This group contains papers sent to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. This record group contains two sections of material. The first consists of miscellaneous communications sent to the Mayor and Aldermen between 1864 and 1932. These communications were sent by various civic, patriotic and religious organizations as well as private individuals. Their subject matter includes: Southern Bell Telephone Company contracts; electric bills for lighting the city; geologic reports on Coastal Georgia; salaries for city employees; inviations extended to the Mayor and Aldermen to attend a variety of functions from picnics and parades to meetings and graduations; resignations of city employees; statements of expenditures. The Mayor's annual message; appointments of standing committees; thank you notes for condolences extended or money donated to causes; requests for ordinance revision or reduction in gas prices; protests against colored churches built in white neighborhoods; protests against a restaurant that would serve both white and colored patrons; electric light plant; number of lots in Springfield Plantation; public library appointment, architect, equipment and budget; schools; Carnegie Colored Public Library; ordinances and resolutions on building; extension of city limits; Savannah harbor improvements; the quarantine station; and violations of the prohibition law. The second section contains papers for elections from 1866-1932 for city officials. These papers, which were filed in the Mayors office, include figures from election returns and applications for city postions.
