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Council Proceedings.
Regular Meeting, >
Council Chamber. April 8, 1873. f
Present—lion, W. A. Huff, Mayor;
Alderman. Deitz, C. Burke, EUu, Light
foot, Burdick. Cornell, Shoneman and
Durrett, J. W. Burke, Kahn, Dempsey.
Absent —Alderman Carter.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and continued.
- BILLS REFERRED.
D Lane & Cos., S. I. Qustin, A. L. Max
well, W. A. Huff, Sol. ii. Johnson and
Douglass & Cos.
BILLS PASSED.
12. Findlay’s Sons. $l2O 89; Bcrnd
£}ros„ $6 30 ; Thomas Wood, $75 00 ; Har
dison .Jones, $7 70 ; Arch. McQueen, $lO ;
-Jones & Baxter, $415 81.
The fallowing invitation of It. A. Mor
als, Chief Engineer Macon Fire Depart
ment was received, read and accepted .
Macon, Ga., April 7,1873.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council ••
Gentlemen—As the approaching an
niversary of the Macon Fire Department
takes place on Tuesday next, the 15th
iust., I would most respectfully invite your
honorable body to be present and assist
in inspecting the department.
Keenly appreciating as they do your
generous efforts in their behalf, it would
afford to all much pleasure to have you
honor us with your presence on that oc
casion. Very respectfully,
R A Morris,
Chief Eng. Macon Fire Dep’t.
Petition of P 11 Ward for the privilege
.of opening a road through the western
portion of the cemetery, for the purpose
. of hauling rock from his quarry to grave
,lots, in either or both cemeteries, was re
ferred to the Committee on Cemeteries.
Petition of It U Hardeman, F G CastlCn
:and Alex. Reynolds, for a gas lamp to be
jplaoed on First street, middle way between
>Oak saad Pine streets, was referred to the
(Committee on Gas.
Petition of J W Aderhold for an en
•croachmeut of five feet in front of his resi
tdence, on Troup street, was referred to
tthe Committee on Street Encroachments.
Petition of D. H. Sullivan for the privi
lege of building a stairway on the alley
that leads by his store house on Cotton
avenue, was referred to the Committee on
Street Encroachments.
Petition of Mechanics’ Fire Company,
~jso. 4, for an appropriation of $2,500 for
i the purpose of assisting them in buying a
• steam fire engine, was referred to the Com
jmittee en Fire Department.
Petition of Mrs. M. A. Thomas was re
ceived, read and laid upon the table.
Tire following order of the Board of
Commissioners for the county of Bibb was
received and ordered spread upon the
minutes :
Ordered, that the Cleric notify the Mayor
of the city of Macon that on the 15th of
this present mouth this Board will give
up and turn over to the city of Macon the
hospital now in use, and also the inmates
therein, the same belonging to the city and
that the Board will make seme provision
for the care of the paupers of the county.
A true extract from the minutes of the
“County Board of Commissioners for the
, County of Bibb.”
April 5, 1873. A. B. Ross, Clerk.
The special committee to whom was re
; ferred the preamble, and resolution of a
public meeting of the citizens of this city,
recommending the city authorities to
grant aid to the Macon and Cincinnati
’. roilroad, made the following report;
The undersigned committee of Council,
t to whom was referred the proceedings of
; a public meeting held in this city on Thurs
i day, the 13th day of March last, at which
*said meeting resolutions were passed iu
itiorsing the Macon and Cincinnati rail
iroad and requesting the City Council to
subscribe $200,000 in aid of the same, re-
ppectfully bag leave to report:
That upon examining the charter of the
•vy and a special act of the Legislature,
August 24th, 1672, we find that
the Cii v Council is authorized to subscribe
for stock: to said railroad, and to issue
bonds in p*vyent of the same upon the
following ter.n, to-wit: “On a vote of a
majority of the Council, ratified by a bal
lotJof two-thirds Of the legal voters of the
city, who shall vote at the caption ordered
for this purpose.”
The proposition of the Macon ana dn
cinnati railroad is that the city shall sub
scribe, and delivery and payment of the
bonds be made when the said railroad com
pany shall complete and equip forty miles
of the said railroad, northward, to some
point at or near Monticello, in the county
of Jasper.
Your committee, therefore, in view of
the great importance of this line of road
to our city, and in view of the fact that a
large majority of the citizens of Macon
appear to favor aid by the city, and in
deference to the expressed wishes of a
large and respectable number of citizens,
we think it right and proper to give the
people the opportunity to press upon the
question
Be it therefore resolved, That this Coun
cil do hereby agree to subscribe $200,0u0
for stoek in the road, upon the terms above
stated, and payable only on completion
of forty miles of said road, as proposed by
said company ; payment for said stock to
lie made in bonds of the city, to be issued
in terms of the act of the Legislature, ap
proved August 24, 1872, authorizing the
said subscription and issue of said bonds.
Be it further resolved, That His Honor
the Muyor, be hereby directed to order the
election to l* held on the 23d day of this
month, (April) in the city of Macon, for
the purpose of ratifying or rejecting the
proposed subscription of $200,00u, and
the payment thereof by the issue of City
of Macon bonds as provided by the act of
the Leaislature, approved as aforesaid.
J. W. Boree,
Benj. Bdrdick
John J. Cornell.
Committee.
On motion the report was adopted.
Aldeiman Ellis called tor the yeas and
nays, and the call resulted as follows :
Yeas —Aldermen Cornell, Kahn, Shone
man. Dsmpsey, J. W. Burke, Lightfoot
Deitz, Burdick and Durrett—9.
Kays—Alderman Ellis and C Burke —2.
The report of the Finance Committee,
made at a previous meeting, on the propo
sition of J C Mcßurney, President Macou
Canal and Manufacturing Company, was
taken up, and, upon motion, the report
was rejected.
J C Ncßurney, President, then made
the following proposition, which was re
ferred to the Finance Committee :
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen :
Gentlemen —The Macon Canal and
Manutacturmg Company will build canal
and water-works, with engine capacity one
and one half million gallons per diem ;
reservoir ten million gallons ; will furnish
the city with two hundred hydrants for
fire purposes—each hydrant being equiv
alent to a fire engine, which will throw
water direct through hose on fires without
the aid of fire engines, and furnish the
City Hall, and City Park fountains, and
furnish water for sprinkling the streets—
for the sum of twelve thousand dollars per
annum. The cityno subscribe twenty five
thousand dollars to the capital stock of the
Macon Canal and Manufacturing Com
pany, payable in monthly installments.
The company will guarantee to the city a
dividend of six per cent, on the subscrip
tion of $25,000, in lieu of dividends, which
shall be deducted from the twelve thou
sand dollars, leaving the city to pay the
company ten thousand live hundred dol
lars per annum, payable monthly. Work
to be commenced within thirty days after
the signing of the contract by the city and
the company ; six miles of pipes to be laid
within six months after work is com
menced. The company to rent water to
the consumers at no higher rates than the
city of Boston. Company’s waterworks to
be exempt from taxes.
Very respectfully,
J C Mcßurney,
President Macon Canal and Mfg. Cos,
The Fiuanc Committee made the follow
ing report, which was adopted :
To the Mayor and Council of the City of
Macon;
Your Committee to whom was referred
the petition of 11. T. Corner, Principal of
Fourth Ward School, fer an appropriation
of $65,000, expended in building two out
houses for the use of said school, recom
mend that the petition be granted.
J. W. Burke,
T. C. Dempsey,
R.J. Ligutfoot,
Committee.
The Finance Committee made the fol
fowing report, which was adopted :
fo the Mayor and Council of the City of
Macon:
Your Committee to whom was referred
the petition of Thomas A. Brewer, to have
tax remitted on his dwelling house on New
street, destroyed at the recent fire on Cot
ton avenue, beg leave to report adversely
on said petition. J. W. Burke,
T. C. Dempsy,
R J. Lightfoot,
Committee.
The Finance Committee made the fol
lowing report, which was adopted :
It the Mayor and Council of the City tf
Macon:
Your Committee to whom was referred
the petitition of J. C. Lanier for pay at
tending small-pox cases, respectfully re
commend that he be paid $25.
J. W. Burke,
T. C. Dempsey,
It. J. Lightfoot,
Committee.
Committe* on Finance made the follow
ing report, which was adopted :
To the Mayor and Council of the City of
Macon ;
Your Committee to whom was refered
the petition of C. K. Emanuel, asking
Couneil to fund amount paid for license,
respectfully recommend that tliu peti
tion be granted.
J. W. Burke,
T. C. Dempsey,
It. J. Lightfoot.
Committee.
Committee on Street Ehcroacliments
made the following report, which was
adopted:
To the lion. Mayor and Council of the
City of Macon:
Gentlemen —Your committee to whom
was referred the petition of John Winburg
for an encroachment on Mclntosh street
in front of his lot as far as his neighbors
have encroached, respectfully recommend
that the petition be granted. Respect
fully submitted.
John J. Cornell,
Thos. C. Dempsey.
Bknj. Burdick,
Comtbittee.
The Committee on Street Encroach
ments made the following report, which
was adopted :
To the Eon. Mayor and Council of the
City of Macon :
Gentlemen —Your committee, to
whom was referred the petition of Arms
tead Bryant for an encroachment in front
of his lot on Orange street, respectfully
recommend that the petition be granted.
Kespeelfully submitted.
John J. Cornell,
Thos. C. Dempsey,
Ben j. Burdick,
Committee.
The Committee on the Market made the
following report, which was adopted :
To the Uon. Mayor and Council of the
City of Macon:
Your Committee to whom was referred
the petition of William Massenburg, Ed-
MACON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1873.
ward Long, C O’Connell, H M Lindsay,
Patrick Long. A Cutlibert, James W.
Kuott and David Milne, market gardeners,
for a market to be established, respectfully
recommend that the prayer of the peti
tioners be granted, and that the market
house bo cleansed and whitewashed, and
that the stalls be advertised for rent to the
highest bidder as soon as possiblo.
F A Shoneman,
John G Deitz,
C Burke,
Committee.
The Committee on Fire Department
made the following report, which was
adopted :
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of the
City of Macon:
Your Committee to whom was referred
the pitition of R A Morris, Chief Engineer
Macon Fire Department, for one full set
of tire buckets for Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 1, respectfully recommend that
the petition be granted.
F A Shoneman,
V Kahn,
Committee.
The Committee on Streets made the fol
lowing report, which was adopted :
The Street Committee, to whom was re
ferred the petition of 11. T. Johnson and
others for opening and improving Hazel
street and building a bridge over the rail
road, report that they have examined the
same, and believe it to be a great conve-'
nience to that portion of our city, but ou
account of urgent demands on our street
forces for necessary work in more frequen
ted localities wa respectfully ask that the
improvements be deferred for the present,
with ansurance that the matter will have
our attention as soon as practicable. We
further request that bis Honor the Mayor
to communicate with the railroad author
ities with reference to the building of the
bridge as soon as possible.
Hayne Ellis,
John J. Cornell,
D. M. Durrett,
Committee.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of the city police for increase
of pay, reported adversely to said petition.
On motion the report was adopted.
The special committee appointed to re
port upon the petitions of W. F. Carter,
E. Woodliff, and E. P. Strong, asking for
a reduction of assessment on their respec
tive property, made the following report.
To Hie Honor the Mayor and City Coun
cil of Macon :
Your Special Committee respectfully
report the assessment of Mr. Carter’s prop
erty, located near Troup Hill, to be, in
our opinion, in excess of its value by $800;
and the residence and adjoining lots of E.
Woodliiftobo worth $3,000 —and his lot
located on Madison street we value at
$2,000. We respectfully recommend the
petition of Mr. Strong, for the reduction
asked for on assessment of property, loca
ted on Second street, referred to in said pe
tition. Respectfully submitted,
R. J. Ligiitfoot,
C. Burke,
Hayne Ellis,
Special Committee.
On motion of Alderman J W Burke:
Resolved, That the abatement of assess
ment recommended by the Special Com
mittee, of Mr. Carter’s and E WoodliiTs
property be approved, and that the prop
erty of E P Strong remain as assessed by
the Assessor, and that he reassess the
Shaw block. Passed.
On motion, Council went into the elec
tion of City Sexton. Upon counting out
the ballots, II A Harman was declared
elected.
The following preamble and resolution
was offered by Alderman J W Burke .
Whereas, There was an agreement be
tween Mayor Huff and the Ordinary of
Bibb county, C T Ward, to take charge of
the paupers of Bibb county, including
those within the city limits; and whereas,
the said paupers of the city beiDg citizens
of Bibb county, as well as those outside of
said limits, and the taxes being mainly
paid by the citizens of Macon; and where
as, it was understood that the mattershould
be referred to one of said Board and the
Mayor, and pending these negotiations the
Council is served with a notice to take
charge of the hospital and paupers, with
out any torms or conditions being made ;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we shall decline said
offer, and insist on the contract made be
tween the Mayor and Ordinary Ward, and
that the Clerk of this Council furnish a
copy of this preamble and resolution to
the Beard of County Commissioners.
Passed.
On motion of Alderman Deitz : Itcsol
ved, That the Clerk of the Council adver
tise that there be an election held for city
physican. at the next regular meeting of
Council —salary, eight hundred dollars
per annum. Passed.
The following preamble and resolution
was offered by Alderman Kuhn :
Wheieas, the Macon and Western rail
road company has failed, or refused to pay
their tax on the real estate owned within
the city limits for the years 1870, 1871,
and 1872 ; therefore, be it Resolved, That
the City Marshall be instructed to proceed
to collect the same by levy and sale, as
provided by law. Passed.
On motion Council adjourned to meet
next Tuesday at 8 o’clock p. m.
J. A. McManus, C. C. C.
FOR RENT.
A GOOD, COMFORTABLE SLEEPING
ROOM. Apply at
apl2-tf THIS OFFICE.
Opening for the Summer.
HAVING rented the house and grounds of
Mr. N. Hinswanger, on Tatnali Square, I
will open it as a place of resort during the
spring and summer. The best Lager Beer will
be always kept cool and nice, as well as the
finest brands of Wines.
I will be pleased to see all of my friends and
the public generally an next Sunday, when it
will be thrown open. The strictest order will
be preserved. E. M. BROWN.
apl4-lwfrsatau
Dll Mis!
WE are how in receipt of u fresh and luvi
ting stock of
CHOICE
Fill Groceries
Consisting in part of the following:
Fresh Fulton Market Beef,
Ferris’ IV. Y. Hams (unexcelled)
Choice Beef Tongues,
Ileeker’s Self-raising; Flour,
Cmmcd Fruits and Vegetables,
Fresh Crackers,
Fte., Fte„ Etc.
PARCHED
Rio and Java
COFFEES,
GROUND FREE OF CHARGE.
Oolong and Im
perial Teas,
AT 70 AN D 80 CI S. PER 1-I*.
GERMAN
GROCERIES
A specialty.
Segars! Segars!
“ PUTZEL’S DELIGHT ”
AND
“ PIJTZEL A JACOBS’ FA
VORITES”
Are the most popular Segars In town.
Try them and you'll smoke no
other*.
OUR PRICES ARE LOWER THAN EVER.
GIVE US A CALL.
PDTZEL & JACOBS,
Second St., Damonr’s Block.
marlS
psiMMONSI
For over FORTY YEARS this
PURELY YEUETAIILE
LIVER MEDICINE has proved to be the
Great Unfailing: Specific
for Liver Complaint and the painful offspring,
DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice,
Billious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Colic,
Depression of Spirits SOUR STOMACH,
Heart Bum, tic., c.
After years of careful experiments, to meet a
great and urgent demand, we now produce
from our original GENUINE POWDERS,
THE PREPARED,
a liquid form of SIMMONS’ LIVER REGU
LATOR, containing all its wonderful and val
uable properties, and offer it In
O.YE DOLLAR BOTTLE*.
The Powders, (price as before) *I.OO perp’kge.
Sent by mail 1-04
ff-CAITTIO^I! !
Buy no Powders or PREPARED SIMMONS’
LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved
wrapper, with Trade mark. Stamp and Signa
ture unbroken. None other is genuine.
.1. 11. ZElLlil Ac CO.,
MACON, GA., and PHILADELPHIA.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
jan 31-523
lIMPORTAST TO
CAPITALISTS!
A HE City Bank Is authorized to receive sub
scriptions for the State Bonds authorized to be
Issued by an Act of the last Legislature.
The Bonds to have the following strong
points to commend them to such as are seek
ing Investment*:
They bear eight percent. Interest.
They are free from all taxation, and irrepeal
able prevision Is made in the act of authoriza
tion for the prompt payment of the interest
and the Bonds as they fall due.
Wall street says the State of Georgia has no
credit since the report of the Bond Committee
In 1372.
Georgians, hurl hack this libel on your fair
fame by promptly taking up this loan in the
Interest of your State.
mar2l C. A NUTTING, President
W. fc E. P. TAYLOR,
Cor. Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street,
DEALERS IN
FURNITURE, CARPETS k RUGS,
|OIL CLOTIIS, WINDOW SHADES, etc.
Metalic Burial Cases & Caskets,
Fine and Plain Wood Collins and Caskets.
jy Order* by Telegraph promptly attended to. Tbtf
IMPROVED OT GEAR.
SOMETHING NEW.
SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER HORSE POWER
IT IS NO HUMBUG!!
TIIE settling of the Gin Mouse floor lius no oflect ou the Gearing. King Post of Iron und all
the work bolted to Iron.
IT 18 MADE TO LAST, AND TO BUN TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. LIGHTER THAN ANT
OTHER POWER IN USE.
Cali ftLd sec for youasclf.
1 bum a Portable Morse Power that challenges all other MAKES, but It will not do the work
with the same Draft that my PATENT GIN GEAR will.
All kinds of Machinery made and repaired at
CROCKETT’S IRON HORKN
108-188 Near Brown House, Macon Georgia.
OF j 1 QHA
crop I© i &
Clover and Crass Seeds.
RED CLOVER,
CRIMSON CLOVER,
SAPLING CLOVER,
HERDS GRASS,
LUCERNE SEED,
BLUE GRASS,
ORCHARD GRASS
&c., &c.
J ust received,
HUNT, RANKIN & LAMAR,
Wholesale Druggists,
146-815 46 and 820htrry Bireel
ANNEXATION!
WE have added to our large and varied
stock of Choice Family and Funcy Gro
ceries, Wines, Liquors, Fruits, etc., the fol
lowing
LUXURIES!
250 BARRELS FLOUR, all the favorite
brands,
15,000 lbs. SUGAR CURED “GOLDEN” and
“MAGNOLIA” HAMS,
40,000 lbs. BULK SHOULDERS and CLEAR
RIB SIDES,
60,000 lbs-BACON SHOULDERS and CLEAR
RIB SIDES,
75 BARRELS POTATOES, embracing
every variety,
70 CASKS McEWAN’S ALE and BASS’
PORTER,
DIRECT IMPORTATION!
Terms cash, unless other arrangements arc
made at time of purchase.
GREER, LAKE & CO.,
Ilor. Cherry and Third Mtw.
mch'l4-tf
EDWARD SPRINZ.
Notary public and ex-officio jus
tice OF THE PEACE. I can he found
for the present at all hours of the day at rny
ofll-e adjoining the law office of A. Prondflt,
over the store of Jaquus ii Johnson, Third St,
Macon, Ga., to attend to all Magisterial busi
ness.
US-880.
Volume I. —Number 307
A Grocer? Hoe
—ON
MULBERRY STREET,
WITH KLLS A I.ANKY as Proprietors ;
Epicures, gentlemen of taste and the
public generally as patrons.
Fish, Game, Oysters a specialty. Fruits, the
liner grades of Groceries, Canned gooda below
stairs.
MIC! ICE!! ICE!!!
Wo have regularly opened the summer cam
paign with Ice, and will now have it in any
quantity desired. Orders in any quantity, from
a pound to a carload, tilled.
OCR nKNTAi’BA.TI'.
On the second floor, our Bar and Restaurant
is now, as heretofore, stocked witii the finest
liquors and the choicest game and other meats
which cun be bought In the markets of the
United states.
ELLS & LANEY,
marlS
dice yaT Lard
A Very Choice Lot,
JUST RECEIVED,
IN PACKAGES TO SUIT TIIE RE
TAIL TRADE.
For sale by
B. 11. WRIGLEY & CO.,
Commission Merchants,
marlS Macon, Ga.
SUGAR CREEK
PAPER MILL!
MANUFACTURE
BOOK AMD NEWS
PAfES
See the Enterprise for specimen of pajitr.
Highest cash price paid for OLD NEWS, un
sized BOOK PAPER, and pure WHITE PA
PER SHAVINGS.
WM. McNAUGIIT & CO.,
mar2l Atlanta, Ga.
THE^
EMPIRE STONE WORKS.
I HAVE opened a STONE QUARRY near
the Cemetery and am now ready to contract
and fill orders for Stone and Stone Work of
any kind required.
My attention will lie especially directed to
the enclosing of lots in the Cemetery with good
substantial and lasting walls, and would bo
pleased to receive orders for that kind of work.
Being convenient, prices will be reasonable.
I will also build foundations, basements, wails,
towers, gutters, in fact any kind of STONE
WORK wanted. P. H. WARD,
Firm of W’.u & Nelson, Cherry Street,
aplfi-lm