Annual Report of Commissioner Critiques Predecessor Captain Wylie
Commissioner Collier releases his first annual report for 1901 and attacks the prior administration of Captain David G. Wylie. He alleges misstatements, improper grading tallies, and overvalued department assets, while defending his own management of the public works and farm operations as well as the prison stockade.
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Collier
David G. Wylie
Couiel
Wylie
Public Works Department
Mc. Collier
You
Mmits
Iie
James
Mayson
J. D. Longino
A. Q. Adams
Public ’ Works
Captain Wyle Defends City Street Reports Amid Collier Charges
Captain Wylie, former city public works commissioner, responds to letters accusing inflated street-work reports. He defends accuracy, vows affidavits, and argues unfinished work carried over year to year. He notes higher costs reflect city taxpayer burden and criticizes Collier’s accountability.
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Aptain David ‘A. Wylie
Death of Harriet Russell Echels Looms at Marietta Street School
The report states Mrs. Harriet Russell Echels, principal of the Marietta Street School, is near death after a prolonged illness. Early morning updates indicate medical hopes have faded and the end is expected within a few hours.
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Harriet Russell’ Echels
The
Notable Local Loss and Transport Collision Report
The narrative recalls Mrs. Echols near death after a prolonged illness diagnosed as nervous breakdown and notes her long service in the Atlanta public school system. Separate dispatches describe a tug accident at Norfolk Virginia where a bridge collision endangers a barge crew. a keeper is presumed drowned after being knocked into the water.
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Bchols
Atlanta
Norfolk
Woodall
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Bladesard
Schuylich
Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railroad
James Mabry
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