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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.