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J. H. ESHLE, PJ^PEIETOE. .MU Milner i ii A'l 1 Hii Hii. “.v r >t AU gg.w.mMT 1 WML IiUX No. XU Bay Stroet. I^rifost Circulation in City and Country, "rni’*J3 * V'' iio . A . X.ft-. :.s.. 6 00 TERMS: ' 4> V; ')H \Pi Da ily -^y v-* vj- • y- Tr i-\Vceiciy" a7 “ COUNTBY SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Xil communications most be addressed to the pro ctor. — TA p^rstin 3 wishing the paper furnished for any time l*ss thm one year will have their orders promptly at- teni^ i°* tyhen-j-eraiffinglha am onntigrlhftti^ta^pii, >\> ‘ >4’ subscription discontinued unless by positive- - order left at the office. fcf- Correspondence containing important news, ir.'in auy quarter, solicited. Yfr CfVWd undertake to return rejected comnmnicaiions. M»M Ta A4vertiflerg. A SQUARE is ten measured lines of Nonpareil of The Morning News. First insertion, $1 OQ per square; each subsequent tertian. 73 cents per square. Advertisement^ for one month or longer will be in erted at special rates, which can be ascertained at the office- - • - -• ..«■ 1 ks‘ • Advertisements outside of the city must be accom panied with the cash. SAVANNAH, SATERDAV, QlfffOJBKK 24, 18(18. BY TELEGRAPH -TP- the morning news. FROM WEST VIRGINIA, Fir.t Henorli of tl\e State Election—The yictory Claimed by both Parties—Hea vy Democratic Gains Everywhere. . Washington, October 23.—The New York THfeane has the following from West Virginia: Tin- reports are meagre. Ohio county gives five hundred Republican gain. Wood county one hundred and fifty Demo cratic gain. - tlpslier seventy-three Republican loss. Republican majority in the Sta^e, seven thousand * ' ” ^ J.4TER—MIDNIGHT. 'j'ho vote is one thousand larger than last year. The gains seem to favor the Democrats. The Republicans carry the State by a re aped majority. - : The TI orWs special from Wheeling says that the Democratic gains are general, and that the State has gone Democratic by from wo to three thousand. Wheeling, October 23.—Complete returns from Hancock and other counties show Repub lican gains. Democratic majority in Ohio conn ty one hundred and twenty. Brook county very close. The Democrats wiU probably have a small majority. Wood, Harrison, Jefferson, Uinsral and Mason counties show large Dem ocratic gains. Marshall is claimed by Repub licans by seven hundred majority. A Re- jahliean gain. partial returns from Mason county show small Republican gains. The Secretary of the Republican State Central Committee claims the State by a re duced majority, and the election of Duval to Congress in the First District. The Demo crats expect large gains from the the South western counties, which are unheard from ret The Democratic State Central Committee claims the State by a small majority. s It will be several days before returns are received to indicate the result. FROM HAVANA. Further Particulars of tile Insurrection in Cuba. Havana, October 23.—Dispatches received here give particulars of the insurgent outrages in the province of Tanas. The plantations about La Vitega were devastated. The ,in- rorgents are robbing and burning, and im pressing able bodied men—white and black. An incendiary proclamation was found,.in.' citing negroes to murder the whites. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Wreck of a Ship Round to Savannah. Fobtbess Monroe, October 23.—The ship Two Brothers, of Portland, from Baltimore tor Savannah, struck the wreck of the steamer Sheridan, off Body Island, and was . bilged. The wreckers have gone to her assistance. ...... Fobtbess Monboe, October 23.—Two ne groes, indicted for the murder of Mr." Wooten two years ago, in Norfolk, and whp were Hen-' tenced to be, hanged, to-day, have been re., spited until the 27th of November. Johnson Replies to Another Address. from Buffalo, N. Y Hon. Horatio Sey mour Addresses an Immense Crowd. Buffalo, October 23.—Governor Seymour spoke to an immense crowd at the skating riuk last night. He speaks at Cleveland on Friday, Indianapolis on Monday, Columbus,' - Ohio, on Tuesday, Pittsburg on Wednesday, a »d Philadelphia on Friday. He is accom panied by Sanford E. Church, Francis Ker- ®«i and A. Schell.. ... .- From South Carolina. Charleston, October 23.—The Democratic Shte Executive Committee of South'Carolina k* 8 issued an address to the citizens, strongly Ie probating the reoent acts of violence and invoking the earnest efforts of tho people whether black or where, or of whatever party, to check incendiary language, to maintain the Wpremacy of law and to preserve the peace. ■■ —-— i &.*_£ SL * • rf — ^ttliter ^vbbpool, October 23.~Beverdy Johnson, 111 re plyhig to addresses, renewed his former ^’.rance-H of a peaceful solution of qpestipiis between England, and tlie United. Statefi^.but declined to discuss free trade, as it was-a leg- ^tive and not a diplomatic affair. Both Stanley and jQladstane were present. 1 rr**4. tr-r rr-rrA: - Spain—Dissolution ot the Junta.^ Madbid, October Jiinta^ hafe to- solved, after rec oni men ding the abolition'of ^pital punishment and the formation. of yol- UtfcH0 r rifle associations and the dissolution °f local Juntas. ■■ -- - Count Georgente has arrived ait Beyghton, QueenI^l^llaisOTpf>cte4„there. ^ Cold Snhp^FrosC at KnoxviUe and Atlanta. Knoxvhxk, October 23-—There was a kiH- ^8 frost gg ]Pie i ^n.^is Atlanta, October 29.—A sharp frost has *°jured the vegetation and the young cottofl: hoik .. ■ : it; • tRneM of Horn. Geo. H. Pendleton. CmramtiT^ Gfeo. 'K f?nfileton has been. cotjiiinej} to hk bed since An Interesting Suit in Rrogres^rhe Sn- jremtCourtef New5Yorfcon the -Beat: New York, October 23.—The suit against W illiam Mahone, for the seizure of the ves sel George Ijeary, at Norfolk, in T80G| was" oh trial to-day. Mahone claims that he acted ■ in his official capacity as President of the Norfolk and'-petersbiirg Railroad, and is not personally liable for the damage. The plain tiffs claim $30,000 damages. The case is still on trial. . The following is a more explicit statement of the recont decision by the supreme Court ol this State in the question raised in the lower court: Was the right of the elector to sit ini the Convention foT the remodelling of the State Constitution lost, because he de clined to take the test oath as prescribed by tbiejLegislature? The decision of the higher ccii^rt was in substance, that the Legislature hed no constitutional right to impose auy such obligation upon an elector,because if there was any guilt incurred by giving aid to the rebel lion, the overt acta were committed before the statute was passed, and the law of the Legis lature waB, therefore, in this ease an e.rposf law, and created a new crime, which is ccatnuy to the spirit and letter of the Fed- er .l Constitution; and that the statute in ques tion violates the Constitution of the State of New York. FROM WASHINGTON. Grant and Se nolle Id Snub u Self-Con stituted Radical Committee — Heavy Amount of Gold Required to Pay tbe Interest on the Ocl»t. Washington, October 23.—Judgo Hoge, General Littlefield and General Coleman called first on Grant, and theu on Schofield, as an informal Committee from North and South Carolina for assistance against past and apprehended troubles. They received no satis- fac iion in either quarter beyond the assurance that such an application mast come through the Legislature or Executive. Nearly twenty-four millions in gold will be required on the first of November to pay the interest on the debt. One hundred males and seventy-five fe males have received intimation of dismissal on first November from the Treasury Depart ment. Evarts has returned and there was a full Cabinet to-day. The State Department has official informa tion that Mr. Welding, our Consul at Liver pool, has suspended clean bills of health to ships leaving Liverpool for United States ports, in consequence of . the prevalence of typhoid.fever. From IVew Orleans. New Obleans, October 23. -The steamboat Gefi. Quitman, from Vicksburg for New Or leans, was snagged and sunk yesterday twenty nnles above Bayou Sara; all on board were saved. The boat and cargo, consisting of 1,700 sacks cotton Seed, is a total loss. Last night a. number of disguised persons entered the Jefferson Parish jail at Carrollton and shot two negroes, one of whom has been twice condemned for rape on a white woman in 18(10, and twice reprieved, once by Gen. Sheridan and once by Gen. Mower. The other negro has been convicted of rape and also the murder of a white girl, aged eleven years, in Jefferson Parish a few days ago. The former was kiUed and the latter shot in the head; he wiU probably die. No other prisoners were disturbed. About two o’Mock this morning a fire broke out in Gretna, opposite the upper part of New Orleans. It was undoubtedly the work of incendiaries. There were reports current during the progress of the fire that a number of negroes were discovered stealing goods saved from the fire, when a fight occurred in which two negroes were killed. The negroes and whites gathered from all quarters armed, and the fight, promptly became general. A company of infantry find a body of police from New Orleans, however, prevented further outbreak. The uegroes finaUy took to the woods, and very few are now to be seen in the neighborhood. Niue or ten hofrses, all frame, were destroyed. The offi cers report aU quiet there this evening. From Sara Francisco — Another Severe Shock Of an Earthquake. San Francisco, Morning, 2.15.—Another severe earthquake Bhock this minute sent the people shrieking into- the streets in their night clothes. The atmosphere is thick and weather warm. Three o’clock, Morning!—The excitement has somewhat quieted, but'the people evince no desire to return to their houses. San Francisco, October 23.—There were only thirty-five seriously hurt by the earth quake, including five killed. A very slight shock occurred at 7.30 thi6 morning. Busi ness is proceeding as usual. Weather very thick and slight rain. ?■ Fight wltk the Indians. St. Louis, October 23.—A brush with seven hundred Indians near Buftalo Station, Kan sas, resulted in nine kiUed and thirty wound ed. The Federals had only threp wounded. The Hemocratlc Victory to be Contested. Philadelphia, October 23. —Several Repub licans defeated in the recent election for city officers, have commenced a contest. Near ly all the office^ wiU he contested. ’ 1 • 1 * Homicide.—We learn that E. Reiner Dia- mond was kiUed at-Cedartown last Saturday night by Mr. Borden Wheeler. Mr. W., our : informant states, struck Diamond on the head with a stick, fracturing his skull, from the ef fect of which he died in « short time. Wheel er made-his escape.—Rome Courier, 22<L < WL . *■— •?.* < ■■■ Dogs in Ireland.—During the year 1867 there were 256,752 d,ogsregisteredinIreland. The amount off “dog license duty ’received was $128,376, the thx being at the rate of 50 peroehtsperdog. Surplus money, after paying expenses, are paid.tp counties, boroughs and townships rn aid of the county or borough • rates. Brigands nj Italy.—The Mayor of Oonca- sele a emaU-towri near Naples, has recently been arrested on the charge of supplying L^ipmuda with food and clothing. Several prominent citizens of the town and neighbor hood were also arrested for giving informa tion of the movements of wealthy Wine in France. in France was 1,496, travelers. 1 ition of wine ons in the ■iRMgteisfafaiJWWW She would ctrike put, attended by p big dog, and swiii) fora. 11 ) 81 ? or two. MAYOR’S ANNUAL REPORT. • Mayor’s Otfice, 1 To Or CUUen. of ^ 1S68 - < The publication of the Mayor's Report, with the an nual statement ot the Treasurer, made up to October 1st, 1868, hss been unavoidably delayed. The balance of interest due on the Funded Debt, October 1st, 1861, as per report of t * 8i,806 60 Interest due 1868, (see statement of funded debt * 117,S00 80 _ . , . , . , $229,607 10 Deduct interest for Bix months, on Bonds issued for Bubacrip- tion to Southwestern Railroad, $33,000 00 For Subscription to Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad 21,600 00 $54,500 00 Six months interest $1,907 50 Said Bonds were redeemed with corresponding Railroad Stock. Deduct Interest due in October, November and December, '68. $48,169 10-$50,376 90 5^“ ce •••••• $179,230 50 Of this amount redeemed during thin year. 153,028 45 Leaving a balance not yet presented $26 202 05 By reference to last year’s report Coupons due prior to 1866, amounting to $13,541 13 Had not been presented up to October 1st, 1867. Of this amount 5,460 00 Were received for taxes during this year, leaving a balance of $8,081 13 The Funded Debt of the City, as per last report, was $2,111,440 00 Add to this amount Bonds issued to H. R. Jackson for encroachment on Barnard street, removed by him • 3,500 00 $2,114,940 00 Deduct from above Bonds, re deemed as follows: For sub scription to Southwestern R. $33,000 00 For Augusta and Waynesboro R. Road 21,500 00—$54,500 00 For which corresponding Railroad Stock was given; leaving balance $2,060,440 00 The remainder of the Bonds issued for sub scription to the Southwestern Railroad amounting to $117,000 00 Will mature on November 1st, 1869; to meet which the City has one Share of corresponding Stock 100 00 The remainder of the Bonds issued for sub scription to the Augusta and Waynes boro Railroad, amounting to 178,500 00 Will mature on August 1st, 1870; to meet which the City has 424 Shares corres ponding Stock 42,400 00 Floating Debt on October 1st, 1867, as follows: New York Warehouse and Security Com’y. $46,000 00 Merchants’ National Bank 11 000 00 Central Railroad Bank 8*500 00 Commissioners of Pilotage 3,500 00 B. H. Hardee (for paving wharf) ijii6 95 $70,116 95 Public Schools The report of the Superintendent of tbe Public Schools for the year ending July 15th, 1868. represents the condition of these institutions as in every respect satisfactory. The whole number of scholars entered during the year, inclusive of those in the county, has been one thousand and seventy-four. The appropria tions for the support of the schools has been as fol lows: From the City Treasury $ 8,500 00 From the County Tar; 7,000 00 From the Educational Fund.... 965 47 From the Peabody Fund 1,500 00 Derived from Tuition in High Schools.... 1,925 00 Balance in hand of Treasurer at com mencement of year 228 90 $20,119 37 STREETS AND LANES. ) $23,702 41 have been expended on the streets and lanes in the past fiscal year; against $37,032 02 for the preceding twelve months. PAVING GAS HOUSE IIILL. This work was begun in October, 1867. The dis tance paved is about 680 feet, and ou all that portion opposite the Gas Works the width of the roadway has been increased to 35 feet About 700 cubic yards of earth were hauled for widening and grading the street. The whole was completed on the 1st of January, 1868. PAVING I’AKT OF PRICE STREET. The portion of Price street, at the intersection of South i>road street, has been subject to wash during heavj ruins, causing serious damage to the sidewalks. To remedy this a space of 50 feet has been paved. Paving has also been done at the intersection of Perry lane and Price, and Perry lane and Habersham street, enclosing cess pools. DUFFY RTBEET DRAIN. This work was undertaken in March, 1868, by the street gang, and open ditch dug 2,350 feet in length, draining ponds at the intersection of Montgomery and Duffy streets, and Barnard and Anderson streets. The sandy character of the soil, however, rendered it necessary to adopt some plan to preveut the caving in of the drain. For this purpose the sides have been planked and braced, at a cost of $2,221 10. The ponds above mentioned have been effectually drained and the health of the city in that section materially benefitted thereby. DOLTON STREET DRAIN. This drain, dug in 186G-’67, and forming a continua tion of the work on Duffy street, hail washed so badly that a brick sewer of large diraeusions seemed to be tbe only remedy to prevent the carrying away of tbe entire street; a sewer six feet in diameter lias accord ingly been built, commencing at the point where the wash was greatest and extending eastwardly five hun dred feet. The labor of grading and filling in this street to its proper level is now being done. Accord ing to the estimate of the City Sqrveyor it will require 2,000 cubic yards qf earth to accomplish this. The connection of the Bolton street sewer with the Park culvert is recommended, and as soon as the finances will permit the Bolton street line should be extended as far up as Abercom street. bilbo’s canal. Much labor has been bestowed in deepening the channel and elevating the embankments of this waste- way and its branches. The chain gang hiw been em ployed on this work and much less danger may in the future be apprehended from overflow to the adjoining low lauds. It is designed (o continue the convict la bor at this point until tho entire line is made secure and the capacity of the canals for receiving ami carry ing on tho drainage of tho city in that direction is per fected. The trunk on the river front is being repaired and enlarged. It is sixty feet long by twelve feet wide and lias been down about eleven years. CULYERT ACRC^is ROBERTS STREET. This culvert, which has heretofore been of wood, having been repeatedly washed away, a substantial brick structure, with wing walla, has been substituted. Its dimensions are forty-six feet in length, with a diameter of four feet six inches. About 450 cubic yards of earth will be needed to grade ttye street in the vi cinity of &0 pqlyer^ Tho slip at the foot of Jefferson street has l»een properly secured by retaining walls of brick, and the roadway paved. SQUARES. Four of the public squares have been- newly en closed during the year, viz: Pulaski, Columbia, War ren and Liberty. These squares, as well as those completed in 1867, have been built with heavy cedar posts ot superior quality, obtained from Florida. The alteration in the shape of these enclosures will afford a more tasteful arrangement iq planting trees and in their future ornamentation. The remaining open ; squares should be improved in like manner. BRIDGES. ; A substantial iron foot-bridge has been erected across the slip at the head of Abercom street. The Barnard street bridge haying given way, proposals for iron footways across this and Drayton street slips have been called for. public DOCKS. The public dock at the head of Abercom street has been wharfed in and leased to Messrs. Hunter & Gam- raell. The retaining wall at this doek broke from its foundation in last, endangering tho base of the adjoining buildings and threatening for a time to cut off the communication along the line of River street. A double row of sheet piling has been driven across tho front and rear of the wall, and the dock backed np with a filling of stone ballast sufficient to prevent any further mishap. I recopjmqnd ***° P u ^° slips at the following named points' ro. be wharfed in and leased: Lincoln street, Drayton street, Whitaker street and East Broad street. SB WEES IN TATNALL AND JEFFERSON STREETS. Theao branch drains, connected with the Barnard street sewer, beiiig too Bmall to admit of being cleansed in any other way, have been tapped at intervals of fif teen feet and thoroughly purged. They are, however, radically defective in their construction, having been built near the su^faco gixd lyithout fell sufficient to cleanse themselves. The‘sewer in Barnard street lor most of its length is in a like condition, and will be attended to as soon a» practicable. The construction of sewers _ at the follow- ing points is recommended as imperativelj’ need ed, and shoul4 be put down **9 coon as the finances wiU permit 1 Quo along Broughton street, from Habersham to Lamar’s Canal; one along Huntingdon, from TatnaU to Roberts street; one along St Julian street to West Broad, and the exten sion of the DraytOnstreet sewer from Congress street lane to Bay street. These comparatively short sewers wonld effectively drain Washington Ward, Decker Ward, and the whole Southwestern portion of the city. BAY STREET. The surfacing of Bay street is very much needed, and will be put in hand immediately on the arrival of Stone ballast PUiteblP fa* the purpose. The Macad amized portion froiq Bull street east* has been com menced, ana wpqld nave been completed in the sum mer, but for a want of material. pLASfJEpfG. Biyer street from JJqpafa 9t*»et east, to the Lower Rice Mill, and from Lamar ! a Canal to the creek beyond, has been planked. Both thoroughfares are now in ex cellent order. mrrunin OUT IN RANDOLPH BTBEET, This excavation is becoming more and more difficult of ronoOy with exoh jeW'a neglect. It TO cut out in 1863-3, for the purpose of oonuectiug the 116. R-ilLtraek wiai the rivTr, sad the work stopped by Injunotiun.from the Courts. Lett without retaining walla, the sides h*ye rapidly washed swny. until the street hss become a gully, and the bouses an each side are in danger of being uudorminod. The responsi bility of Ailing the cut snd restoring the street to its original grade, or of building retaining wsllsof suf ficient height sad thickness to protect the adjoining property, is now in abeyance, sad will probably be de cided at the January term at the Superior Court, at tbe suit of the lot holders. ( who claim to be Injured thereby. By an ordinance passed in Council 11th De- cember,1887. 'the A. AiO. BaHreadpogpsny were "authorized .to make a cut in Randolph rtreetfar the trtlck'of-their road, not mopertiurf flye feet depth and sixteen feet ta width, (tom two hundred and fifty feet south of President and Broughton streets, provid ed the Bides of said out are supported by Sustaining walls of masonry, to be Jalwaya kept in order by said Company."' '• T ' ' ■ r— j?= ; ; : STREETS ON EASTERN AND WESTERN 8LOPE3. The streets from East Broad street, rumring east, and from West Broad street, west, leading down as they do from the high plateau bn which tho city stands,-to lands\ but little elevated above low water mark, are; from the loose and sandy character of thd sofl, sn^jeetto be. washed during every heavy rain. The’ temporary ex pedient of logging has been resorted to, with the back ing up of stone and broken brick cm the lower side, but without much good. The only permanent remedy will be to pave. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The expenditure for this Department in . the past fiscal yea^ amounts to $12,715 94. Onehew steam engine (the Washington) has been added to*the organization. The following is a list of the Fire Apparatus'now in service of the city. ~ - - Steam engine John W. Anderson, with hose, hose cart and coal wagon. Steam engine Washington, with hose carriage, jum per and coal wagon. Steam engine John J. Waver, with two hose carts. Steam engine F. S. Bartow, with hose carriage, jum per and coal wagon. Mechanics Hook and Ladder Truck, with ladders, hooks, chains, Ac., complete. Marshall Hose Company; with two hose carriages. COLORED COMPANIES. Hand engine No. 3, (Pulaski) with jumper. Hand engine No. 4, (Franklin) with jumper. , Hand engine No' 5,'(Columbia) with hose carriage. Hand engine No. 7, jTomochichi) with jumper. . Hose, 2,000 feet of India rubber or combination hose; tbe greater portion new and in good order; -2,000 feet leather hose. In addition to the above, there are three hand en gines out of service, which are offered for sale, under instructions of a committee of Council, beside a large quantity of leather hose, condemned as unfit ’for nse. v It will be seen from the foregoing return that the Fire Department is more than amply provided for in engines and apparatus. Competing tests betwqen steamers should be discountenanced, as not only de structive to hose and engines, but as an expensive pastime which the city is not in condition to pay for. - The receipts from the market, for the past year, amount to seventeen thousand three hundred and seven dollars and eiglity-cight cents, as follows: By cash received for fees $ 8,747 38 By rent of stalls 8,560 50' $17,307 88 $5,664 79 Expended for salaries, labor, gas, repairs, etc..*. Net revenue to city $11,643 09 The roof of the building is decayed aud leaky, and if repaired at ad will require au outlay of several thousand dollars. In the present condition of this structure, it would be economy to expend the amount named, towards the erection of a market house on a new and improved plan, commensurate \\ith , the wants of the city, instead of patching up the old. JAIL. The outlay for the Jail for the fiscal year just closed,-, amounts to ten thousand eight hundred apd twenty dollars and eighty cents, incurred mainly in tho-erup- port of prisoners committed iroiu this aud the ad joining coun.'es. The indebtedness of Chatham county to the city . ( For 1868, ending Sept 30, is $10,575 76 ' Of other counties. Sept. 30, is 1,988 50 Of United States Marshal 94 30 $12,658 55 MORTUARY REPORT. A Comparative Statememt of Deaths in the City of Sa vannah from October 1st, 1866, to September 3(HA, 1867, and from October 1st, 1867, to September 30th, 1868: 18G6 TO 1867. 1867 TO 1868. 'i tr o CD O o' -1 re Total. 53 V to 0B Colored. Total. Remarks. October 77 116 193 59 77 136 November 71 93 164 54 73 127 O re December 41) 98 147 61 50 111 o >i January 39 42 81 53 72 125 n P February 42 41 83 32 37 69 so re March Xi 34 67 18 37 55 April S3 41 74 30 42 72 KJ May :;.*{ 32 65 62 49 111 P June... 51 57 108 47 60 107 5- July (il 66 127 44 58 102 August 58 43 101 36 37 73 p September 51 57 108 74 '47 121 •• 60S| 720J131K| | Brought dead to the city during Still-born Iufauts Deaths within the City limits..i 0| *039[12fl9| | g last year 57 28 1,124 Total 1,209 SPRINGFIELD PLANTATION. This body of laud, containing 963 acres, was pur chased by the city in 1850. One hundred aud forty- eight acres of the tract, previous to the dry-culture contract, were cultivated in lie** and formed a valuable * body of first quality, tide-laud. Connected with this there are eighty acres of first quality inlaud swamp belonging to the tract, the swamp continuing, how ever, with many ramifications, towards the Little Ogeechee. At a point nearly opposite the three-mile stone oil flic Ogeechee road, the waters divide, and floiv, part towards the Savannah and part towards the Ogeechee rivers. The primary consideration in tho drainage of the Springfield plantation is to give this uncleared swamp an outlet for it entirely distinct from any canal or sewer for tho drainage of the one hundred and forty-eight acres of cleared land men tioned above. For this purpose, shortly after its pur chase by the city a dam was built, having a base of sixteen feet, six feet in height and six feet top, and running along the eastern margin' of the Springfield canal. This embankment, built eighteen ‘years ajgo; has had no repairs, so that it is now in very bad or der. At the same time a brick setver was constructed on the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, from the river to the northeast corner of the tract. Unfortunately, this sewer was not placed at low w’ater mark, and the benefits expected to he realized were from this cause, and giving it too much inclination, in a great degree lost. These lands having au average elevation of only five feet above low water, it is essen tial that any sewer or canal should bo commenced at the river, at least as deep as low-water mark, and car ried through with as little rise as possible—say not exceeding one foot—In order to allow' the deepening of the main aud quarter drains to the depth required . for thorough drainage. In 1860, the city decided, at the suggestion of the present City Surveyor (to whom I am iudebted for the points enumerated in this report), to build a covered wooden drain, commencing at the mou‘,h of fhe Ogee chee canal, to the northwest corner of the Water Works, and from thence in an air line to the main central drain of the plantation, passing under the two tracks of the Central Railroad by a brick sewer, aud under the canal by a W’ooden trunk. This work was all complete^, ex cept the box under the canal, when {hi* war interrupt ed further operations at this point. Council has au thorized the completion of this portion of the drain age, the repairs to the embankment built in 1850, and such other repairs as may be necessary. Shortly alter its completion, the portion of the brick sewer built under the branch track of tbe railroad, was covered w ith sand as high as the trestle work. This immense weight caused the pile work upon which the sewer was built, to sink down, as also tbe track itself, which injury to the sewer has never beep rppmvcd. This damage should be remedied by the Railroad Com pany. The ordinance in relation to providing good and sufl^cient culverts under any embankments or other obstruction, by auy body corporate who may have ac quired the right of w’ay, is very clear and to the pbint. It provides, “That it shall not be lawful^or any per son or body corporate, by any embankment, dam or work to bo erected, or which may have been heretofore erected across the natural channels of drainage of the said Springfield tract, or any other tract, or in auy other manner to impede the flow of water f"om the said tract through tho drains which have been or may be constructed for the purpose of draining the said tract of 'land, or through the natural channels and outlets thereof to the Savannah river. And it shall be the duty of al! persons or bodies corporate, w r lio may have lawfully acquired a right of way over said tract, or may have constructed embankments or dams across tho said tract, to cause sufficient culverts to he built under the same, so that the drainage oi said lands shall not be impeded.” The President of the Com pany lias expressed a willingness to intend to this mat ter, but until remedied, po step ipan be. taken by the city toward completing the work. The following reasons appear to render the location of the sower preferable to any other: 1st. It taps the Springfield Plantstion.rice lands at the most available point, viz: in the centre. 2d. It is the shortest and most direct 3d. It may be uncovered at fthy lime by the removal of only eighteen inches of earth, and any de posit or injury removed or repaired. 4th. It is the only location that will drain the triangular piece of laud lying between the canal and the Central Railroad; and. last, it has the additional advantage of draining all the lands of a similar character located between the Railroad and the river, and the Springfield aud Ogee chee canals. POLICE. The cost of the police organization for the past year amounts to $94,108 05, against $111,400 60—of the preceding twelve months. This decrease • to Be found in the reduction of the pay of the officers and men in January last, aud in a more economical admin istration of the system itself In point of discipline. and numbers tbe organization remains the same a£ . when last reported on, whilst in equipment and effi*-' o cieaicy, in case of public disturbance, it will be found far more formidable. The force has won for itself the respect of the community, which it has so faithfully served, and has commanded the admiration of all strangers who have yisited our city. The outskirts of the town still remam nnguarded by poUcemen. If it be po^sib^ without .too large an out lay from thetreasuiy ’to provide for tiiis want, I would recommend the eompmeuf of a small mounted patrol force for tfie projection of these P°fatsl The inducement tq more lucrative employment in the winter months, in contrast with the small pittance of pay, (only sixty dollars per month to the privates) has occasioned the resignation from the force of some of its most efficient members. In view of thu} fact, and of the recognized merit of the m e Q$ f recommend an increase of sajary to the privates at the force. • kiyeb improvement. The following expenditures have been made from the City Treasury in furtherance of this work it; ,; ■ - Paid Commissioners of pilotage for Harbor Master's fees collected. • - •%<-.« * . r ..... 4 628 25 Far Freights and Passage tax collected.. 1$,631 43 For H. F, Willinkfor removing' the wreck , Willink for remov: of the Isondiga....... 100 00 inj&lta The operations on the riyer under the auspices of the Commissioners of : Pilotage have progressed--jstead-» ily during the past year. I am indebted to CapL J.*S. Bonnard, Superintendent of Dredging for a report of the work done under his direction. I At the close of the Mayor's Report for October jj&iT, the dredge was employed excavating a channel near the gap in the obstructions, four miles below the city, in the vicinity of Tabs Lsjhind.. .This work was com pleted on the 16th of the month, and a passage way dredged out of thefollowing dimensions: Length, 400 yards; depth, from IT to 15 feet at low water'; width, 125 feet The average depth excavated was 4r 25-100 ^ < , v • ;in. .TJC'S ■; v/l—12x> feet, composed, ot mud and a substrata ,of stiff, black and blnish clay. . About ihirty days-work were done oil the sand shoal opposite Marsh. Island, when the scene of operations was changed and the vessels moved up tathc bead of King’s Island, where the ‘‘cross ' tides” met and de flected the water into Back river. ' To remedy this difficulty, and, if possible, to divert the stream fully into tbe.Geocgia Channel, it was decided .to cut off a projecting point of land which, by its peculiar forma tion,* conducted the volunie of the stream frdm the south, bank, of .the river directly across towards the Carolina shore, and thus down' into Backirver. . It was determined in removing this projection to deposit ihe earth taken from it over against the ' sand fiat in the vicinity of the timber jettoe, and to dredge out a chan nel of sufficient depth to draw the water from its ac customed course through this excavation, and thfence along the line of the mainland into the Savannah river proper. This has been in a groat measure accom plished, the Work having been coinpleted cm the 9th day of April last. As a result of this operation, a large quantity of the water which formerly passed down through the “cross tides” into Back river, now flows ou past the city ou its way to the ocean. This change is palpable to any one who has observed or has had practical experience, in the set aud velocity of the cur rents at this point before and since the dredging was completed. Bailsmen, who, in times past, found it difficult to keep their timber from being swept across into Back ri ver » now drift down without difficulty to the city, and where before there was a . dead eddy, caused by the point, of laud jutting into the stream, there is now a current of considerable strength. The deflecting tongue of land, thirty feet of which was above water,.'was cut squarely off. and, in its stead, a channel has been djig down of from fourteen to sixteen feet in depth. Through this new chaunel tlie current rushes with the same velocity which formerly bore it through the cross tide into Back river. The following are the dimensions of the cut excavated: Length, three hundred and ninety yards; width, from thirty to one hundred and forty feet; depth, from four teen jt° sixteen and a half feet. The dredging here was at times much impeded by cypress stumps and knees, some of which were of great bulk, requiring all the power of the* engine to detach their roots from the ground. They were found from 30 to 100 feet from the margin of the shore, aud generally from 12 to 14 feet below low. water mark. From their.upright po sition and the tenacity of their fixture in the earth, it is evident they were not deposited but grew there, thus demonstrating an interesting feature of change in the conformation of our river, aud evidencing the fact that where now there exists a deep channel was at one time a portion of the forest. The effect of turn ing an increased volume of water into front river has strengthened the velocity of the current and has sen sibly deepened the sand shoal opposite Marsh Island. The water along the wharves of the city lias also been deepened. In consequence of the large number of vessels ar riving in ballast in the winter months, and the diffi culty of discharging the same in a suitable place of deposit,. Council in March last voted an appropria tion of $600 to be expended in the 1 construction of a wharf on tlie opposite side of the river, which would not only relieve tho vessels of their, difficulty and be a source of revenue to the city in the ordinary rate of wharfage charged, but at tbe same time would serve to strengthen the bulkhead closing the channel be tween Hutchinson and Fig Islands by dumping the ballast on the inside of the same. To facilitate this arrangement the dredge was employed for a short time in deepening a channel to and alongside of this wharf. The excavation has not yet been fully per fected, as it was deemiid of more immediate impor tance to cut away and. deepen that portion of the “ Garden Bank ” trenching upon the ship channel. This bank is about eight huudred and fifty yards long, with a depth of water on its southern' edge varying from eight to ton feet. . The space between it and the wharves is very narrow, and vessels passing to and from the city often ground here. The work was com menced on the 21st of April last, and continued stead ily until the 24tli of August, at which- time a sufficient width and depth had been attained to enable ships, with careful handling, to pass without risk of deten tion. In the prosecution of this'improvement, a heavy sunken wreck was raised from_ the-channel of-the riv er opposite Willink’s ship yard, occupying but two days in its removal. It proved to be a very large aud strongly built flat, eighty feet long by seven feet in depth, strengthened by stout oak knefes firmly bolted to the sides and bottom. The side planking was ad ditionally seemed to tbe keelsons by inch iron rods running edgewise through them. This flat was tom to pieces and raised in fragments, the bucket of the dredge grappling aud wrenching from its fastenings an entire side at a time. In excavating opposite De- muud’s Cotton Press another sunken flat was dis jointed aud brought to the surface in the same man ner. Tho work along the 44 Garden Bank ” has. been temporarily suspended in order to resume operations on the channel at the “ wrecks,” the upper or western edge of which had somewhat deere&sod. in depth, in consequence of the slight angle made by the ebb tide in entering it, and by the. passage of. steamers across the entrance whenever the flood tide gave them water sufficient to shorten the turn. The sand • has thus been forced by their paddle wheels and propellers into the mouth of the cut. fn order to remedy auy further filling up from like causes in the future, the north corner of the dredged channel is now being removed, forming a fYmnol shaped ’"opening for the current to h sweep.into. The tide will henceforward flow evenly into tliis funnel, ami vessels will enter and leave it fairly withont deviating from their direct course. Thirteen.months have elapsed since the channel at the “Wrecks” was dredged, and though the excavation was made through a bed of shifting sand, it is gratify ing to know that the depths remained unimpaired, 'except for a few yards on its western ami northern ex tremity. The slight filling in at this point has* already been remarked upon and remedied. The results thus far attained by the dredging of the. river have been in every Respect satisfactory, and are apiiaront in tbe in- crciased prosperity of the port and in the facility of ac cess to y^saels uf large draft, which "in former years were subjected to lighterage and delay. A ship of seventeen liuudred tons, with a capacity for four thou sand five hundred bales of cotton, is now loading at Deniimd’s Press. This fine vessel, (the Emerald Isle), the largest perhaps that has ever been up to our wharves; came up from sea to her berth, under sail, without the aid of a steam tug. Since the completion of the several channels.no vessel th**t could reach them has beeu delayed front want of water to pass through them, whereas before these shoals were dredged out ships comparatively of light draft were compelled to wait for the top of high tide to get over the wrts-ks. The limited amount of wharf front to the city, will, in a very short time, necessitate an increased accom modation to meet the wants of our growing commerce. This can l>e attained by au extension of tbe line of wharves below Willink’s Bhip-yard, where the water is deep, or by meaus of the powerful dredge machine now in the river, widening, deepening, ami wharflng ill tho Ggeecheo canal from the lock to the Central Railroad bridge, and converting it into a basin for ships. The distance between the two points named is 3,078 feet on either bank, amounting to 6.156 feet in all, or an equivalent of nearly one mile and a quarter of additioual wharf accommodation to the city. The present width of the canal is one hundred and thirty feet, which, w ithout difficulty, could be increased to one hundred and eighty or* two hundred feet, and deejjened to any extent that might be deemed desir able. The project is suggested for the consideration ol capitalists. Judiciously carried out, and with a line of rail tracks on either side of the basin running up to the bridge from the riveiWt would afford an admi rable location for the cotton presses, and doubtless prqvo a profitable investment to all parties under taking it, as well as an essential accommodatiou to the prospective business interests of Savannah. Respcctfully submitted,- EDWARD. C. ANDERSON. Mayor. CITY TREASURERS ANNUAL REPORT. Statement qf Cash Received and Z>is- btrrsed from October 1st, 1867, to Octo ber 1st, 1S68. ~DR. To balance as per last statement $3,200 59 Badges— Received from Clerk of Council Bills Payable— | Rec’ved from Mer chants’ Nab B/’k- $183,000 1)0 Rec’ved from Cen tral RailrOaT B.Tc. Rec’ved. from Nett York Warehouse and Security Co. 46,000 00 Received from Commission ers of Pilotage, for taxes- on freight and harbor fees Received from B. H. Hardee, for paving wharf From Wn). Jeffers k Co., for steam engine “Wash ington” 4,000 00— 331,896 34 Bills Receivable— Received from different parties fbr ground rent $2,200 6* Received from Town Council of Thomasville, for hand fire engine and hose 1,000 00— City Court— . . Received from Clerk of Court for fees collected, - July and November Term, 1867, and February, 1868. .$1,074 00— City Lots— „ Received,* 20 ~ per cent, on purchase ) amount :of fifteen lots in Lloyd Ward $5,32$ US Received, 20 per cent on pur- ; chase amount of nine lots I in Forsyth Ward.. T. 4,228 00 Received, ^per cent, on pur- • chase amount of three lote : nr Stephens tyard ......... 1,384 20 Received 20 per cent, on pur- ; chase amount of one lot in • 1 chaSe-afoofint of one lot in Brown "Ward ’. Dividends— . •' i *. 1_ 4 Received on 639 shares Augusta and Waynesboro’ Railroad stock $2,124.67 Received on 331 shares Souih- i western Railroad stock.... 1,324 00 Received on 444 shares Augua- • ta apd Waynesboro Railroad , . ^ stock... 1,476 30 Oli 100 00 578 85 21 OO— 115 < 699 85 115 00 108 15 1,174 00 29,413 03 600 00 874 23 220 00 810 00 389 57 24 00 231 25 4,737 32 r • Fibe Department— Received for one hook and ladder truck Received * for hand engine ••Warren,” and hose Received for one engine house Incidental— Received .from City Marshal, for closing ruins of SL Baal’s Church............. Interest— Received on bills receivable 70 54 Received on bills payable, paid prior to maturity 37 61— Jail— Received from Chatham county, for balance due for dieting prisoners to November 19th, 1867 $18,941 75 Received from Jailor, for fees 1,769 40— 20,711 15 Laurel Grove Cemetery— Received from Keeper, for fees. .814 00 Received from sale of lots 360 00— License— . Received from Clerk of Council Market— Received from Clerk, for fees. $8,747 38 Received from City Marshal, for sale of stalls 8,560 50— 17.307 88 Police— Received for uniforms Poor House and Hospital— Received for State tax on auction sales. Rents— Received for two lower rooms in Ex change $2,700 00 Received for four tenements in Tombs Received for wharf foot of West Broad street Received for wharf foot of Abercorn street Received for No, 13 Calhoun Ward Received for lots in Spring- field Plantation Received for basement in Ex change 150 00 Received for slip oil Canal... 112 50 Received for wharf slip 100 00— Streets and Lanes— Received from Wm. Duncan and others, for iron bridge across Abercorn street 6lip $600 00 Received for 1,300 bricks 29 00 Received from street hand, for loss of implements.......... 4 50 Received for repairing pave ments 195 04 Received for sewer connections 334 00— Taxes, 1861— Received from City Marshal, exentions for real estate Taxes, 1866— Received from City Marshal executions on real estate Taxes, 1867— Received for professional tax.$1,225 00 Received for real estate $50,151 75 Received from real estate frn City Marshal. 13,183 64— 63,335 39 Received for ex-« cess of rent.. 2,786 31 Received for ex cess of rent from City Mar shal Received from sales, income and commis sion 31,499 06 Received from sales and in come fr’m City Marshal 1.688C9— 33487 65 Received for freight and passage Received for personal pro perty Taxes, 186S— Received for spe cific tax $33,381 77 Received for spe cific tax from City Marshal. 1,820 00— 35,201 77 Received for real estate 91,827 23 Received for real estate froinCity Marshal 7,273 71— 99,100 94 Received for personal pro perty 5,665 44 Received for per sonal property from City Mar- • shal Received for sales 46,372 66 Received for sales fr’m City Marshal 33 28— 46.405 94 • Received for in come and com- • • mission 9,832 73 Received for freight aud sage 4,150 76— 200.457 58 Water Works— Received from Secretary 18,451 54 Ground Rents— Received rent for city lots 22,661 36 $800,309 72 j niee Paid for repairing Metropolr- t*w and Washington houses and painting roofs. Md MjiiOpjMja te » shall Hose Company... Paid for repairing -M 200 S3 IBS 08 SB SO 279 00 A .noil 12,715 « M 00— 2,153 12 1,162 64 17 25 61 S3 215 88— 3,001 99 3,939 84 16 50—$104,706 *7 IrtO 00— 6,765 44 11,605 49 For Mayor’s Notes Dis- counted.* Ki(: 76.619 71 21459 68 1,116 95 3,200 69 1,074 00 240 40 502 40— 11,679 00 Received on 1 abate South western Railroad stock...;" 1 Received fractional ;qn It), shares Augusta & Waynes- boro’Raflroad stock. EES nm — Received from^Harbor Master. $ E elved'from ~Cle"ifc of""Couii- eived from City Marshal* , for executions Received front City kfaralsfl, i *.•>* ’ Deceived m preswurer’fl Office, Received in Treasurer’s office, j for transfers Ulerk-of Conn- 4 00 11 67— -4,940 64 5,8*7, 61 459 25 46 00-4- .7,455 14 3rn4f.it aux j .82,522 20 31 00— 2,546 20 CR. Badges— Paid for making new badges $ 109 90 Bills Payable— Paid New York Warehouse and Security Company $ 46,000 00 Paid Merchants’ Nat. Bank. 180,000 00 Paid Central R. R. Bank... 82,000 00 Paid Savannah Nat. Bank.. 5,000 00 Paid Commissioners of Pi lotage 25,458 23 Paid B. H. Hardee 1,116 95 Paid Wm. Jeffers & Co 2,000 00—6341,575 18 Bills Receivable— For dieting prisoners from Justices of Inferior Court of Chatham County $6,241 75 For ground rent from A. Bo- naud 391 97— 6,633 72 Board of Health— Paid salary to City Apothecary from September 1st, 1867, to Septem ber 1st, 1868 $ 766 65 Paid salary to Sanitary In spector for September, Oc tober and November, 1867.. 24^ 99 Paid for Medicine for Dispen sary 1.992 94 Paid for coffins and burying paupers 412 00 Paid lor lime aud copperas... 98 12 Paid for cleaning and white- ^ washing Dispensary, sta- tionery, shelving and gas.. 50 25— 3,669 95 City Clocks— Paid for improving, ro no ra ting, and guiiding Clock and Dials on Presbyterian Church steeple $250 00 Paid salary to Contractor from April, 1867, to July, 1868 312 50 Paid for repairs. 30 00— 692 50 City Court— Paid salary to Judge from July, 1867, to July, 1868 $1,999 92 Paid for rent of court room and Clerk’s office from Au gust, 1861, to December 23, 1867 700 00 Paid f or gas aud stationery... 49 78— 2,749 70 City Exchange— Paid for gas from July, 1867, to Septem ber, 1868 $168 26 Paid for desk and railing in Long Room 283 00 Paid for office furniture 56 56 Paid for repairs to roof, gutter, gas and water pipes, and painting steeple 195 12— 702 94 City Lamps— Paid for lighting street lamps from July, 1867, to July, 1868.. .$16,987 59 paid for repairs from July, 1867, to June, 1868 759 05 Paid for 50 new lamps and 100 pillar cocks 394 58— 18,141 22 City Pumps— Paid salary to contractor from July, 1867, to September, 1868... $1,799 99 Paid for new pumps and plat forms and repairs 1,306 00 Paid fbr cesspools 687 00— 3,792 99 Docks and Wharves— Paid for building dock foot of Abercom street.... ^. $1,728 11 Paid for planking wharf near Central Cotton Press 477 55 Paid fbr paving Harris* and Low’s wharves 2,148 75 Paid for paving wharf near Lamar’s Canal 400 00— 4,754 41 Dry Culture— Paid salary to Inspector of Dry Culture from August, 1867, to January, 1868 $ 208 30 Paid salary to Keeper of Trunk at Bilbo’s Canal for one year to July, 1868 100 00 Paid for repairing trank 5 00 Paid for embankments and ditching on Thunderbolt Road, Lover’s Lane, and south of Canal. 410 90 Paid for Springfield sewer... 1,234 67 Paid for time of hands on Duffy street drain 696 25 Paid lor planking Duffy street drab* 2,221 10 ♦Paid for Bolton street sewer. 2,880 00 Paid for boggy hire fbr Com mittee .7T?T, 4 00— 7,760 22 ♦Not finished. Fees— : Paid salary to Harbor Master for one year, to September, 1868, and for As sistants for two months.... $1,360 0Q Paid for printing Harbor Reg ulations - - — 24 00 Pud S. L. Toole, execution fee refunded 4 0ft— 1,333 00 Pinks— Paid fine, remitted..... $83 00— 83 00 Far Depabtmekt— j Paid for ete&m engine •‘Washing ton" -$4,000 00 Paid for insurance, freight and coal cart for same.......;.-, 280 00 Paid for keeping engines in repair by contract, tor months, to November 1st; - urw. Paid for repairing engines prior to contract .109 00 Paid for superintending ie- ' pairs to hand engines sold. 150 60 Paid for appropriation to Me chanics’Fire Company..,, 300 00 221 91— 164,130 25 10,820 88 95- 4,381 83 12 50 270 75 100 00 263 ^ 6,664 79 157 70 pipe to engine room Paid for ropaMhg* stoops and railings, damaged by fire companies. 43 50 Paid for 500 feet hoee and 10 seta couplings 869 50 Paid for passed bills, 5,462 04— Forsythe Place— Paid salary to keeper for one year, to September, 1868... .f0Tl 69 - Paid fbr repairing fountain, 12 new balls and implements.. 169 60 Paid for 32 magnoliatreea.T^i. ’ 64 00- Ixltdkhtal— Paid for building wharf on Hutchin son’s Island .*.. .V,. 1 .'$600' 00' Paid three City Assessors and Clerk -..i 600 00 Paid Expenses of City Surveyor , to HearXock...-..-100 00 Paid Subsistence of Prisoners at i Polled Barracks...... 293 91 Paid forBurytng Prisoners from J*U..„ 1600 Paid * for -encioaiBg rninne**. Paul's Church Ui 00 Paid for carnage hire tor Asees- sore snd City Marshal i.- «* «» Paid for telegrams, stomps, fee. brooms, buckets, etc.. . . -*-* o6» » Paid costs of Court in cases a- gainst the Citv lSe 96 paid for auditing Jail account for Chatham county, examin ing Dispensary account; and assistance to Clerk Council.., 296 00 Paid commission for redeeming Coupons in New York 1M 15 Paid insurance, office furniture and repairs to offices 433 43 Paid for wood snd^ool... .. 249 75— Interest and Exchange— Paid Coupons due prior to 1866, (except tortmes)....»M60 00 Paid Coupons on old bonds dne in 18G6. - S,»2«0 Paid Coupons on old bauds due in 1867 69.354 40 Paid Coupons on old boadsdus in 1863... 67,468 60 Paid Coupons on new bonds doe in 1866 493 60 Paid Coupons on new bonds due in 1867 9.9W 60 Paid Coupons on new bonds due in 1868 1».43» 00 Paid on Bonds destroyed I* 00 Paid discount on Mayor’s notes and interest on bins payable 6,243 97 Paid for amounts advanced by redeeming Coupons in New York - 17® 62 Paid premiums on Exchange sent to New York Jail— Paid salary to Jailor and Dep uty from August, 1867, to September. 1868 $2,343 61 Paid wages to cook from July, 1867, to September, 1868... y0 00 Paid for Bread from July, 1867, to August, 1868 - 3,299 71 Paid for beef and vegetables from September, 1867, to September, 1868 3,934 40 Paid for bacon,rice, salt, Ac.- 245 70 Paid for wood and oil„..w*~. • • 40 Paid for buckets, brooms, tin- ' ware and stationery...,.--- *0 73 Paid for repairs to locks, win- dowa and water pipes 115 8S Paid fbr medicines and coffins 49 42- Laurel Grove Cemetery— Paid salary to Keeper, from September, 1867, to Septen^ her. 1868 ™ Paid time of five hands. ..••• 2,971 oO Paid for painting roof of Keep- er’s house - 62 60 Paid for ten barels lime and implements License— Paid E. B. Moyhan fbr over charge in 1867 - Market— Paid salary to,Clerk, and As sistant forgone year to Octo- l»er, 1868^* .4... 1 - - Paid time-of 3hands. 00 Paid '&r "tirainmg street a- rouncTthe-market.., w 300 00 Paid fo^Gas from July, 1867, to September, 1868.... . - *»005 09* Paid for repairing stalls...... Paid for white-washing Paid for new gas lamps and re pairs to pipes • Paid for 150 feet hose, repair ing pavements, Ac... - 290 75- Old Cemetery— Paid Keeper from March to August,. 1868...... - 62 Paid for repairing, whitewash- ing and coloring Hall 95 20— Police— Paid pay roll for 12 months to September, 1868.. .... .$90,445 0$ Paid for Gas from July to Sep- tember, 1868 663 66 Paid for provender for twelve months to September, 1868, 2,510 82 Paid for chibs, rattles, and. shoeing horses 26Q 2» Paid for painting roof of Po- lice Barracks *T00 00 Paid for 2 uniforms and blan kets Paid for saddlery in 1864.. i. Paid for hire of two horses for Detectives Paid for painting and repair- ■ Boat i ;— -- Poor House and Hospital— Paid Wm. Duncan, President, due from last year — - Printing and Stationery— Paid salary to City Printer for one year to September, 1868, Paid for advertising Paid for 600copies Mayor's re port. Paid for blanks, books and sta tionery for the different City Officers'. Public Schools— Paid Appropriation Quarantine— Paid Salary to Health Officer for one year to September, 1866.. .. $7,290 49 Paid Salary to Keeper of. Pest House for one year to Sept., 1868 i.. Paid for Medicines, Groceries, Toil; Drayage, and burying Small Pox cases....... 93 21— 1,289 62 Salary— Paid City Officers to September, 1868— 14,264 08 Savannah River Improvements— Paid Commissioners of Pilotage for Har bor Fees collected 4,628 25 For Taxes on Freight and Pas sage ..... .............. .16,531 43 Paid for removing Wreck “Isondiga” 100 00— 2^20 68 Scavenger Department — Paid Contractor for one year to Septem ber, 1868...:. 19,600 00 Paid for Cracking Cora in 1866 41 25- • 19,541 25 Streets and Lanes— Paid Time of Street Hands.— 4,904 60 . Paid Guards for Street Gang.. 1,453 89 Paid Keeper of Drains........ 258 26 Paid; fiveTeRmetera.......... 1,800 00 Paid Board for five Mules..... 1,612 50 Paid Shoeing Mules and Repair ing Hames 883 56 Paid Tools, Instruments, Nails and Spikes 253 76 Paid Hire of Carts. .5' -90 OO Paid Provender for Surveyor’s Horse 182 59 Paid for Land to open East Brosd street 3,499 00 Paid for trees, planting and hnring them and trimming. . 676 09 Paid for planks and boards.. 661 81 Paid for ballast, wharfogeand hauling 1,142 3Q Paid for paving G4s House Hill....T..-..w............ 3,116 25 Paid for repairing bridges and stone walls..............653 37 Paid for repairing iron bridge across Abercorn street slip. 1,200 OO Paid for. aewernear GasHouae 176 80. Paid for onderdrain in Jones street 132 5ft Paid for repairing cesspools and sewers +400 73 Paid for cedar posts and saw ing them.-... 324 00 Paidfor enclosing squares and repairing railings 690 00 Paid fbr chains and balls in 186Candl86I 67.47 Paid for ploughing streets.... 17 00— 23,702 41 Taxes, 1866— _ Refunded by resolution of Council.... 29 00 of Council, for ' f.H...$656 44 Reftmded by resolution of Coun- - cil for income 168 52 Refunded by resolutionof Coun cil, for excess* on rent . 50 5T Befnnded br resolution of Coon- ' cil, for real estate 11 8Gf ti Taxes, 1668— Refunded by resolution of Council, tor J specific tax tiWJWf Water Wokis— 1 Psidpsy-roU of officers $8,647 31 Psid pus bills 1,871 14— 13,513 45 Balance... MtoW d ' . ' ‘soMPfW JOHN WILLIAMSON," — - cifSEgESat>« City Treasurer. We the undersigned < examined the accounts c 1868, and fi pioaBMf 1 — . thoumpd MImniteed «adfrfty a:ne debars axxfnina cents ($6,459 09). JOHN L. YILLAjLQNGA, H. BRIGHAM, F. W. SOI 3. , lotttBfefcl 93 00 12 00 10 00 13 25— 94,106 65 873 21 48 65 193 00 701 78— 467 99 £27 9$ 1.816 64 8,500 00