water "produced at tne Columbus plant during the last ,8 sodium sulphite had been added in sufficient quantity to vears, has laid down too much scale in cold water pipes, remove the oxygen. but even so, did not fully protect hot ones. 112 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

Both were taken from an office \building in C<5lumbus The arrangement of experiment No. 2 is shown in Fig. 10. after being in service for eight years. The c$>ld water pipe, The equipment consisted essentially of 5 barrels, 10 3/4" as can be seen, shows too much protective coating and the pipes, each about 62 feet long and a heater tank 6 feet hot water pipe shows corrosion pits. Unfortunately, satura­ high and 13 inches in diameter. Five of the pipes were tion index figures, as suggested by Langlier* are not avail­ galvanized iron and five were plain black iron. able. The water passed through these pipes had an alka- For a distance of about 6 feet the water and pipes were h'nity of approximately 38 p.p.m. and a pH of 9.2. kept hot by the heater tank, and the balance of the dis­ tance the water and pipes were at room temperature. •' Knowing that our supply is saturated with oxygen and that it will contact much iron in household plumbing, we All of the pipes were passed through the heater tank, are reluctant, for the present at least, to lower the pH where the water was heated to about 150 deg. F. Enough value to the point where no normal carbonates are present, water was drawn off, three times a day, to completely i. e., to a pH of 8 or 8.2. change the water in the pipes. Analyses were made each week of the composite samples from each of the barrels of During the past 7 years it has been our practice to carry original water, and the effluent of each pipe. , an average alkalinity (practically all normal carbonates) In barrel No. 1, water with a p.H. value 7.4 was stored about 35 parts per million with an average phenolphthalein 2, " 7.8 alkalinity of 12 parts per million and a pH of about 9.3. 3, " 8.5 A slight revision may, therefore, be made in our operating 4, " 9.2 schedule, that is, the phenolpthalein alkalinity may be low­ 5, " 9.8 ered to 9 or 10 parts per million, but without however No. 1, 2, and 3 were made up of mixtures of tap water changing the total alkalinity. It is believed that this re­ and carbonated water. No. 4 was ordinary tap water. No. lationship between the total and phenolphthalein alkalinity 5 was tap water to which a small amount of saturated lime will give a water with the highest possible pH value which water had been added. will not lay down an excessive amount of scale. These solutions were made up about once a week. Con­ If water of this reaction should be found to be more siderable difficulty was encountered in keeping the p.H. corrosive to hot water pipes than in the past, the following value at the desired point, but the average over the months options will be open for adoption. was fairly accurate and at least approximates the values desired. Revert to our present averages. The present treatment The equipment was in service exactly one year and then with the exception, perhaps, of a little too much scale in dismantled. Sections of the pipe were taken from various the cold water pipes, is, we believe, fairly satisfactory, I points and cut in halves, longtitudinally. The effect of say this, notwithstanding the appearance of the hot water both hot and cold water at the various p.H. values was then heating tanks, already shown, after one year of service. observed. During the winter months, some complaints have been re­ ceived about red water, but at other times complaints are In looking over the sections, the first visual examina­ very few. When the complaints that are received are in­ tions showed :— vestigated, it is usually found that the water had been (a) The galvanized pipe, both hot and cold had very grossly overheated. The present reaction of the water ap­ little deposit and also seemed not be be corroded for water parently stops red water, even if it does not entirely pre­ of p.H. 7.4. For increasing p.H. values, the amount of vent corrosion. In my own home, a galvanized hot water deposition also increased, so that the water of p.H. 9.9 tank has been in service for about 15 years, and I know deposited a very thick coating on the pipes, especially in of others that have been in service for 9 or 10 years. If the hot. it is found that the contemplated change is less desirable, (b) The cold black iron pipe showed a fairly uniform we will, first, revert to the present practice, or, second, layer of rust for p.H. 7.4, with no tubercules; while with keep the phenolpthalein alkalinity at 9 or 10 and raise the p.H. 7.8, the increase in p. H. was accompanied by an in­ total alkalinity, or third, by the time the results of the crease in the tubercules. However, in those cold black changed treatment are available, some new treatment may pipes of p.H. 8.5, and 9.2, there were a number of raised have been suggested, which is of course the purpose of ex­ spots which had a glazed appearance, but under which periments now in progress. (Calgon and other experiment the pipe did not appear to be pitted. described later on in this report.) (c) The black pipes in which the water was kept hot The following exhibits illustrate the action of normal had a fairly uniform coating of rust for p.H. values of carbonates on zinc. 7.4 and 7.8; however this rust was soft, and easily removed, Exhibit 6 is a photomicrograph of a wall section of Tank showing a bright and apparently unaffected surface below. No. 1. It shows pits with a depth of 0.67 mm. For p.H. values of 8.5 to 9.9, the rust deposit was harder, there were a number of tubercules present on these pipes, Exhibit 7 is a photomicrograph of a wall section from though not nearly as many as on the cold pipes. Tank No. 3. Notice the absence of any rust pits. (d) The cold water pipes from the section just above Exhibit 8 shows a photomicrograph (100 diameters) of the hot water pipes contained in every case more tubercules a section from Tanks No. 1 and No. 3. Notice how the and had a rougher carbonated deposit than did sections zinc coating is wasted away in No. 1 whereas there is very from any other portion of the same pipe. This was thought little wasting away of the zinc in Tank No. 3. to be due to the circulation set up between the hot and Exhibit No. 9 is a drawing made from microphotograph cold water in the pipes at that point. showing residual zinc coatings in Tanks 1 and 3 after one (e) In most of the sections from the horizontal portions year's service. of the galvanized pipe one half of the section was found The work in this first series of experiments, the re­ to have a heavier deposit than the other half. sults of which we have reviewed briefly, was originally One section of each pipe from the cold, and one of each placed under the direct charge of Mr. Norman Koebel, from the hot were cut and mounted in bakelite, for micro­ who at that time was a senior in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Ohio State University. Mr. Koebel scopic examination. This work, done by Mr. Norbert made a progress report at Ohio State University, June 6, Koebel, gave rise to the following observations:— 1935, to Prof. James Withrow, head of the department of (a) The zinc coating was very irregular on the ori­ Chemical Engineering. ginal galvanized pipes. The average zinc thickness (meas­ ured from microphotographs) was 0.1 mm. but ran as high The detail work in connection with the operation of the as 0.3 mm. This irregularity in the original pipes makes it experiments has been carried on by the assistant chemists difficult to draw conclusions from the measurements ob­ at the Columbus, Ohio, Plant, Messrs, Harper, Goldfred- tained after the pipes were in service. Measurements rick and Schenker. made on the cold water used pipes showed zinc thickness Four additional series of experiments were begun along of from .03 to .09 and in the hot water used pipes 0.0 to about September, 1936, they are under the direct charge of .13. Zinc coating thicknesses diminished rapidly in the Mr. Carl Mahl, graduate student, under C. W. Foulk of the cold water p.H. 9.9, and at 9.2, and 9.6 in the hot water Chemistry department. Ohio State University, and Mr. tanks there was practically none left. The zinc coating Merrill Riehl in the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering on the galvanized pipes with water of p.H. 9.2 and 9.9 Department of the Ohio State University. were affected, particularly in the hot, in that under the •Journal of American Water Works Association. Vol. 29, tubercules the corrosion had eaten its way thru the zinc No. 10. and was affecting the iron. Also" the corrosive action DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 113 tended to cause the zinc to flake off and leave the iron Six metals are being experimented with:—galvanized bare. The zinc surface of the galvanized pipes with water metal, copper, yellow and red brass, Armco steel and New­ of p.H. 7.4, 7.8 and 8.5 was not affected in the cold, and port steel. Two kinds of water are passed over these not greatly affected in the hot, except for a few pin holes metals—water with a p.H. of about 8.0 (no normal carbon­ in the coating in the pipe of p.H. 7.8. ates) and water with a p.H. of about 9.3. (b) The deposit on the black iron pipe was also irregu­ Each type of water passes through twelve jars; six cold lar, and in some places the pipe was covered with a heavy and six heated. At the end of six months the metal strips iron oxide scale from 0.5 to 1.0 m.m. in thickness. were removed and in a general way the results showed: (c) There were corrosion pits in some of the pipes. Galvanized metal lost more weight in high p.H. These were measured with the microscope, the deepest water than in low. pits observed were recorded as follows: Copper and brass lost little weight in either, but Galvanized Black Iron they were bright in high p.H. water and tarnished Cold Hot Cold Hot by the water with a lower p.H. value. The iron sample lost more in the lower p.H. water p.H. 7.4 None None None None 7.8 None None None None than in high. 8.5 None None 0.2 mm. None The general arrangement of experiment No. 4 is exactly like the set-up in No. 1, already described, except that two 9.2 None 0.045 mm. 0.03 mm. None 9.9 None None 0.2 mm. .042 mm. kinds of water only are being used, one with a p.H. of 8.0, A glance at the table of average analytical data for the (no normal carbonate) and the other with a p.H. of 9.3. year shows :— (tap water). Also two tanks are galvanized and two are the same type tank without the galvanizing. These tanks (a) The iron content of the water from the black pipes have now been in service 12 months, and will be opened was as follows : p.H. p.Pm. Iron (Fe) for examination when they have had 24 months' service. In 7.4 4.0 addition to the galvanized and ungalvanized tanks, one 7.8 3.4 cement-lined hot water tank is being operated on high p.H. 8.5 3.0 water. 9.2 4.2 9.9 2.4 A fifth experiment, now in operation, consists of a de­ vice, recently described by Mr. Powellf for mechanical (b) The Saturation indexes were:— deaeration of water. This consists essentially of a packed Original Val. After passing After passing column, thru which tap water is allowed to flow under a through through high vacuum, so that about 98% of the dissolved oxygen is black pipe Galv. pipe removed. The deaerated water is being tested in two hot p.H. 7.4 negative negative negative water tanks, one galvanized and one black iron, which are 7.8 negative negative negative just like the ones being used in the fourth experiment. It 8.5 neutral negative negative is proposed to keep these tanks in service at least two 9.2 positive negative neutra 1 years. After which they will be cut open and examined. 9.9 positive positive positive From the data obtained thus far, it is believed that some (c) In all cases except for that of p.H. 7.4, the p.H. interesting results will be obtained in this experiment. of the water from the pipes was less than that from the barrels, the difference being .3 to 1.0, depending on the •Journal American Water Works Association. Vol­ original value, i.e. the higher original values suffering the ume 28 No. 10. greatest drop. fS. T. Powell and H. E. Bacon, in Water Works and Conclusions: — Sewerage, Vol. 84, No. 4. 1. The experiment was not continued long enough. It is believed more illuminating results would have been ob­ RIVERSIDE PARK tained had the experiments been continued two or three Along about 1900, the City purchased 452 acres of land years instead of one year. for the development of the Griggs' Reservoir, 363 acres of 2. Since the conditions under which the experiment was which are flooded. Since the original purchase 56 acres run did not simulate actual operating conditions (that is, have been purchased and added to what has become known the water passed thru the pipes under a low head), this as "Riverside Park" which is at the present time made up might account in part for some of the unexpected results. of 363 acres of water and 145 acres of land. 3. The galvanized pipe was least affected, both, in the Along about 1922, 1156 acres of land were bought for the hot and in the cold, by the water having a p.H. value of O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, 820 of which are now flooded. 7.4, in that there was practically no deposition, and a mini­ There are now 481 acres of city owned unflooded land along mum of corrosion, in this pipe. the banks of the two reservoirs. 4. In the black iron cold water pipe, the water of During the summer of 1914, with the permission of Mr. p.H. value 7.4 seemed to attack the pipe uniformally, while Jerry O'Shauhnessy, superintendent of the Water Works, with the water of higher p.H. values the attack was more it was decided to clean up the banks of the river and make localized in pits below the tubercules. them as attractive as possible; that is, keep the grass and 5. In the black iron hot water pipes, the attack was weeds out, and one frame toilet was built about half way uniform for p.H. values of 7.4 and 7.8, and except for a between the dam and Hayen Falls. The river banks im­ few tubercules, it was almost as uniform for p.H. values mediately became popular for picnic parties. Riverside 8.5 and 9.2, while a very heavy scale was laid down in the Park, as a park, really started by the building of a round pipe with water of p.H. value 9.9. stone table and a furnace copied from a picture in "Popular 6. There was a very noticeable increase in the scale or Mechanics". It was in such demand that it was found nec­ deposit (especially in the galvanized pipes, both hot *and essary to install a well and a comfort station near by. This cold) as the p.H. value of the water was increased. constituted the first real picnic site along the river, and it 7. For the galvanized pipe, the coating laid down by was located just south of Hayden Falls' bridge on the east water of p. H. values 9.9 and 9.2 was excessive, while the side of the river. In view of the fact that the table, and water of p.H. value 8.5 laid down a good deposit. furnace were, built of stone, and that the park is in lime­ 8. The deposit laid down in the black iron pipe changed stone country, it was thought that the comfort station from a red iron deposit in pipe having the water of p.H. should also be of stone. At the request of the writer Mr. 7.4, 7.8 and 8.5, to a whitish lime deposit for the p.H. values Frank Packard (deceased) drew the sketches of this first * 9.2 and 9.9. shelter house, and while the men were building it, Mr, 9. Contrary to what was expected, there was generally Packard made two or three trips to see if it was being less corrosion of the black iron hot water pipes than in built just as he wanted it to be. the cold. Later on, Mrs. Kenyon Hayden Rector, made several trips The arrangement of experiment No. 3 is shown in Ex­ up the river with the writer and gave much helpful advice hibit No. 11. It consists of two 5-gallon bottles provided in connection with the development of other improvements with a breather tube syphon, which permits a constant which had been made^ along the river. flow through calibrated orifices to 24 jars, each containing a strip of metal. Twelve of the jars are set in a sand bath, From these early beginnings, the park has continued to so that they may be heated. grow. 114 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

At the present there are: 8 Shelte;Ahr ^housesc , " Mayor Thomas (1920-1932) took a very active interest in 16 Comfort stations, Riverside Park after he became Mayor. He was instru­ 3 Large tables, mental in getting, without cost to the city, 75 Japanese 40 Small tables, Cherry trees, approximately 50 of which are still living, *' v 52 Fire places, about 800 Red Buds, about a dozen Blooming Peach Trees, 12 Wells, and about two dozen Blooming Crabs. These specimens 1 Amphitheater. give the banks of the reservoir a very impressive appear­ Mr. Joel Hill, caretaker, deserves great credit for many ance during the early months of spring. of the beautiful young trees in Riverside Park. When the One of the most effective plantings is along the roadway O'Shaughnessy dam was built, it was necessary to flood 820 between the O'Shaughnessy dam and Belle Point. Ap­ acres of land. There were a great many young trees on this proximately 900 elm trees were planted, under the writer's land, and Mr. Hill personally supervised the transplanting supervision, in a row for approximately seven miles. These of 2700 fine young trees from this reservoir site to the trees are 40 feet apart and are 45 feet from the center of around bordering the Griggs reservoir. the highway. They were planted in the fall of 1926. Every The first planting of evergreens began in 1928. The time one has died it has been replaced. These trees have Central Ohio Anglers and Hunters Club gave the water de­ been fertilized and water faithfully during the dry seasons partment 5,000 pines, which were planted on the west side of the year. of the O'Shaughnessy dam by waterworks laborers. The stone for all of the structures in Riverside Park has Between 1928 and 1933 the water department bought been taken from quarries on the premises. The sand used approximately 100,000 seedlings from the Ohio Forestry for mortar has all been taken from sand banks along the Department. These seedlings cost $8.00 per 1,000 and were river, and the labor has been done by waterworks employees. planted on the west side of the Scioto river, north of the The Water Department does not receive any money from O'Shaughnessy dam. In 1936 the Central Ohio Anglers taxation. and Hunters Club gave the water department seven thou­ The bonds issued to pay the cost of building the Griggs sand five hundred more of these evergreens, but unfortu­ dam and reservoir, and for the purchase of all of the bor­ nately about 90 per cent of this planting died; whereas 93 dering land have been retired from waterworks revenue. per cent of those given in 1928 lived. They have now The O'Shaughnessy reservoir is more than half paid for, grown to be 6 or 8 feet high. In 1937 the Club gave the and in another 10 years all of the bonds issued to pay for the land, structures and improvements along the river will city 9,500 evergreens and 700 mulberry trees, all of which have been retired. were planted and practically all of them are living. These It is probably not a moral function of a water depart­ trees are planted very close (3 to 6 feet) together. They ment to operate a park, as that duty should be assigned were planted in such manner so that they will grow tall to a park commission, and the operating expense should be and form a nice forest. By planting them close together borne by the entire community rather than by the water the under branches mesh together and make a good winter­ consumers, but there has never been any money appropri­ ated from the general fund to provide for recreational ac­ ing place for quails, rabbies and pheasants. The men tivities in this region. During the year 1937 the shelter around the grounds at the O'Shaughnessy dam reported houses have been reserved for more than 50,000 people. that last winter about two hundred quails, fifty pheasants, Boating has been permitted on the reservoirs since 1923, and over one hundred rabbies made their wintering quar­ subject to any protective regulations which the director of public service may prescribe. With the help of Federal ters in the protection of these evergreens. Government air, boat slips and canoe racks were built in The Isaac Walton League of America gave the city two 1933, and the rentals bring in a revenue of from $1200 to barrels of black walnuts. These walnuts were planted in $1500 a year. During this past summer, the earnings from canoe racks have been used on a W.P.A. Project for im­ rows and after the seedlings got to be a foot or two high, provements in the park and $3,000 worth of improvements they were transplanted, and at the present time, there are have been made for the $1,200 furnished by the city as a over 5,000 living walnut trees raised from these nuts. sponsor.

TABLE No. 1—YEAR 1937 Chemical Character of Water Delivered to Mains in Parts per Million

Permanent Alkalinity Hardness Total Hardness Causticity Magnesium

MONTH | 3 § j § j 'S 1 1 January 29 44 20 54 65 42 83 96 67 22 12 I 2 February- 30 43 22 57 67 44 87 100 71 19 65 9 ! 2 March 30 45 24 58 69 51 88 100 83 17 5 8 1 1 April 28 41 22 53 62 41 81 92 70 17 7 10 1 3 May 30 46 22 56 64 44 86 100 76 20 8 10 2 June 30 40 24 54 66 41 85 • 95 71 20 9 15 4 July 32 65 22 56 71 78 88 104 79 33 6 10 5 August 27 37 21 58 64 51 85 92 75 10 5 7 1 4 September 27 35 23 54 60 43 82 89 74 7 5 9 1 4 October 40 50 35 52 65 39 92 99 84 17 11 13 7 November. 44 65 29 52 59 43 95 117 56 22 12 15 10 December. 40 56 27 55 74 41 95 118 73 26 9 15 3 Year... 32 65 20 55 74 39 87 118 i 56 33 7 15

* Median for the year: DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 115

TABLE No. 2—YEAR 1937 Bacilli Coli in Water Delivered to Mains. Bacillus Coli (Confirmatory)

1 c. c. 10 c. c.

bo fit* U E •J o m •Z.5 3 _ > 55 o MONTH so* «-•« ° SO~ fc|£.„ ° O.DJ « •3 « 5*3 1518. B S bog Rl! 2HSU Iff! ti » i» C ol >- i> > c o u • 4; tn « B w O U • C a) o p j» u U O O V £ O > B S5H PHPIIOO January 31 0 0 0 28 14 50.0 February...- 28 0 0 0 21 38.1 March 31 0 0 0 2 0.0 April 30 0 0 0 21 38.1 Mlay 31 0 0 0 2 0 0 June 30 0 0 0 9 9 100.0 July 31 0 0 0 19 2 10.5 August 31 0 0 0 13 0 0 September 30 0 0 0 8 1 12.5 October 31 0 0 0 12 3 25.0 November 30 0 0 0 3 0 0 December 31 0 0 0 24 33.3 B—Coli per 100 cc. Presumptive Gas Production. (Gas production means no gas in 24 hours but positive in 48 hours.)

TABLE No. 3 Bacteria in the Scioto River Water for the Year 1937

No. of Bacteria in Agar at 37° C. Bacillus Coli

Variations in Numbers—Number of Test Days 0.1 c. c. Tests 1 c. c. Tests

MONTH jj «8 £ o£ J! .6 B > H B-8 82 bo O et d B O 55 <#£; et-Z o £pn January ... 31 10,790 0 1 1 lo~ 31 24 3 1.2 POf31 H 31 | 100.00 February . 28 3,013 0 0 2 23 28 28 18 64.3 28 23 I 82.1 March 31 627 0 6 16 9 31 4 1 25.0 20 14 70.0 April 30 1,636 0 0 18 11 30 11 10 90.9 28 17 60.7 May 31 760 0 5 19 7 31 9 5 55.5 28 22 78.6 June 30 2,676 0 5 9 12 30 22 10 45.0 30 8 20.7 July 31 1,852 0 1 12 16 31 26 9 34.6 30 14 46.6 August 31 1,366 0 2 18 11 31 6 6 100.0 31 25 80.7 September 30 1,436 0 0 18 9 30 11 11 100.0 29 18 62.0 \ October ... 31 1,322 0 4 20 6 31 7 7 100.0 20 7 35.0 November 30 217 1 20 9 0 30 2 1 50.0 16 7 43.7 December 31 10,499 1 12 4 31 11 11 100.0 19 5 25.9 Total 365 36,194 56 146 132 25 .365 161 92 766.5 310 191 706.0 Average 30 3,016 12 11 0 | 0 1 30 V 63.9 26 16 59.0 Percent time.. 100.0 _3 100.0 B—Coli per 100 cc. Presumptive. Gas Production. (Gas productions means no gas in 24 hours but positive in 48 hrs.) 116 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

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TABLE NO. 4 Quantities and Cost of Chemicals Used (Comparative)—F. O. B. Columbus, Ohio LIME SODA-ASH ALUM Chloride of Lime COKE CARBON and Chlorine YEAR Cost Cost per Cost per Cost per Cost per per Tons Ton Tons Ton Tons Ton Tons Cost per Tons Ton Ton Ton Ton

1909 .... 2467 $ 5.75 1402 $17.50 624 $19.00* 1910 ... 3081 5.80 2164 17.50 423 18.00* 1911 ... 3660 5.42 1776 17.50 590 17.50* 1912 ... 3269 5.27 1583 15.20 895 17.15* 22 $27.*50t 1913 ... 3629 5.17 2895 12.88 711 17.10* 17 27.80f 1914 ... 4550 5.27 3540 13.88 860 16.75* 14 29.20f 1915 ... 3970 5.17 2383 15.14 69 16.69* 22 34.80f 1915 ... 805 7.27** 1916 ... 4550 5.17 1975 62.00 823 20.00** 19 85.00f 1917 ... 4206 7.05 1835 60.00 943 10.00** 24 70.00f 1918 ... 4810 9.22 3005 50.60 1113 14.62** 25 54.56f 1919 ... 5149 10.21 2748 40.50 1156 14.58** 16 60.00t 1920 ... 5307 11.90 2149 43.60 1304 15.52** 23 67.72$ 1921 ... 5166 12.05 2679 42.54 985 13.39** 29 68.89$ 1922 ... 5487 10.98 2891 28.81 1275 12.50** 11 63.00$ 1922 ... 4 112.00$ 1923 ... 5594 10.62 3246 30.95 1173 1L20** 8 116.30$ 1924 ... 7192 7.77 3742 29.67 1267 11.95** 6 101.85$ 1925 ... 7769 7.25 4303 29.86 1384 11.66** 5 122.50$ 1926 ... 7688 6.37 3063 29.75 1696 12.80** 6 157.50$ 1927 ... 7215 6.69 2514 28.60 1760 12.74** 6 157.50$ 339 $579 1928 ... 7991 6.52 2673 27.74 1687 11.69** 6 179.23$ 410 5.92 1929 . 8222 6.61 1270 27.62 1432 11.84** 6 168.00$ 541 5.30 1930 ... 8766 6.49 2918 27.60 904 11.22** 5 163.00$ 298 5.00 1931 . 7779 5.71 3150 22.59 843 10.28** 7 87.50$ 206 4.70 1932 ... 7194 4.03 2994 23.73 914 10.15** 6 140.00$ 314 4.45 1933 ... 7692 3.65 3001 20.47 960 10.06** 7 117.60$ 308 4.45 1934 8251 6.33 4813 21.48 529 10.41** 9 138.60$ 303 5.64 1935 7841 6.47 4348 17.03 944 10.26** 8 138.60$ 297 6.00 1936 ... 8730 5.79 2918 17.98 1386 | 10.26** 14 138.60$ 264 6.20 11.8 $79.60 1937 .... 8296 5.98 3157 19.89 2196 10.42** 15 73.94$ 257 6.90 2.7 $78.80 * Crystal alum purchased in open market. **Cost of materials—Sulfuric acid cost $12.25 per ton f. o. b. Columbus, 1937. Bauxite cost $10.37 per ton f. o. b. Columbus, 1937. f Chloride of lime. $ Liquid chlorine. DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 117

TABLE NO. 5—YEAR 1937 COMPARATIVE AND AVERAGE RESULTS OF OPERATION

Total Bac­ Non-Carbonate Hard- Carbonate Hardness— terial Count Volume Total Hardiness—P. P. M. ness—P. P. M. P. P. M. Turbidi ty in ±*. p. M. of Water 1* Softened Year Raw Water Filt'd Water Raw Water Filt'd Water Raw Water Filt'd Water Raw Water Filt'd Water 43 •? and Purified

B B B 8 s fl B e A fl Million i H et et ti 1 i k' rt et X rt B* V et fl B B et fl fl fl B rt Gallons i i et V et V m et rt B et a a a per 24 hrs. 8 a 3 9 a a a a 9 a a a a a a a a a a 1909 450 72 253 142 52 93 209 18 102 87 7 53 245 54 150 67 22 40 1311 4 86 .._ 0 0 9235 120 14.3 1910 437 53 270 130 61 85 232 20 113 74 18 35 215 31 158 83 28 50 377 3 37 __ 0 0 9338 24 15.5 1911 321 104 245 110 56 84 131 38 95 69 20 38 203 67 150 73 25 45 723 8 68 _ 0 0 11470 55 15.6 1912 372 41 222 133 59 80 147 9 75 64 10 33 229 32 146 85 26 46 965 10 84 _ 0 0 19210 14 17.5 1913 392 43 271 124 60 88 210 0 111 52 9 28 235 38 160 100 33 61 2000 7 69 ._ 0 0 6310 15 18.3

1914 404 104 297 117 58 79 212 35 131 51 18 32 206 65 166 89 22 47 850 5 54 _ 0 0 6331 14 18.4 1915 376 63 279 170 59 88 179 3 108 126 10 36 247 57 170 115 24 51 816 5 58 _ 0 0 8027 24 17.7 1916 . 431 64 279 225 69 110 204 12 103 192 20 58 231 46 176 112 27 55 2250 2 85 _ 0 0 4182 24 19.8 1917 . ... 435 62 278 301 70 125 251 5 126 264 10 81 217 57 152 127 23 45 800 1 71 j_ 0 0 1376 13 21.6 1918 476 80 306 467 80 125 206 32 135 212 0 66 271 41 170 256 31 59 766 2 56 _. 0 0 1223 22 23.8

191* 397 98 278 163 73 106 202 36 113 119 22 55 229 62 160 85 34 51 733 10 71 _ 0 0 2300 25 22.7 1920 433 86 266 210 61 109 165 21 97 155 5 56 283 57 167 174 30 53 1500 5 80 _ 0 0 2400 19 23.6 1921 370 83 269 213 69 100 173 23 107 175 13 46 223 75 162 111 31 54 817 4 78 _ 0 0 2450 24 21.4 1922 443 91 278 265 66 101 207 19 112 101 11 42 244 70 166 223 32 59 1400 3 102 .._ 0 0 3300 15 22.0 1923 . 345 89 265 128 66 95 159 19 109 70 12 41 t* 63 156 84 34 54 830 5 90 _ 0 0 3900 11 23.9 1924 459 88 299 159 65 99 218 23 121 84 24 37 246 61 176 139 32 62 1500 5 83 .... 0 0 3280 5 24.0 1925 495 137 298 141 69 92 279 54 137 55 —48 32 236 79 161 156 36 65 600 10 76 _ 0 0 3480 6 26.4 1926 328 100 246 154 55 90 146 26 100 119 5 39 223 19 146 77 33 50 900 20 107 _ 0 0 2400 4 27.5 1927 341 62 230 152 65 87 125 8 79 76 4 38 229 48 150 102 31 49 1300 10 121 .... 0 0 2947 4 28.5 1928 367 124 242 126 63 86 148 38 87 60 25 43 229 78 154 68 21 43 980 25 108 _. 0 0 2782 3 29.4 1929 311 47 194 132 53 80 142 8 66 72 23 50 182 36 127 83 19 30 1731 30 138 .... 0 0 3034 7 31.2 1930 355 72 268 108 59 85 153 15 98 69 34 50 215 56 171 69 19 36 883 13 88 .- 0 0 1624 5 32.4 1931 _ .. . 377 113 268 118 67 87 186 33 110 70 38 52 211 77 156 61 20 35 367 7 64 ..- 0 0 2180 7 30.7 1932 333 111 262 110 60 85 177 37 105 64 30 50 210 74 158 61 23 35 900 25 76 .... 0 0 1916 6 29.6 1933 383 83 265 108 63 88 193 22 109 70 29 52 190 50 156 56 22 35 1000 25 91 ... 0 0 1823 4 30.1 1934 408 154 310 118 68 90 212 65 146 81 40 56 196 80 164 58 22 35 250 20 47 .._ 0 0 2061 2 32.0 1935 . 501 113 299 154 64 90 313 29 139 91 28 57 232 74 159 89 23 34 390 25 52 _ 0 0 797 3 31.3 1936 328 79 255 137 63 86 141 31 100 91 30 54 192 47 155 78 22 33 533 25 62 .... 0 0 2144 3 35.0 1937 353 69 249 118 56 87 164 25 101 74 38 55 207 40 147 65 20 32 1183 25 109 _ 0 0 3070 9 32.0 1938

Means 501 41 267 467 52 93 313 0 108 264 —48 47 283 19 158 256 19 46 2250 1 80 .... 0 0 4300 17

TABLE No. 6 Operating Conditions of Mechancial Filters for Year 1937

Average Loss Washings—Average m 2 2 of Head Time in Minutes MONTH s «« B J* Initial Final Air Water u 'Co li "<«5 k

January 15 35 0.9 6.0 0.7 0 11.0 February.... 15 27 0.9 2.6 1.40 0 10.6 March 15 31 0.7 1.9 1.36 0 11.0 April 15 41 0.7 2.7 1.08 0 11.4 May 14 39 0.7 5.6 1.13 0 10.6 June 15 42 0.9 6.0 1.28 0 9.9 July 15 37 0.9 7.1 1.43 0 9.8 ^ August 15 43 0.8 6.0 1.08 0 9.6 ' September. 16 47 0.8 5.2 1.13 0 10.5 October 15 47 0.6 5.4 0.95 0 11.0 November- 15 51 0.7 4.5 0.95 0 11.7 December.. 14 34 0.9 3.3 1.17 0 11.4 Average 15 ^9 0.8 -4.7 1.09 0 10.7 118 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

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TABLE No. 7 Volume of Water and Rates of filtration for Year 1937

VOLUME OF WATER FILTERED Million Gallons Daily PLANT IN OPERATION Average Rate MONTH of Filtration Million Gallons Average Maximum Average Number Average Hours Per Acre Daily Delivered to Mains Delivered to Mains Wash Water of days Per Day

January 30.0 31.8 231,314 31 24 148 February 30.6 32.9 476,127 28 24 162 March 30.0 31.7 444,048 31 24 148 April 30.3 36.8 337,900 30 24 153 May 31.9 34.9 404,054 31 24 155 June :.... 33.9 39.0 453,558 30 24 150 July 34.4 38.2 520,890 31 24 146 August 35.8 40.6 466,937 31 24 148 September 32.8 39.6 382,433 30 24 144 October 31.5 34.0 300,132 31 24 148 November 31.8 34.9 291,716 30 • 24 131 December. 31.1 37.2 363,189 31 24 213 \verage *32.0 35.9 389,358 30 24 154

•This figure does not check with the volume of water softened as shown in table 5. Meters on low and high service do not check.

TABLE No. 8 Number of Bacteria in Water Delivered to Mains for Year 1937

ON AGAR AT 37° C. VARIATIONS IN NUMBERS

MONTH

8 8

January 31 27 20 6 1 1 3 February 28 16 13 10 4 1 0 March 31 2 31 0 0 0 0 April 30 5 26 3 1 0 0 May 31 2 30 1 0 0 0 June 30 9 25 4 2 2 0 July 31 8 23 6 2 0 0 August 31 6 29 0 2 0 0 September ... 30 10 19 7 4 0 0 October 31 3 30 0 1 0 0 November 30 2 30 0 0 0 0 December 31 19 25 3 1 0 2 Total... 365 109 301 40 18 Average 30 9 25 3 2 Percent time 100.00 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 119

TABLE No. 9—YEAR 1937 Turbidity and Color of Water Delivered to Mains in Parts Per Million

TURBIDITY—VARIATIONS IN TURBIDITY COLOR-VARIATIONS IN COLOR No. of Test Days No. of Test Days

MONTH

O « « a,3 au

January 31 0 0 0 0 0 23 11 12 0 February 28 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 3 0 March 31 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 0 0 April 30 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 0 0 May 31 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 0 0 June 30 0 0 0 0 0 29 28 1 0 July 31 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 0 August 31 0 0 0 0 0 27 27 0 0 September 30 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 0 0 October 31 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 0 0 November 30 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 0 December.... 31 0 0 0 0 0 27 27 0 0 Total 365 299 19 283 16 Average 100 25 2 23 1 Percent time 30 81.9

TABLE No. 10—YEAR 1937 Chemical Character of Scioto River Water. In Parts per Million.

Alkalinity Permanent Hardness Total Hardness Causticity Magnesium

S MONTH E & 3 3 et B S u X 'S B et <> <, ' a January ... 148 40 90 25 178 312 65 4 17 31 6 February . 119 139 93 114 1 14w2 80 233 281 173 0 18 22 13 March 146 171 108 125 150 83 1 271 321 191 0 21 26 15 April 144 162 98 119 134 69 ! 263 296 167 0 21 25 14 May 148 171 105 110 134 05 258 305 170 0 19 25 13 June 146 189 66 101 150 30 | 247 239 96 0 23 31 6 July 121 141 97 54 82 34 175 223 131 0 10 19 10 August 160 173 136 79 93 59 239 266 195 0 15 18 14 September 174 184 146 85 92 77 259 276 223 0 16 21 October ... 189 207 180 104 123 92 293 330 272 0 24 27 21-' November 192 206 185 122 1 133 116 314 339 301 0 28 29 25 December . 147 197 62 112 I 159 35 1 259 353 97 0 23 32 7 Year . *148 207 40 101 | 164 25 249 353 65 0 20 32 6

*Average for the Year. 120 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO

TABLE No. 11 Chemicals Applied to Water for -Year 1937

<. _^ 33% Available SULPHATE LIME SODA ASH Chlo. Chloride Co. 2 Activated OF ALUMINA 1 of Lime Carbon

1 u u u u u 6 * MONTH V >-> jj u I u p. p. i a 1 •> a * I •> o~ G-a .So ||j IJ O B "ill u uBj'rt II a B ill 2=3 IJj 1 1131 p*a oo oo 113 pna«< Ok 111 oo 113 11 January 750 89 5.2 1060 127 7.4 483 68 4.0 1 1.9 .23 221 0 February 390 46 2.7 1460 154 9.0 635 75 4.4 | 2.2 .26 210 0 March 330 39 2.3 1520 176 10.3 680 79 4.6 2.4 .28 226 0 April 260 31 1.8 2005 164 9.6 ' 661 79 4.6 1 2.3 .27 232 0 May 360 43 2.5 1396 166 9.7 609 72 4.2 3.4 .40 204 0 June 790 91 5.3 1293 159 9.3 553 65 3.8 2.3 .27 192 0 July 820 96 5.6 1186 144 8.4 293 36 2.1 2.6 .31 174 0 August 228 27 1.6 1350 161 9.4 292 34 2.0 3.4 .40 159 0 September 130 15 0.9 1476 176 10.3 313 38 2.2 3.6 .43 174 0 October 130 15 0.9 1464 174 10.2 488 58 3.4 2.8 .27 0 0 November 88 10 0.6 1566 185 10.8 640 74 4.4 0.9 .10 259 0 December 372 47 2.7 1416 169 9.9 655 77 4.5 1.4 .18 271 5300 Average 387 45 2.7 1432 163 9.5 525 63 3.7 2.4 .29 211 0

TABLE No. 12 Turbidity and Color of Scioto River Water for Year 1937

TURBIDITY VARIATIONS COLOR VARIATIONS Number of Test Days Number of Test Days

MONTH \5 rt u rt u rt "•3 si & 8 8 > 3 8 S B © is £ 3 o N o rt n S a£ 6 2 3 © 8 55H < a i i January 31 337 170 0 0 1 1 19 j 3 1 7 23 75 I 0 0 12 11 February 28 157 115 0 0 0 10 11 6 1 7 21 39 0 0 16 5 March .. 31 105 80 0 0 5 16 9 1 0 28 38 0 0 12 6 April 30 111 80 0 0 1 23 3 3 0 29 29 0 16 13 0 May 31 67 45 0 4 13 9 5 0 1 0 26 30 0 8 18 0 June 30 177 73 0 0 10 9 5 3 29 36 0 11 15 1 July 31 117 75 0 0 9 8 11 3 1 0 28 38 0 3 25 0 August 31 36 35 0 7 21 3 0 3 0 26 23 0 18 8 0 September ..>. 30 31 30 0 4 26 0 0 0 0 23 21 0 15 8 0 October 31 38 25 0 21 • 5 5 0 0 0 26 19 0 24 2 0 November 30 25 25 0 27 3 0 0 0 0 22 15 1 21 0 0 December 31 118 25 0 16 0 1 9 0 0 26 31 0 15 7 4 Total 365 1319 778 0 79 94 85 72 245 11 307 394 1 141 136 29 Average 30 110 *45 0 7 8 7 6 2 1 25 33 0 12 11 ? Percent time 100.0 84.1 *Median for the year.

TABLE No. 13—YEAR 1937 RESULTS OF ANALYSES OF MONTHLY COMPOSITE SAMPLES OF SOFTENED FILTERED WATER

Jan. 1 Feb. 1 Mar. | Apr. | May| June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Aver.

Total alkalinity 28 27 26 34 29 28 27 25 30 40 46 37 \ 31 Phenolphthalein alkalinity. 10 11 12 10 12 14 6 10 10 21 11 14 | 12 Caustic alkalinity , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 ! 0 Noncarbonate hardness 60 66 58 49 58 53 58 58 55 50 53 48 1 55 Total hardness 88 93 84 83 87 81 85 83 85 90 99 85 87 Magnesium—Mg 5 5 3 6 7 5 7 5 7 13 12 10 7 Calcium — Ca z 27 29 30 24 23 24 22 25 22 15 20 18 23 Turbidity — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Silica—Si 02 5 4 2 2 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 Iron & aluminum—R2O3—. 0.5 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.9 3.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.1 115 104 117 117 116 116 106 91 94 121 140 133 114 Sulfates—SO4 5 9 9 8 8 6 4 7 7 9 12 8 8 Chlorides—CI 20 40 20 24 20 26 7 7 5 5 5 9 15 Nitrates—NO3 230 236 254 258 258 270 218 182 194 256 276 262 241 Total solids _ 50 50 50 62 156 76 50 38 36 38 48 50 59 Ignition loss 9.0 9.2 9.4 8.6 9.0 10.0 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 10.0 1 9.4 PH ~.- • 1 1 DIVISION OF WATER, COLUMBUS, OHIO 121

TABLE No. 14—YEAR 1937 RESULTS OF ANALYSES OF MONTHLY COMPOSITE SAMPLES OF RAW SCIOTO RIVER WATER

1 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May| June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. I Nov. I Dec. I Aver. i Total alkalinity 88 118 144 145 145 148 112 156 176 186 185 140 145 Noncarbonate hardness 93 114 118 116 120 95 59 75 83 103 118 100 99 Total hardness 181 232 262 261 265 243 171 231 259 289 303 240 244 Magnesium — Mg 13 20 19 16 23 17 11 17 22 26 25 16 19 Calcium — Ca — 51 60 74 80 84 70 50 64 68 73 80 66 69 Turbidity 400 160 50 160 35 190 120 25 35 40 25 140 115 Silica — Si O2 5 5 3 4 4 6 4 6 6 6 3 6 5 Iron & alumina—R2O3 .. 3.0 10.4 4.0 2.9 1.3 4.3 1.5 1.6 2.8 3.0 0.7 4.7 3.3 Sulfates — S04 82 101 108 110 109 103 55 90 94 127 133 106 101 Chlorides — CI 3 6 8 6 5 5 3 6 7 9 10 7 6 Nitrates — NO3 20 35 18 22 18 13 15 9 7 5 5 13 15 Total solids - 530 424 422 464 426 536 328 326 356 438 422 322 416 Ignition loss 126 118 118 154 156 98 118 114 120 140 128 22 118 PH _ 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.8 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 1

SUMMARY OF MINERAL ANALYSES OF MONTHLY COMPOSITES OF DAILY SAMPLES OF WATER FROM SOURCES INDICATED RESULTS EXPRESSED IN PARTS PER MILLION—1934 TO 1937 INCLUSIVE

Scioto River Scioto River Scioto Rive r Scioto River above Bellepoint O'Shaughnessy Griggs Pumping Station Date Mill Creek Bri dge Reservoir Reservoir Intake

.d ji J= J± ja IN u DC be X bo 3 X be 3 X be 3 J* X be 3 1934 < a £ < a < a h < a < a January . 176 365 35 10 210 433 34 25 182 382 32 10 180 375 30 10 182 377 30 25 February . 208 519 61 10 217 456 44 20 168 364 30 10 188 389 31 10 187 383 31 25 March .._ . 134 244 25 100 145 310 28 100 116 201 20 90 110 198 20 80 120 248 20 80 April . 191 346 35 60 184 382 40 60 166 319 29 20 141 266 23 40 140 258 22 40 May 188 406 52 10 184 382 43 40 160 295 27 0 162 295 27 20 168 298 28 30 June . . 178 348 49 161 334 30 135 283 32 165 308 31 170 310 29 July . 198 341 41 151 316 34 123 268 29 153 308 30 166 331 30 August 132 262 28 119 307 36 148 283 29 158 291 28 158 291 28 September . 177 289 30 25 157 377 40 40 141 286 28 25 158 288 28 25 158 290 28 35 October ... 183 380 37 210 508 49 164 302 31 166 294 30 165 295 29 November . 203 478 53 225 545 41 170 355 29 172 332 29 172 332 29 December 207 549 67 35 205 445 44 75 198 381 36 15 180 395 31 10 175 328 30 5 Average . lai 377 43 33 180 399 39 51 156 310 29 28 161 312 28 28 163 312 28 34

1935 January . 95 331 38 148 469 38 183 442 46 204 370 40 198 364 33 February ..... 151 382 40 30 138 509 43 65 138 404 36 25 144 334 32 25 197 493 44 25 March . 150 350 30 110 138 421 35 50 135 418 30 25 140 408 32 25 148 411 30 30 April . 129 345 28 157 346 36 169 360 29 128 324 29 129 330 27 May . _.~. . 156 286 29 150 146 291 27 110 124 247 19 100 118 236 17 100 123 253 17 _7,5 June —. . 169 340 35 160 171 337 33 35 146 300 25 30 146 300 24 25 145 284 23 35 July . 134 180 145 249 120 216 139 248 August .... _ 15?, 207 Is 240 154 212 19 500 115 158 ~14 "80 122 162 ~u "60 124 169 i~3~ 60 September . 175 325 36 25 212 390 38 100 155 230 18 35 158 218 16 30 160 220 16 30 October . 207 417 49 25 198 361 39 40 174 259 34 173 256 24 172 247 23 November 185 303 27 206 346 29 35 224 387 34 "50 184 284 24 "25 180 270 24 25 December . 175 286 25 195 339 27 154 273 22 168 22 170 20 Average . 156 313 32 96 167 356 33 117 153 308 28 49 152 286 25 41 159 304 25 40

1936 January . 189 310 29 30 180 314 26 30 130 229 18 25 148 252 19 25 155 264 19 30 February *... 146 257 15 35 152 286 18 30 98 184 10 30 100 169 13 40 90 166 11 170 March . 150 249 21 200 142 273 20 70 110 296 15 150 98 184 14 180 April 184 299 32 10 188 321 32 10 167 265 23 15 180 293 26 85 140 230 20 70 May . 204 339 34 10 204 327 30 10 162 250 22 20 160 248 22 20 157 245 21 30 June ,.. r . 210 443 53 10 212 , , 402 42 10 212 347 35 10 187 312 31 10 172 272 27 30 July _ .. . 168 408 54 10 180 373 44 10 168 316 39 10 176 294 32 10 167 270 30 30 August . 136 322 41 25 162 366 42 20 168 299 33 10 164 285 32 10 163 288 27 35 September . 145 306 35 10 180 366 41 10 180 311 30 10 160 269 23 10 156 242 18 30 October ..— _ . 156 279 31 30 195 345 37 30 170 290 33 20 168 233 27 30 170 243 25 30 November .. 193 373 36 20 200 455 38 20 143 286 26 20 153 253 21 20 152 257 21 35 December . 219 511 40 10 213 500 49 10 135 292 20 20 145 272 16 20 156 286 21 35 Average . 175 341 35 33 184 361 35 22 154 280 25 29 159 262 24 26 148 245 21 59

1937 January .._ . 92 182 15 380 97 202 13 250 90 188 18 310 110 218 18 380 88 181 13 400 February . 140 229 22 450 134 280 23 270 114 235 21 190 118 227 18 100 118 232 20 160 March .^ 190 325 29 80 195 393 32 35 150 283 20 40 148 268 20 35 144 262 19 50 Ajril . .. . 150 254 20 250 148 267 18 180 137 243 17 140 143 249 17 150 145 261 16 160 May .J - . . 193 318 33 15 200 373 31 10 158 386 25 20 170 308 27 30 145 265 23 35 June 147 230 20 370 142 227 16 250 139 237 19 180 148 241 19 110 148 243 17 190 July ._ . 184 275 25 300 184 285 21 210 122 186 15 80 112 183 10 50 112 171 11 i?n August .. . 170 298 28 40 184 284 25 70 167 250 21 155 235 V 25 156 231 17 25 September - 198 348 31 30 170 338 39 30 183 278 25 • 180\ 270 24 30 176 259 22 35 October . 184 377 36 40 214 402 37 25 192 302 .-27 320 195 V 305 27 50 186 289 26 40 November . 224 426 44 10 235 485 40 10 185 340 27 10 187 317 25 10 185 303 25 25 December 204 374 39 25 206 381 35 20 150 270 24 35 161 271 24 40 140 240 18 140 Average « . 173 303 29 166 176 326 28 113 149 266 22 90 152 258 21 84 145 245 19 115 Columbus Metropolitan Library 1 OOLL^ _ ^ Biography, History & Travel f | 96 S.Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215

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