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iliacon Hailij jEEnterprise. Stevenson & Smith, Proprietors, Term* of Subscription s *■**&;: 4 00 Six Mouths r 2 00 TUrao Jnvai'iably in advance. To city Bub&eribers bylM month, Seventy- vo ( ssntß, served by carriers. ______ 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