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C ITY CO UN CI L,
Augufla , i ft Augttft, 1799.
In conformity to a Resolution of the 6th June> 1799, 1
'Mejfrs. Cresswell and Gardner, reported ajlatement of the receipts and
expenditures of the Road and City Taxes; which is Ordered to be enter
ed'on the Minutes and publijhed .
Statement of the Road I ax, for 1798.
d. c. d. c-
J. O amount of tax received, deducting expences 807 55
Cr..
Paid for sundry repairs done to the several Roads,
leading to, and within 3 miles of Augusta - 630 4 6
Paid for 5838 feet 2 inch plank and fcantling, for co
vering Hawk’s bridge : : : : 62 50
paid Joseph Frith, for workmanship in repairing said
bridge, and for sundry new sleepers : : 34 25
Paid A. Rhodes for work dene to the Beaver-dam
bridge, and on the road adjoining it : : 500
Paid Abfolum Rhodes for railing a causeway over the
Beaver-dam, near Judge Walton’s : ; 13 75
Ballance of the Road Tax of 1798, remaining on the
ift August 1799, unappropriated : : 61 59
MEMORANDUM.
There is a ballance due for lumber, and building a
bridge over the Cupboard creek at Mead’s mill.
Statement of the Funds of the Corpora
tion of Augusta.
Dr.
1798. Neat amount collected of the City Tax, under an D, C.
Ordinance pafled the 1 oth December, 1798 : 2058 38
Cafli received of Meflrs. Williamson and Jones, be
nefit of a play performed 4th June, 1798 : 128 50
Cash received of Mr. Berchenfhaw, for permission to
fiiew an Elephant, for a certain time in Augusta : 50
July 4. Cafti received of Meflrs. Williamson & Jones, for a
Jicenfe to exhibit Dramatic Entertainments in Au
gusta, for a certain time : : : : 254
2490 88
Cr.
1 1 799- (Paid T. Sandwich for summoning the City Guards D. C.
March tj to the 6th February, 1799. : ; . 22 87
Paid A. M‘Laws for supporting the Guard 4 nights
at 5 dollars per night : • : : : 20
Paid N. Durkee for ditto 4 nights : : : 20
Paid Joseph Hutchinson for ditto, from nth Dec.
1798, to 6th Feb. 1799 : : : : 290
352 87
25 Paid in part of repairing the Public Well near Seaborn
Jones’s, Ellis-Street : : .: : : 25 50
Paid for covering the Public Well near John Wil
son’s, Broad-Street : : : : : n
April 4. Paid repairing the Well in the Market-Square, last
year : : : : ; : ; go
Paid for Lime for the Public Wells : : : 32 25
June 6. Paid J. Sayres for Sinking and Bricking sundry new
Wells, and for repairing the old ones, per contrast 900
Paid H. Holmes for the Stocks, Iron Work, Plat
forms, &c. &c. for the said Public Wells 507 36
July 17. Paid A. Rhodes for Posts, and for planting them
round the said Wells : : : : : 32 50
31. Paid ballance of expence for repairing the Well near
Seaborn Jones’s : : : : : 18 94
Paid William Mead, for Paint and Oil, and for Paint
ing the Public Pumps, &c. : : : ; 18
Paid James Edwards, for filling up two old Wells 20
Paid Hodgen Holmes, for sundry repairs to the three
upper Wells in Broad-Street, and one near John
B. Magnans : : : : -
Paid Joseph Hutchinson, Clerk, one years salary,
ending the lecond Monday in April, 1799 : 100
Ballance in the City Treasury 1 August, 1799 : 381 96
Ncte._ There is a ballance due to Alexander M"Millan y not yet afeer
tatned, and the expence of repairing the Well in the Market-Square , an ac
count of which is not yet furnijhed. There may be also some other small de
mands not rendered.
Taken from the Minutes ,
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON, Clerk,
A NT
ORDINANCE. !
For raising a fund for improving and keeping
in repair the public roads, leading to the Ci
ty of Augusta.
WHEREAS, the present situation of
the public roads and bridges in the
vicinity of this City, require that consi
derable further improvements and repairs
(hould be made thereon : '
Be it therefore Ordained , by the Intendant
and Members of the City Council of Augujla ,
That there be levied on, and collected,
from each and every free male person, from
the age of sixteen to fifty years, refuling
in the city of Augusta, and within three
miles thereof, an assessment of two dollars
and fifty cents; and an assessment of one
dollar on each and every male Have from
the age of sixteen to fifty years, within the
City and limits aforefaid ; for the purpole
of raising a fund to enable the City Coun
cil to put and keep the said public roads in
good repair, either by farming them out,
under proper reftriCtionstoreiponfible per
sons ; or in such other way as may appear
to be belt calculated to promote this desir
able purpose.
And be it further Ordained , by the authori
ty aforefaid , That the mode of collecting
the said rates or assessments, fliall be as fol
lows; that is to fay—the City Collector,
(hall, from his knowledge and the best in
formation he can procure, form a com
plete digest of all persons liable to pay the
said rates or alTefiments, including his, her
or their (laves of the defeription aforefaid;
and lodge a copy thereof with the City
Clerk, within fifteen days from the date
hereof; which digest (hall comprehend all
free male persons within the City, and
within three miles of the fame, and also
all male (laves within or who usually re
side within the fame limits, and including
boat hands hired to, or owned by persons
residing within the (aid limits: That hav
ing made and returned the said digest or a
copy thereof as above directed, the said
Collector fliall proceed to the collection of
the said rates or affelTments: and in case
any person or persons, liable to pay the
said rates or afleffments, (hall not have
paid the fame on or before the firft day of
September next, the said collector (hall
make a return of all such defaulters, to
the Clerk of the City Council, and there
upon a general execution lhall issue under
the hand and leal of the Intendant for the
time being, commanding and authorizing
the (aid Collector to make and levy thefaid
rates or affelTments with costs, out of such
defaulters goods or chatties or by taking the
body of each defaulter refpeCtively; that if
the said Collector, (hall levy on the goods or
chatties ofany such defaulter, he (hall fell the
fame at the usual place of public (ales within
the said City, giving such notice thereof
as required by law of Sheriff's or Consta
ble’s felling personal property under exe
cution ; but in cases where he may take
the body of a defaulter, he lhall carry (uch
defaulter before the Intendant or any mem
ber of the City Council; who (hall there
upon commit such person to the common
Jail of this county by a mitimus, which
fliall date the amount and cost due by such
defaulter—and there to remain until paid,
or from thence delivered by due course of
law—That the Collector (hall be allowed
at and after the rate of five per centum on
all monies by him received and paid into
the City Treasury under this Ordinance,
over and above all legal fees, where he (hall
be compelled to levy upon the body or
goods of a defaulter; but such Collector
belides a notification in one or more of the
Augusta Gazettes, calling on all persons
to make payment of their refpeCtive rates
or affelTments —fliall, previous to returning
any person a defaulter, either personally
inform, or by a writing fpecifying such
perfoes rates or assessments, and left at his
or her usual or notorious place of abode,
notifying such person to pay the fame.
And be it further Ordained , That slaves
hired to persons living within the limits a
forefaid, where the owner of such (lave or
(laves do not reside within the said limits,
such (lave or (laves, (hall by the Collector
be lifted as belonging to the employer, and
such employer (hall be liable to pay the
rate or assessment aforefaid, and may law
fully deduCt the fame out of the hire or
wages of such (lave or (laves.
And be it further Ordained , That mailers
of apprentices (hall in like manner be lia
ble to have such apprentices included in
his or their returns, and to the payment of
the rates or assessments of such apprentices.
And be it further Ordained , That the said
Collector (hall from time to time make and
render into the Intendant and City Coun
cil, a just and true return of all monies
which he may have collected, or hath in
hand in virtue of his appointment; and
previous to proceeding in the duties of said
appointment, he (hall give bond and ap
proved security, in the sum of three thou
sand dollars, payable to the Intendant and
members of the City Council of Augusta,
for the time being, and to their successors
in office; conditioned for the faithfuland
i
impartial TtcliargeoOrPJ} . ,
tor —and ftiail take and
lowing oath or affirfnatioU, viz.
“ do iblemnly swear or affirm, (as
“ may be) that I will truly, fuithfulFpHß
“ impartially dilcltarge the duties df Cpß
“ leftor of the City of Augusta, to th&«
“ best of my lkill and abilities, so help
God.’* ; 1
And be it Ordained, That in case the fa id
Collector shall from mifinformation or
olherwife, over rate or allefs any person or
persons in making the said digest, i'uch per
son or persons so over rated or atletl
ed, may be relieved therefrom on applica
tion to the City Council afordakl.
And belt further Ordained, That the Col
lector {hall be allowed to charge the fame
rates of fees for services to be performed
by him under this Ordinance, as are allow
ed by the laws of this state to Sheriffs and
Collectors for similar services.
Signed in Council the l/l August, 1799.
THOS. CUMMING, Intendant.
Attest,
Joseph Hutchinson, Clerk.
Mrs. M‘L AWS,
INFORMS her friends particularly,
and the public in general", HOUSE
OF ENTERTAINMENT^I^toc^
Street, near the Bridge , is now prcvumß |
the best of Wines, other Liquors and Proviftont,
She flatters herfelf Jhe will be able to continue
her usual attention to the duties of her Hcufe.
August 7. (ts. 4 )
LANDS FOR SALE.
950 acres of oak & hickory land,
situated in Jackson county, on the Mid
dle Fork of Oconee river, originally grant
ed to Francis Gartrell.
460 acres second quality land,
situate on the waters of the Appalachce,
Jackson county, originally granted to Al
exander Houghton.
357 acres oak and hickory land,
on the waters of Oconee, Jackson county,
adjoining lands of John Goreham, origin
ally granted to George Ogg.
2700 acres firft quality land, situ
ate on the waters of the Middle Fork of
Oconee, Jackson county, originally grant
ed to John Neville.
1000 acres pine land on the fork
of Spirit Creek, Richmond county, about
ten miles from Augusta, adjoining lands of
Williams, Jenkins, Whitaker and Ander
son, originally granted to James Beall.
1000 acres pine land, Richmond
county, on the waters of rht Beaverriantr
Branch, within fifteen miles of Augusta,
bounded fouth by vacant land, Couth weft
by M‘Bean’s creek, weft by Stith’s north
west by Lofton’s, north-east by Jackson
and M‘Matinus, and south-east by Cal'-
well’s.
For terms, apply to the subscriber.
Janet M‘Laws.
ALSO FOR SALE, A
WAGGON & THREE HORSES.
APPLY AS ABOVE.
Au gust 7- (ts. 4 )
MARSHAL’S SALE.
On MONDAY the u)th August next , will be
Sold at the Market-House in Augusta ,
at the usual hours,
Five Negroes 6? one Horse,
Seized under execution at the suit of Johit
and Archibald Hamilton, again ft executor
of James Martin.—Taken as the property
of James Martin, deceased.-—Conditions
cash.
Wm. M‘Tyiere, l>. m.
August 7. ( 4 .)
LOS T,
ON Wednesday evening last, between
Augusta and Mead’s Mill, on the
Savannah Road, A BLACK LEATHER
POCKET BOOK, containing five dollars
in silver, and a quantity of valuable papers.
The finder, by returning the papers, (hall
have the money for his reward.
WILLIAM BACON.
August 7. (ts. 4 .)
The SUBSCRIBER,
Respectfully informs the citi
zens es Augusta, that he has just
commenced the HOUSE CARPENTER
and JOINERS BUSINESS in this place,
and hopes to share their favors equal to
that of his exertions and merit in giving
general fatisfa&ion.—At the fame time
thinking I may have enemies of whose ill
intent I am as yet unaware, but I flatter
myfelf with the pleasing hope, though a
stranger to many, that none will too hasti
ly give credit to the falfe aflertions of any
bafc columniator. if-
OBADIAH CRAWFORD. I
_Ju!y 24* < ts. 2.
Blank Deeds of Conveyance*
For sale at this Office.