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he* paid strictly In advance, tne price Eweeklr Courier will be $2 50 a year, and the ’$5 00. iKffclfbs of dye or more, one copy will be fur- bed free. ity Government, 1377 JlYOR'S address-reposts J)F THE STANDING COMMIT SES AND OFFICEES. Resume of the Year’s Business. Mayor's Address. Jfifeiahereof Council: | EMEN—It is perhaps unneces- :i shod Id say anything con- ■^tbe receipts and expenditures dydurint* the past year. 1 Ail formation upon .this .subject oSHn the : reports submitted -TreasiirtAr.'. lmtwer of iutereat, -however trt llie, and : «-sp»-cililly ,’^b ’lire * tax* Ifthe city, - it is impbrtairt.fbat-J ‘i make, in detail, a 1 stateixejn settlemt h's since ihv : liw - h .t . r- i ■ [ ference tb'that report it will ffc Jiat np to that time settlements |n made covering A— 8249,378 42 Aew bonds had bt-eu b for——--—AA_.i- ’138.40000 bat the reduction! of 3 debt amounted to SI 10,978.42 (er settlements made • since thin abrac the following’ bonds anf. jStns, including principal and in- l.as follows: aphis Br. B. R. bonds each— ——S 9,000.00 * 8 t - 2,144.74 forth and South K. R. Ids 81,000 each 22.000.oa 1C 0,358.38 >Tbe new t, nds5 sj.qoo set of office. 3,000.00 „t 855.70 ating debt bonds, ‘leach.— — 15,000.00 debt bonds, $500 .a 4,000.00 4,210.07 -works bonds, 8100 from other bonds. Interest 400.00 91.32 93605 : -866,996.86 bhange lor these and in settle- fthuiu the following new bonds bn issued, to-wit: lies A, S100 each 8 4,100.00 IWB, 8500 each 24,000.00 tier C, 81,000 each. 12 00000 'i . S40,100.00 bg the year a lot of bonds were lof’Mr. Alton Angier, of Atlanta, ch we paid, in cash, 81,250, to r-works bonds, 81,000 . . ss.ooo.oa ieliyerme-— ----- 1,141.80 MAY'' 86,141.80 Jill be seen from the foregoing, nee my last repo-t 873,138 66, in- ig principal and interest, of olti ihave been taken up and settled, Itl.-inept irchase -.-S66 996.86 .... 6,141.80 IS 873.13S 66 (above farts show a further re ef the bonded debt of the city ; fa! S33,03S 66, as follows : |nl tad iutere-a of olti i1 tketi up 873.13S 66 fc.lt ’ sued 40,100.00 833,03S 66 thi- date show fince 1st Jan. 1S77 .8249 378 42 73,13S,66 amount settled 8322,517 OS 1S- to 17-8138,400.00 is- since'.. 40,100.00—8178,500.00 . reduction of debt—S14-l,017.0S fkmgour former estimate of the iled'debt of the city to be correct following sums will indicate the ce ot the principal of the old now outstanding: this Br. R. R. bonds-S 19,000.00 and South R. R. Is 15.000 00 vghev bonds 14,00000 FJ ng debt bonds 00.00 JVr-works bonds 90,700.00 Ital old bonds, principal /settled S13S,700.00 i hoped that the remainder of 5 bonds would have been settled Jig the past year, and strenuous i were mads to that end, but with- VOLUME XXXII. ROME, GEORGIA! WEDNESDAY MORI^NG, JANUARY 16, 1878. -■ 2 i ' ■ I Ji jojattV tij M NEW SERIES-NO. 20 partment;is not excelled in point of ex cellence aqd efficiency by any depart ment in the South. Its membership is composed of our best citizens and too great praise cannot be accorded them for the alacrity with which they discharge their self-imposed duties. The number of fires has been small and the loss inconsiderable during the past year. This exemption from.loss by fire is the result of the care taken by the citizens to guard their property, the dis cipline of the department and the admira ble system of water supply. The report of the Chief Engineer to which we invite your attention, gives a full and succinct statement of the pres ent condition and organization of the department, the expenditures of . the together with the- number of fires And supposed cause-and loss of each. o.* t iRespectfully submitted!f ;JJij r.ar.o-' [ W; F< Ayer, Chm’n.,-: am isdi ' J.'jCL- Rawlins,) T. : OS ,no;J | , . ,-■/ ft ! lEeportof Chief Engineer Fire Department . .V .[ i Rome, Deb. 31,1877. To -HU Honor the Mayor and City Couh- [al: -j !\» : ’ * GeNTIIeM ek—Io compliance with the Eire Ofilinsuce” of the city I .herewith transmit ao yoilr honorable body a full jtud condensed report of . the. coudiuioo afid operaiioflij qf ..fche'Fire -Department for the year 1877.- -t ’ a WOEKtNcJ FoAdE OF TliE DEPARTMENT. The number belonging to the depart ment as returned ‘ by the Secretaries of the three companies, numbers 151 divided as follows: Chief Engineer— Assistant Engineers . 2 Rainbow Co. No. 1 59 Mountain City C". No. 2 . 47 Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1- 42 Total-.—-. , '.. r . 151 APPARATUS. The apparat is belonging to the depart ment consists of two steamers, four four- wheel -hose carriages (one hose carriage properly of mountain city) one Hook and Ladder truck. The Rainbow steam er has been rendered unfit for duty for a long while. The Mountain City sf.amer is in splendid running order, and always ready for any emergency. The hose car riages are all in perfect order. Also, the Hook and Ladder truck is in good con dition. There is also in possession possession of the department an oil pump, for oiling leather hose. HOSE. In the department there is only 1550 feet of good servicable hose, distributed as follows: Mountain City Company S00 feet, and Rainbow 750 feet. Should a conflagration of any magnitude odour-in our city, this amount of-frose would mot probably be sufficient to supply the re quirements, and I would earnestly recom mend by way security from any disaster, that at least 11)00 feet more hose be pt)r- phased for the department. - ' . .... , ^ . un|lr - The number of fires ana-alarm during the year amount to twenty, out of this number there were seven actual fires The balance of alarms, in nearly every instance, caused from defective chimney flues. The actual loss by fire during the year, so far as ascertained, amounts to about 83970 dollars, and the amount covered by insurance is 82936 dollars. HOUSES. The roof of Rainbow engine house till leaks, notwithstanding the recent re- pairs, and should be attended to at once. The needed repairs on Hook and Latider ruck house have been made, and the ap paratus now fully protected. Tne two reel houses occupied by Rainbow and Mountain City compani s on Broad and Howard streets are in fair conditi n. EXPENSES. The expenses tor operating the denart- ment for the year has been compared ve- ligbt and -md as follows : New hose purchased 8 777 20 Lanterns, torches and lock for H. aud L. Co 35 50 Building reel tiouseon Howard street 40 00 Appropriations for prizes 24 00 Appropriations to Chief to Ctiitfs Convention at Nash ville Repairs on Rainbow reel and house. Freight aud dray age ou bose Miscellaneous repairs 13 50 Mountain City appropriation-- 500 00 Raiubow appropriation 300 00 Hook and Ladder appropntion 300 00 Chief Engineer 100 00 proper system to that end. Upon such depends the health, safety and prosper ity of any community. The history! of oar water-works shows a gradual in crease of the supply each year, and we do not believe there should be any- fears that the present source of supply will not he abundant fora population of 15,000 _or 20,000. On entering upon our duties as a Committee upon Wa ter-works we discovered that the ordi nance and rules and regulations.-gov erning the department were, deficient and loosein many particulars. After a careful examination cf-.tne subject, we prepared and submitted an ordi nance which met your approval and adoption, and which we believe has cured alilhe defects, of a hastily pre pared system of government. In the matter of expenses, we desire jonly to ball your attention tp a;few items. W« found that the 1 words' in quired repairs; improvements-and-ad ditions that bad i become necefsaTjoito their successful and careful, operation. These expenses were IncurredHaffora: me of the minor parts being Ml.'‘It will last, a half century o.aill the work' that may,-be . re- IjpF’it i’f ffo taXe tW'weilFbF the cost of- these several items amoTHit'jry fhe’aVerage.whar of the. future, the aggregate u> $90Ol^whiqh shduS: % jjjfd using the.bucket and plunger careful examination Of the condition; : r * D( - • 1 - — — ——and asss of the„wurks, and were contracted for lowest possible terms.-. - 2Chffi be deducted from Iheatn mint expend ed oa account of water.tvoifkS^ {When this is (lone, the ruiining |dr.qu>rejnt exi*eiyses| will ibe Found to be] §2,349,75. In..c»nclusio ",i we -wishTULeixprilsS our appreciation of the serviced of Air. George and his cheerful..and b<?H8cien- tious.. discharge oT all tfie dutfetihi- posed- ou him. RespecifuUy.Sufamittdd^ WrFi Ayer, Chm’a.iJ F. Woodruff,7- „-.7J R. S. NbRToN.” " Report ofthe Engtneerof the tVater-works j Rome, Ga_, Dec. 31.1877. To the Committee on Water-works and Gentlemen of the Common Council of the City of Rome: : Gentlemen—I have the honor to submit my annual report as Engineer of the Rome Water-works for the year 1877, together with such suggestions as appear to me will improve the system and add to the efficiency of the works. I have been honored with the office since November, 1871, the first eighteen months by Messrs. Noble Bros. & Co., and afterward. by the different City' Councils. I appreciate the honor, and have spared ‘neither time nor'labor to keep the works clean aridV in perfect order, and in addition to tmy- -'regular duties, hats mado improvements each year,-" j Sfi i I will endeavpl, as.fer aaiprecticable, of the L op6ration of the'works, oqshtmcl construction of the same.. ‘ , ‘ ( " T-jTtr.. -2 r ..U 20! Ol SYSTEM.OF SONSIRCcnlON’. The works are on the reservoir sys tem, gettinglhe'supply -o£ water from a well fifty feet deep and . twelve feet in diameter ; the first twenty-five feet is curbed with brick Uid -in cement, the Ijflpr; triHr "— leet' iS eot-tet'ougR^ solid rock. T’ 20 00 31 50 12 80 Total S2154 50 In conclusion, I desire to return my siucere thanks to the members of the Fire Committee for the the many cour tesies extended me during the year, and their prompt action for demands made upon them by the department. Also, 1 feel grateful, and highly gratified, at -he prompt manner of co-operation, and as sistance rendered by the officers and fire men in the discharge cf my dnues on all occasions, and furthermore, I congratu late the department upon the good feel ing and pleasant relations existing among the companies, and for their ever ready and willing response to the alarm of fire and their efficiency when called into action. Respectfully submitted, H. A. Smith, Chief Engineer R. F, D. . doubtless can and . the basis of our habolders of others . _ ■ a determination, as I ^ -Sformed, to abate nothing: on the ritrUry, they declare their intention I demand the .last cent, and enforce |?lection if possible. 1 This determination, taken in connec- Jin witli the recent decision of our lipreioe Court, confirming the validi-. | °f the mortgage upon our water 's presents a question ot g-eat im- . ^tanoe for the consideration of our George, engineer of this water-works, tfe] sors, which, it is hoped, may k a satisfactory as well as a speedy lion. ^ f conclusion, I neg leave to^tender t>C members of Council, and to all officers associated wilh us, my litelul acKuowledgemeuts fur tne | artesies extended, and the.cordial iport given me during our official J'ercourse, ami with my best wishes j-their iuture succees, I now dismiss I tn and declare the Council ot .1877 - T. W. Alexander, • -->7. i-srs. M.iyor. Rome, Jauuary, 1878. \ ftC'Jloiwrable-Miyor and Council: t I,,_ENTLi:mE-cry city sh«iuld tester g-sedulously eg re toriisfire department, •tpori its effic.ir-ucy de|ieuda to a great m l - Pt 0 J ecui >n of the property and 1 °f its citizens. In this connection eople of our city have great cause which we direct your attention, gives a very thorough statement of the : popdi- tion, operation and: success of- the works, together with much in.erestiug valuable information^ relative to-their construction and capacity, the location aud size of the main pipe?, fire hydrants, gates or stops valves, etc., information not heretofore submitted in any report, and which he has taken great pgins and labor to obtain. His report fur nishes an approximately correct basis of the condition of the works, which, ;will be found convenient -for general refer ence, and useful iu the future, supply ing the taxpayers with a more general and int-lliger.t resume of this impor portaut branch of the city goycrnuient. From this report -the receipts- aodex- penditurw in paetyjyp may tie paTed with the future, .thus supplying an omission that all’our citizens should., apprecia^. Wo subject deserv-jsin^l’iroh wind? attention. pof an^ip which & number qan bet 4 idtere8ted, ” i There are two tunnels at the bottom running east and west from the center of the well, a distance of seventy feet. The water fills these tun nels and rises to a depth of twenty feet, thus forming an underground reservoir that will afford an ample supply for domestic and fi;e purposes when our beautilul city has attained a popula tion of 15.000 to 20.000. In addition to the tunnels ihe water supply is fed by numerous streams through the crevices in the rocks. Below I furnish an analysis of the water recently made by Prof. S. C. Caldwell, of this city : Rome, Ga., Jan. 5,187S. Mr. Junius George, Engineer City I Voter Works: Dear Sir—Iu reply to your request for information as to the composition of the water from the city works, I make the following statement: I passed through a '’Iter paper five gallons of water taken from a cock in my laboratory. After carful drying, the paper showed an increase in weight of less than one grain—the amount of solid ma ter suspended in the whole five gallons. I analyzed the solid residue found in an old drying bath in which many scores of gallons of water had been evauorated, with the following result: Carbonate of lime 42.783 per cent. Sulphate of lime 8.372 “ Carbonate of magnesia.21.534 “ Sulphate of magnesia 3.693 “ Compounds of iron 18.562 “ Chloride of sodium (common salt) 2.114 “ Undetermined 2.942 “ 100,000 The iron is not in the water at the well, but is taken np by the water in its passage through the main and sup ply pipes. I carefully tested the action of the water ou lead and found it. so alight'as to be barely' perceptible—(A t '■ . In conclUsibn. I womE Slate that ho -city in the world can boast of purer water, or of water better fitted for drinking, washing or for culinary pur poses. The salts it contains in! solar tion are not -sufficient, in .quantity^ make it hard, while its clearness sparkle and flavor cannot be surpassed. I am, sir, youre, etc.. S. C. Caldwell, - city. There in orily ohe pipe connected to the reservoir; and -it is so "Arranged ;that when thh -pumpis running the city ia supplied’with fresh water - from the well J 13 j 'J ‘TrnH MAi3 RangHfitted^ forir to ten inches in sizq for WcS ptrrphses.' We_ have'about one hundred anfl*eighty-three ifeethead in the jjusiness part of the city,'and. can throw ’’ax streams over thq highest buildings. In other^pakteflf. the city the size of the pipes artfequ’af ; to the fire .defense that may, be'required of them, the 'pressure being sufliderit'-;without .the.use of the fire eri^fara: • 7 - ! ENGINE ANBT PUMP. -p-.. lo The= water»is raised by a walking beam ; engine,■ twenty-inch cylinder, forty-two inch stroke, and one hundred ver. Only one-third of this power ig used when working againt. our hjghe^ [water ’ pressure. It ' ' hojdmx years without; . at-acpst|of less than fifty doRare-for all fire hydrants have been exam erly, oiled anda'l the settlings e water run from the .mains, all in-good-order, except one. it havii^a broken piece. I fitted in a piece temporarily and hare, ordered the new part. -'water Meters, ; Thao are sixteen meters connected to the works—fourteen belong to the city and ori^fach to theSelma Rome & Dal lon.abd Koine Railroads. Twelve have , nected this year eleven for the cuy aUQ one fur the Rome Railroad. rfH&E&a tions and sizes are as follows R -bifigou & Co.’s flouring mill, Donglas & Co'.lsiwery stable, Ramey’s livery, sta ble one each at Towers’ cotton compress aud plow factory, Rome Gas Light Co.’s works.. J. A.-Cooley at Bapti-t Gillege and Masonic Temple, each | inch, Amispaugh & Morgan’s cotton compress aua. 'j:TA. Bale’s guano’ factory, J iuch eacb;sJohnston’s Planing mill, 1 inch TrjtJurtc office 1} inch, Rome Railroad ^jpelu- Thefollowing were connected in 1873— two tn them belong to the citv, and th- other to the S. R. & D. R. R. Co., viz Seay’sijiiundry I inch Rolling Mill 11 inch, fi. R i R. K. 2 iuch. . 'YeAave one 1 inch meter at the en gine bouse in g«od order, and two t inch meters'of the Worthington pate'-t that are notfaworth repairing. * TOOLS. One eet of tools for running cast iron pipe, one set of ^utr.p, engine and fire hydrant wrenches, one shovel, pick, wheel-barrow, fire hook, fire scraper, bench vise, vise bench, pair pipe tongs, monkey wrench,steel spanner, washstand, smalt Jjble, engine register, book and ajats, jwo pipe cutters, large gate keys, curbstone keys and three chairs. ’STOCK ON HAND AT ENGINE. Thirty tons of coal, one cord of pint wood, ;9 gallons of valve oil, one and one-half gallons of engine oil, fifty e. statement the lgiger cities visit our works and-.fflt «f cotton waste, five -pounds o amine-the design and witnessvthe neat- ru bbef packing, four pounds of hemp ness and smoothness of its workings, nackw - tw " ”> lm ’ nin « F " r they expresssurpriseand admiration for the ingenuity and ability of these gen tlemen. ^nmp,-fifteen inches. In diameter, fot* ty-iiroJinch stroke, 'connected direct frb(D : engine beam. The piston’ head, ’'king and bucket are made of brass; iiroDiplunger, tenjinchea in- diam- eteTJhiving four brass receiving valves apd ohe discharge valve, all with’leath- fcrfrees. These valves were.'at first working on iron ..hinges, but: are at present working on steel, sucking; water from seven to twenty feet and forcing it: two2hundred, feet—never failipg to .work. X think it has given better sat isfaction than any water-works’ pnmp now in use. No accident has occurred and no.repairs been necessary, except new leather faces on the valves 'each . 7*.! 8 j Steam boiler, i!tc. We hayfc only one steam boiler, thir ty-six feet long, four feet in diameter, two fourteen-inch flues, with a light fire making an ample, amount of steam for the engine. The bnck stack, forty feet high, giving a splendid draft. All the machinery of our works was made of Georgia iron, contracted for and built in, Rome^ by Messrs. No'-le Bros- & Co. . Its long-use without acci dent or repaifa'and.ita, -perfectadapta-. bility to the upes. and: purposes for which it was built, is the best evidence that these gentlemen discharged their full duty in supplying machinery from carefully selected material and built by master-workmen. When: people from main at die foot of Frank- r. The : leaka this year were -the pine .plugs decaying that yen into the ends of- the;tmun. a leak has occurred'! have re- le pine plug And substituted Tve hundred feet of four-inch has been laid this- year—430 pine street between Oostanaula streets and 70 feet CD the up per end Of Broad street. The gates, or stop valves, are in good working! order, three of them have been repaired this year and odo new one put io on the cSrner of Oostanaula and Frank PRESENT CONDITION iteporlvol \Vater-works Committee. ' To Honorable Mayor and City Council:- Gentlemen.—The .report -of . Junius dred feet above the pump, and is filled THE 'RESERVOIR." Located on the highesVpoint in the city, about one-fourth' of "a . mile from the well, the top'b'eiitg over two hrin- througb a ten-inch pipe. Itis-twenty- five feet in diameter and sixty-three feet high, and wilt hold 240,000 gal- luus. It is made of boiler iron half inch thick: av the „ bottom, 'gradnallv decreasing fit five-sixteenths at the top; pitened With pine tar so that the water on the inside or the damp from the outside does not come in contact with the iron. It has been in use six years and is as free from rust as when It was first filled, and does-not'- 'leak a drop. It is set on a rock foundation nine feet thick aud t’orty fept. in diatn'etefrea- closed in a circular brick wall. Over the top.of .the reseryoir-there is a watec-. tight floor,..whicb. protects the water from trash <>jr'.. rubbish’that, might;ho thrown in, aud from the freezing weatli- - er in winter arid trie.burning’sun-in summer; the whole sarUiolinied'hiyta beau'ufiil and aub3tahtial dock towfo- ^aii tne jron.windingstj^w'ay, runhlfftthe to*'au-Biu of .the reeerv'drrwbich' affordS .earn task thereto, aiUi from which wplei iiifitiii ' m i engine, 1 PUMP, BOILER AND WELL. (The. engine is_ ic goodforder. The only repairs this year is a new set of bolts for packing spring in cylinder. .1 had made during the summer two ex tra sets of bolts, one set for follow-head and one set for packing spring. They are at the engine house ready for use at any time the present ones should give out. .... . The pump is in good condition, hav ing been carefully examined during the past month, and new leather fit on the faces of the valves. In the spring I had all the hiDges of the valves n anted out and steel mandrills turned for them to work on, so that in closing they would wear even and prevent the irreg ular wear, as heretofore, of their seats. I have also had stops made and fitted them in the lower chamber over the valves to prevent them from raising too high and remaining open. In the wet season of the year the water entirely covers these valves, and if anything of the kind should have happened it would have been impossible to have closed them without the use of another pump. The boiler is in fair order—the shuts over the fire are sprung a little, and the stand pipe connecting the mud dium to the boiler has scaled off with rust and is very thin. I have had another one made and it is ready to put in at any time. The boiler has been cleansed regularly every three moDths. It d-.'es not leak, and there has been no expense for re pairs this year except the pipe above mentioned. The well has been thoroughly cleansed this year—the walls washed with the hose, all the sediment taken from the tunnels and the swept with a broom. All the settling that washed in through the orev ices in the rocks was taken from the bottom of the well and the pump kept working until all the muddy water was drawn out. I have arranged the works so that when cleaning the well this mud dy water noes not pass through the mains but it’is pumped into a sewer at the en gine house, ,The supply of jsater has in- craaaeA«feuftwenBr-fivB percent. Aiace the worfmfckerflJBlsttBmed.'. . the-Engine HOSsk . ’ : is in good condition. The'wood-work on the outside needs painting to prevent de cay. . The floor is of very rough brick —’d' !gfeatly out of level. During..the it year, whenever my regular duties wqirid adm(t of it ! have been at work in ceiling the engine room and observa- tory,.which I'completed about the first of December,; 11 considered this a very dition to the house os it will :vent " the fog; that rises from "the well ring the,cold nights in winter from set tling arid freezing "bn the under side of the tin roof, thus rustirig and 1 raining the roof in a fewyeais. .TSnotEei) great trou-; ble I experienced' was _ that’" daring the" packing, two gum joints for man-head, one tep gallon oil can, one five gallon oil can, two one gallou oil cans, one bra&- and one malleable oiler, one tallow pot. one waste bucket, fifty feet of new } rub be,* hose, 100 feet 1 inch grass rope, ont six fodLslay pipe and nozzle, one lot or cedaxJfazdiiat main nines. .360 feetoi lumber, two six inch wooden plugs, seven ' four inch wooden pings, two two inch wooden plugs, twenty-four feet of 10 inch Dew pipe, six feet of 8 inch new pipe, ninety-six feet of 6 inch new pipe, thir ty six feat of 4 inch new pipe, 176 feel of 2 inefi new pipe, one ren inch T, one eight inch T, two ten inch bends, one 4 inch bend, 1500 pounds of cast scrap iron, and 300 pounds of wrought scrap iron. EXPENSE ACCOUNT, 1877. Sprinkling streets S 99 25 Improvements and additions.. 712 09 Goal 572 7S Freight and drayage 399 60 Tallow, oil, waste aud packing 36 66 R--paira on tower 118 37 Extensions 32 4(1 Material nsed in extensions 110 37 82652 52 Engineers salary 12Uu UU Total. S3252 02 Cost of miming the works' in 1876, including salary. 2998 90 8253 22 REVOLUTIONS F ENGINE. R-volutfugk -of engine in 1876 724,500 Number of (gallon- of water puiuprdan 1§76 33 292,00(1 Revolutions atVerioioe in 1S77 752.40<> Numb r iu-'gallons o*’ water pumped iu 1877 27,086,400 Showing a decrease iu the amount ot water consumed ot 6 195.400 cations, ami and an increas- recepLs over 1876 of 81,- 048 69. This is attributable to the intro duction of meters and the quarterly pay ments iu advance. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE CUR RENT AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES AND RECEIPTS FROM 1873 TO 1S77 INCUT SIVE. FIRE HYDRANTS. Our fire hydrant connections to the means are all of four iuch pipe, and from R. D. Wood, of Philadelphia, ex cept one double hydrant at the corner of Broad and Oostanaula streets. In 1875, assisted Mr, Henry A. Hills, then Chief of the Fire Department, with a correct pressure guage, we tested all the hydrante at their different locations, from which I give yon the following table, which shows an average pressure in the business part of the city of eighty pounds per square inch; in resident or upper part of the city, sixty-seven pounds, and a general average of seven ty-one pounds: No. 1. Broad street, front Upshaw 1 store, 58 pounds pressure. 2. Broad vt, opposite Judge Under wood’s, 66 "’3. Broad st, corner of East Bounda- ry, 67 . . 4. Broad st, corner Lumpkin, 65. 5 Lumpkin street, near Female Col lege, 45 • 6 Lumpkin st, corner Green, 54 7 Lumpkin st, corner Church, 75 8 Broad st" cor King, 76 9 King st, cor Green, 73 10 Broad st, cor Etowah, 71 11 Etowah st, cur Church, 71 12 Etowah sfa cor Alpine, 75 13 Broad st, front Rainbow engine- house. 71 14 Broad st, cor Bridge. 74 15 Bridge st, opposite Bale’s store, 80 16 Bridge st, cor Church, 58 17 Bridge gt, cor Franklin, 40 18 Bridge st, cor Alpine,55 19 Broad st, front Enpire Block, 79 20 Broad st, cor Oostanaula, 80 21 Oostanaula st, cor Church, 70 22 Oostanaula st, cor Franklio.80 23 O-istanaula st. cor Alpine, 53 24 Oostanaula st, front of J. C. Mc Donald’s, 53 25 Cherokee st, front of C. M. Harp er’s, 52 26 Broad st., 81 27 Broad et, cor Elm, 82 28 Elat s% cor Church,80 29 Elm st, cor Franklin. 75 30 In the rear of Shorter College, 40 31 Etm st, cor Cherokee, 58 32 Elm st, front of Mrs. Bowie’s resi dence. 77 33 Broad st, front of Hoyt’s drug store, 79 34 Howard st, opposite Johnston’s planing mill, 75 35 Howard st, cor Broad, 80 36 Howard st, cor Church, 80 37 Howard st, cor Franklin, 80 38 Howard st, cor Alpine, 75 39 Howard st, front of J. J. Coheh’s residence, 73 40 Howard st, cor Cherokee, 75 41 Howard st, opposite W. F. Ayer’s vsidence, • 76 .42 Howard st, near RomeRailroad 43 Broad st, front Shorted block, 80 44 Broad st, cor South, 80 45 South st, cor Church* 77 .» 46 Smith at, retruif Ford, Glover & Co.’s store, 85 47 Franklin st, near Rome Railroad track, S3 48 South st, cor Alpine, 75 49 South st, opposite E. C. Hough’s residence, 75 50 South st, cor Cherokee, 75 51 Alpine st, near Rome Railroad track, SO 52 Alpine st, near Rome Railroad track. 80 53 At end of Noble Bros. <fc Co.’s ma chine shop, 80 54 Corner of Noble Bros, it Co.’s blacksmith shop, 80 55 In rear of foundry, S2 50 At water-works engine house, 77 GATES OR STOP VALVES. The gates or stop valves for tiTe pur pose of shutting off the water from any particular line of pipe for making re tire or connections are located as fol- Ykak. Freight and Drayage. ^ -Oil, Tallow, Waste and Packing. Repaira. 52 tg I Jt Material Urcd in Repaira. Si day the ice would thaw and drip dowjf ~ on tite machinery, makingit almost im- poemble. to keep it) bright and clean. This ceiling will obviate 'both of these troubles. There has been fifty panned of feriheput up this year, thia completes the fetSoing around, therworks, including the ne# lot hurchased last spring" S-3! was emptied last fall-^-the man-bead at "the bottom rnmnvnH-and all tiiargettiidgt . i thrown, oat and--the-walls thqrongblyT ® *5€3! I washed, with thefirehose. I fitted an iron band: amiknd - thp-fop of. the brick-work weighing. 875. pounds, aod cemented the ■criactesmlsbe - wall,, removed, the old im the ten palisades aud replaceill. them with bast iron~bedd< "* 1 ““crPUt jq. tbree-jigs4.r di: 1 ytwn down and tightene i in the clock tower;. . ,-une mam'pipes are clear gnd 4n r good ■fi&iMHlM » ere 2 2|S Stv 3 0 'Z- 1 - Improvements and Addition*. Repaira on Tuwer. .Tool* Mid Repairs on Tools. Sprinkling Streets. Ill 'Pnmplag by Noble Broi. a Co. if Total Expended. Receigs from Water 4-^ »aeeo| -Fire Debus at $2S par Hydrant Iu Bread, 51 feet S W center line of Jut'll sir- et. siz - of pipe, 4 inches. Bread, 8 ft f> W center line Lumpkin 6 in. Bread, 7 ft S W center line Etowah , 6 in Bread. 9 ft N E ee iter line Oostanau- la et. 8 in. Bread center :>f O stanaula st, 8 in. Broad, center of Howard st, 6 in. Bread, 6 ft N E Center line of South , 4 in. Church. 53 ft, S W center line Oosta- uila et. 6 in. Franklin, 3 ft S IV’ center line South -t, 6 iu. Alpine, oft S W center line Oosta- n;-ula st, 4 in. Alpine, 4 ft S W center line Howard st, 6 in. Alpine, 72 ft S W from center Rome R. It. main track, 6 in. Etowah, 7 ft S E center line Broad st, 4 in. Bridge, 75 ft N \V center line Broad st, 4 in. Oostanaula, 5 ft S E center line Al pine. st, 10 in. Oostanaula, 6 ft N \V center line Al pine st, i0 in. Oostanaula. in front of water-works engine house 10 in. Howard, 4 ft N W from center line Broad st. 4 in. Howard, 70 ft S E from center line Broad st, 6 in. Howard, 3 ft S E from center line of Franklin st, 6 in. Howard, center of Alpine st, 6 in. Sonth, 188 ft S E from center line Broad st, 6 in. South, 2 ft S E from center line of Alpine st, 4 in. Alpine, 8 ft N E Rome R. R. track to engine boose, 4 in. Broad, 7 ft S E from center, from Elm to Howard, 586 ft, size 8 in. Broad, 7 ft S E from center, from Howard to South, 420 ft, size 8 in. Broad, 7.ft S E from center, from Sonth st to Etowah bridge, 100 feet, size 4 in. Church, 2 ft S W from center, from Oostanaula to Elm, 380 ft, size 6 in. Church, 2 ft S W from center, from Elm to end of main, 399, size 2 in' Franklin, center, from Oostanaula to Elm, 482 ft, 3ize 4 in. FrankliD, center, from South running down Franklin, 216 ft, size 6 in. Alpine, center, from Howard South, 417 ft, size 6 in. Alpine, center, from Sonth to rear of Noble’s foundry, 827 ft, size 6 in. Alpine, center, from Oostanaula to Bridge; 581 ft, size 10 in. Alpine, center, from Etowah running S W, 310 ft, size 4 in. Alpine, oenter, from Etowah running up Smith’s alley, 120 ft, size 4 in. Alpine, center, running east from center of Etowah, 273 ft, size 4 in. Cherokee, center, from Oostanaula to Elm, 748 ft, size 4 iu. Cherokee, center, from Elm down Cherokee to end of main, 339 ft, size 4 in. Sonth, 6 ft N E from center, from Church to Franklin, 690 ft. size 6 in. South, 6 ft N E from center, from Alpine to Cherokee, 468 ft, size 4 in, South, running north' from Broad, 309 ft, size 4 in. Howard, center, from Broad to Church, 363 ft, size 6 in. Howard, center, from Church to Franklin, 330 ft, size 6 in. • Howard, center, from Franklin to Al pine. 330 ft, size 6 in. Howard, center, from Alpine to Chnrch, 587 ft, size 4 in. Howard, 4 ft N E from center, from Cherokee to end of pipe, 784ft, size 4 in. Howard, running N W from Broad to end of pipe, 478 ft, size 4 in. Elm, 3 ft N E trom center, running S E from Cherokee, 692 ft, eize 4 in. Bridge, center, from reservoir to Bridge, 193 ft, size 10 in. Bridge, 4 ft N E from center, from Franklin to Alpine, 310 ft, eize 10 in. Bridge, center, from Broad to Oosta- naula bridge, 475 ft, size 4 in. Bridge, center, from Broad to Church, 325 ft, size 4 in. Etowah, center, from Broad to Al pine, 1,000 ft, size 4 in. King, center, from Broad to Green, 360 ft, size 4 in. Lumpkin, center, from Broad to Church, 334 ft, size 4 in. Lumokin, center, from Broad to Green, 363 ft, size 4 in. Lumpkin, center, Green N E to end of pipe, 331 fr, size 4 in. RECOMMENDATIONS. That the coal-house be enlarged so that a sufficient quantity of. coal may be purchased during the summer months, when freights are low, fora year’asuppty. Thatthriuverflgw-prpeof the voir be extended, to theooUoffi'aBd'OlU-: side the brick-work. That a new pipe be connected to the reservoir at the bottom, so that in clean ing it oat the water san be drawn off through the pipe. The present pipe being abont one foot above tbe bottom. In conclusion, I desire to return my thanks to the Committee on Water works and to the Mayor and Council for their uniform kindness to me, also to Mr. Shanklin for his aid and assist ance in measuring and locating the main pipes, gates, fire hydrants, etc. Respectfully submitted, Junius George, Engineer Rome Water-works. (Continued on second page.) The Grain Crop of 1877. MAIN PIPES AND WHERE LOCATED. In center of Oostanaula st, from en gine house to Broad st, length 2,107, size 10 inches. Oostanaula, 10 ft from center line, Alpine to Franklin. 10 in. Intersecting with 8 inch pipe on Broad street: . Broad, 7 ft S E from center line, from Oostanaula to Bridge st, length 489 feet, site 8 inches. Broad, 7 ft S E from center, from Bridee to Etowah, 444 ft, size 8 in. Broad. 7 ft 8 E from center, from Etowac to King, 433 ft,.size 6 in. Broad, 7 ft 8 E from center, from King to Lumpkin, 528 ft, size 6 in. B oad, 7 ft 8 E from center, from Lumpkin to East Boundary, 346 ft, size 6 in. Broad, 7 ft 6 E from center, from E. Boundary to Smith, 571 ft, size 4 in. Broad, 7 ft S E from center, from Smith to Gibbons. 233 ft, size 4 in. Broad, 7 ft S E from center, rrom Washington, Dec. 25.—The reports of the correspondents of tbe Depart ment of Agriculture, received and now in course of preparation for immediate publication, show the enormous aggre gate yield of 360.000,000 bushels of wheat for 1877, which is 50,000.000 bushels more than ever before pro duced. The same authority shows that the corn product was 1,500.000,000 bushels, with correspondingly large yields of oats and potatoes. The re port shows that there never was greater abundance in tbe land. Out of the wheat product it is estimated, deduct ing for home consumption in food and seed, that upwards of 110,000,000 bush els of wheat ca j be spared for export The largest export yet made in one year was 91,000,000 bushels, with an average of 63,000,000 bushels. Tne Department is also in receipt of infor mation from wheat-producing sections of Europe, from which it is ascertained that the wheat crop in Southwestern Europe, which produces tbe largest of the surplus, is good; in Southern Rus sia, amounting to 25 per cent, above the average. The crop in Northwestern and Northeastern Europe is poor. One column twelve months-. The foregoing rates ore for either Weekly nr Trt-Weekly. when published In both paper-. OS percent.additionalr ' Two Hundred Bushels of Cora Per Acre. — Georgia Grange. In our farm reading we have come across the instance of a South Car-dim* i - farmer, a Mr. J. W. Parke, making '*•* hundred bushels of corn on a Sii-jrl- / acre of land. The case is reported -. . .. the proceedings of the annual c.»i:v 1- tion of the South Carolina Agricultnr.il Society for 1869.. The ground was a quagmire grown over with rushes, full of snakes and malaria, and traversed by a sloggiWh stream. The ground was drained by a canal and underdrains. During the summer tbe land was cleared, leveled and broken np with a two-horse plow. In November a heavy cow-house ma nure was spread and plowed under, and the same repeated in January and March, the last time with subsoiling. In April the weeds were limed and turned under. In May another coat of manure was plowed under the land, harrowed level and laid off in two and half feet rows. In these farrows were applied 200 pounds to the acre of Pertftrian guano, salt and land plaster. The seed corn was soaked in nitre and rolled in plaster, dropped ten inches apart in the row, covered with rakes and the land rolled. The corn came np in five days, and as soon as it was Luge enongh enough, a long, narrow plow waa ran around it, followed by tne hoe, the crop being kept clean by shallow, level collnre until it began to shoot and tassel. The fidd was then irrigated by a gentle flow of water through every alternate row. The - vield waa 2001 bushels on an acre. An acre planted in three feet rows brought 147 bushels per acre. Winter Care of Fowls. Fanner’* Jonrsel. Give a plentiful supply of flourish- ' I- ing and stimulating food. If artificial - - heat is not obtainable, have sash filed in the poultry house, so the sun heat may be utilized. It will pay. Fowls - require heat; if you can give it exter- i : naely you can .’save in the feed. If ar tificial heat is possible take care that you do not give to mnch, else your birds may think it is summer, and throw N off their winter clothes. A, gen tleman we know of, five or six years ago, bnilt. a natty Utle poultry house with all the most approved modern convienences, including a basebnrning coal stove. “ All went merry as a mar riage bell.” Eggs were laid, cbiokens were hatched, as nicely, with tbe ther mometer below zero, as in the pleasant May days until just before a certain show, when the birds began to shed their feathere, and show time fonnd them ragged as robins. A council of experts was called, but when iu course of their deliberations upon the best hen the qwtion-arose - wfiethef sbe was of dark or light Brahma persuasion, there -not being feathers enouj^i to detadflJflKSQMBKI the owner having no private mark, a discussion arose so personal that two of the parties are enemies to this day. The whole were not on speaking terms for a year, and the president pro tern, left suddenly in tbe beat oi the argu ment to apply snow to tbe back of his neck for hemorrhage, caused by hitting his nasal protuberance against some one’s fist. The Augusta (Ga.) cotton factory has just declared its nsnal quarteraly divided of two per cent. Mr Jack- son the president, reports the opera tions of the company for the past six months, ended loth of December, from which it appears tha. after the payment of all expenses, including interest on capilai invested, and the two quarterly dividend of two percent, each there has been added to the sur plus account $9,447,41. Of the $6,000 of bonds maturing 1st of Novomber last, $5,000 have been presented and paid. The fachory has now every loom running. Henry Thurston, of White Creek, Tex is, who stands seven feet six inches high, thinks he is the tallest man in tbe Union. He is well proportioned, as strong as a giant, and enjoys the best of health. He fought in the Confeder- army. and after the war, while pass ing through St. Louis, attracted such a throng that he could scarcely walk the streets. Being modest, he has refused vt ry reasonable sums offered by show men who wished to exhibit him. Annapolis, Md., January 8.—Mont gomery Blair introduced a memorial in the House of Delegates to Congress praying in effect for a full investiga tion into the matters affecting Hayes’ accession to the Presidency. Washington, Jan. 8.—A special dis patch from Annapolis says Mr. Blair’s speech created consternation on the Republican side of the house, and the lobbies were packed. Messrs. Hinks and Merrick both made speeches on the same subject Mr. Leib, Republi can, moved to lay the memorial on the table, and called for ayes and noes, which resulted, ayes 13, noes 54. It was then referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. Hon. Gassios M. Clay of Kentucky, has writen a letter, in wich he says that “the true policy of the Demo crats is to sustain Hayes in all things when he is right, and oppose him in all things when he is wrong:” Mr. Clay supplements this with the obser vation that “honesty is the best poli cy” Washington, Jan. 7.—Accounts from various points of New England indi cate an intensely cold morning. At Nashua, 24 degrees below zero; Man chester, N. Y., 27 below; Milford, N. H.. 28 below: St Johnsbnig, Vt, 36 below; while at Fort Fairfield, 42 degrees be low. Fort Monroe, Jan 7.—Sailed bark Lloyd, Navarch and Clarence, from Baltimore, bound for Antwerp, oil la den, are at Black river with windlass gone. Tug G. S. Grunby has goLe A singular and romantic piece of good luck has befallen a poor young man, aged eighteen, named August Kohlemann, a bill clerk in tbe whole sale drug house of Greensfelder Bros, in St. Louis, working for three dollars per week. Four days ago he received advices from .San Francisco that a bach elor uncle, named H. Kohlemann, of whose existence the youth knew noth- i jg, had died, leaving him a fortune of $300,000. James Russell Lowe! tells a story about his butcher. One inu.xi. g the man expatiated ou tbe lor liness of the moonlight of the night i-efore, and just as the poet was tbinki g that he bad done him an injustice in never having given him credit for n tinement of soul, the butcher added : “The night was so fine I couldn’t jest sleep, and had to get up apd go to killin’.’’ Columbus, O, Jan 8.—In the senate to-day a bill was introduced to amend the state banking law so as to make it a penitentiary offence for banks to loan their paper or credit in any manner unless they have sufficient money in their vault to make that paper or cred it good. * Panama, Jan. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s steamer, Ata- cuma, was lost abont 8 r. m , Nov. 30, at the month of the Copiaha river. Over one hundred lives are believed to have .been lost, including all the officers of the steamer. A girl in Shelby, Ky., was provoked by the bad play of her partner at cro quet. She struck him on the head with a mallet, and caused a brain fever, of which he nearly died. She was kept in custody until the recovered, and then she married him. Harrisburg, Penn. January 8—The house, by a vote of 106 to 38, virtually reported a -resolution declaring that Bland’s silver bill should become a