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INTEREST ACCOUNT WITH RAILROAD BOND-". Jnn. 1. To cash on handle,444 44 “ To cash rec.- ived from taxes 1874 1875 and 1876.. 960 20 “ To cash received from taxes of 1877 8,568 15 “ By cash r fund- e'dto University Bank 1,000 00 “ By cash paid in terest 1877 and 1878 “ By cas’> paid lor bond* By cash on hand Council Chamber, ) Athens, Jan. 2d., 1878. k 12 o’clock, m. ) The last meeting of the old Council was held t*iir evening, present His Honor, Mayor Tal- mudge and Aldermen Hampton, Kemp, Hodg- »on and Burke. The minutes of the lust two meetings were read and confirmed. | Application of George I.uoas for appointment i to scholarship in State College was granted, i Petition of J. 11. Brittjjin ctal asking the Conn- j oil to place a lamp post near residence of Mrs. j Baker was referred to the new Council. ’ I Alderman Kemp made a verbal report statiug I Jan. 1. Toeatdiouhatul$l,5S2 15 That he hud conic red with Mr. E. K. Lumpkin 1 “ Tn ■’**>' ">e,.ivo,l in regard to the sutvey of the City J.imits made by him, and that Mr. Lumpkin had agreed to inn the line again and correct any errors that may have been made. The monthly reports of the Treasurer, Chief uf Police, Lirnpligliter and Clerk of Market were icad and receiv 'd. The annual reports of the Treasurer and i "oief of Police wen* read, received mid ordered spread ou the minutes. The following bills wore ordered tb bc paid • 'i: approval of proper committee: Athens Gas Light Company $62.50 and 1.20, Henry Hill 430, J.»H. Carlton (1.15, Athens . Georgian 889.75. ’ J j The Gutta Pcrcha «ft Rubber Manufacturing j < ’ouipany |2S0, Athens Foundry & Machine j ’.Volks $5.86,1L Chappel $36. j By Alderman Hodgson : Resolved, That the | thanks of the Council be and they arc hereby j tendered to the Tre surer, Chief of Police, aud j < Tty Attorney for the efficient uianuRr in which j they have di-eharged their duties during the | oast year, mi.I lo the Treasurer add Chief of! Police for the vety ela'oorut j and satisfactory ) reports this day made of the Treasury and Po- : t lie? Department during the past year—adopted, j By Alderman Burke: Resolved, That our j thanks are due and they are hereby tendered I to ills Honor C. G. Talmadgc li>f the aije and cl'ioieut niauwtr in which he ha* presided over the deliberations^tbis.body, adopted. Mayor Tai omdgo delivered a sljirt address to the old Connell, and then administered tlier oath of Otfice to the Mayor c'ect, J. II. Rucker, alter which lie' announced the old - Council ad journed tine <IU. \V. A. Gillei.axh, Clerk. $15,978 88 COLLEGE BONDS. To cash received from taxes 1874, 1975 and 1876.. 241 56 To cash received from taxes of 1977 2,149 78 By e sh refund ed to University Bank By cash paid linox Institute. By cash paid in terest 1877, ’78. By cash paid for hoods By cash on hand 9 600 09 2,000 09 8,173 83 $15,978 88 Amount of tax assessed ou street intrusions Amount of street tax Total amount of tax assessed.. 894 00 $20,151 87 250 00 124 15 2,528 00 300 00 762 34 $3,964 49 $3,964 49 Demands due the city, due from taxes for 1872 to 18$7 in clusive, for gen eral expense..$1,766 99 Due from^taxes for 1672 to 1877 inclusive, to pay interest or. railroad bonds. 1,379 94 Due from tuxes for 1872tol877 inclusive to pay interest ou col lege bonds 348 95 T till amount..$8,515 89 DEBT 1877. The debt of the City, January 1st, 1877, was ! 'us follows: $ev bond* Ape ef'69, : toTaWjffcJfcfi 8e. bond6, ii*iie of *78, to railroad 98,000 00 8c. bonds, issue of *73, to college 24,809 99 Total bonded debt.. IN WAX litriKT OK Tilt Tltlt.VntEl! OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, OA. To the Honorable Mayor an 1 Council of the City of Athens: Gentlemen—I respectfully submit tho follow ing report, showing the aggregate revenue to the City during the year 1877, and the disburse ments of the same by tlie City Authorities; r.lso, a statement showing tho outstanding debt, etc.: RECEHTS AMI DISBURSEMENTS IOI! riRPosEs. Town currency m cir culation $ 207 oO Due on open accounts to police, et ul 1,809 09 Interest due on bridge bonds 98 O') Interest due on rail road bonds 3,780 00 Interest due ou college bonds 952 09 1,000 shares N. E. Railroad stock.. City Hall firemens' Hall.... priug lot Mules, cart, street tools, etc Iron safe, Office desk, etc Demands due Cash on hand for general purposes Cash - on hand to pay interest on bouds Total assets $112,621 92 The following statement shows the net re ceipts and disbursements for geueral purposes for the year 1877 inclusively, ineluding the amount yet to be collected and paid on this year’s cxj<cnses: To cash received from auction li- I cense $ To cash received from druggist li- 1 oense To cash received irotn itinerant li cense To cash received from fines | To cash received ; from liquor and | iager beer license I To cash received ) from market fee- | To cash received from show license j To cash received I from misoejlane- j ous sources | To cash received from billiard li cense To cash received from dray license . 355.00. cash «»**#* cannot well one year, half of present It will $2,806,00 <41 College, hay year. * The Bot daring the $123,055, ing the ImI' n from the foregoing report th«t issued to the Railroads and retired during the present id currency debt amounted 1878 to $188,664, it is now a redaction of the debt, dor rs of $10,609. Respectfully submitted, . A. Gillelaxd, Treasurer. of Cblot Davis. H. Colib Davis, Chief of Police eni, for the year 1877: Mayor and Council of the city respectfully submit the follow - the number of arrests, amount matters connected, with the year 1877— 2»r : - ...217 wales- — 86 males ..—.113 femalee...— 3 -v 45 lty or plead guilty -155 91 1,115 89 $125,250 Oil 6,837 09 $132,087 00 To cash on hand.$ To cash received from green gro- 317 46 ocr's license... 'J’o cash received from auction li- 12 59 ccn!»e To cash received from dni££fot 25 0 > To cash received from itinerant 10 •>> lieen-e........ To cash received 39 00 fro n fines To cash received from liquor and lager beer li 737 93 cense ■ To cash received from market 1,850 00 fees To cisli received from show li- 303 21 tense To cash received from miseella- 130 09 necnis source.-.. cash rec ived from bidii Td U- 77 no cense To cash received 250 09 front dray li- cense To cash received in. u tax-s 1974, 1975 and 1976.. ■ Toea-li ice -ived >73 44 from taxes ol 1^7 7,-itVJ OS Total debt j Of the above debt, tlie following amounts general ■ have been paid during the present year: j Town currency re- . deemed $ 102 00 Paid on open uccouuts I to police, et nl 1,800 00 j All interest due on bonds 4,830 Oil | Three college bonds redeemed 300 00 J Four railroad b aids ! redeemed 2,000 00 Total $9,052 00 nr.BT 1678. The debt of the City, January 1st, ls73, is as follows: iroui taxes.of i7T r ^*,46$ 08 To amount yet due from tuxes of 1977 By cash paid ou ac count of printing By cash paid on street account. By cash paid on ac count ol'ji:mper-. By cash paid inter est ou bridge bonds. | By cash paid on ; miscellaneous ac- j count. i By cash paid on ae- "connt of fire de partment. By cash paid on account of gas. By cash pSdd on "account of public property. By cash j mid olli- cers’ salaries. By cash paid on jiolice accouut. Amounts due on open aeeonuts to police, et al. hie to liquor. —135 posed -.$86 ) 60 tail paid Treasurer.706 28 er to street -157 32—865 60 7as. collected aud — 2,135 60 364 85 1.286 08 .96 05 1.932 65 KRE5T8. 170 arrests have been made for violation of 354th section of Ordinances. 11 arrests have been made for violation of 352d section of Ordinances. 45 airests liave been made for section nl Ordinances. 1 arrest lias been made for violating the 516th section of Ordinances. 2 arrests have been made for violation of 3261b section of Ordinances. 2 arrests have been made for violation of 312th sectiou of Ordinances. 8 arrests bave been made far riolatlou of 331st section ol Ordinances. No arrests were made for violation of 313th sec tion ul Ordinances. No arrests were made for violation of 334th sec tion of Ordinances. 2 arrests have been made for violation of 2S0tli section of Ordinances. own expense, to be used in the disoliarge of his duty. SALARIES. Mayor $800 per annum City Attorney $850 per annum Clerk of Council $900 per annum Chief of Police $1000 per annum Lieut, of Poliee $50 per month Regular Police $50 per month Street Commissioner $50 per mouth Lamplighter, election defered. Clerk of Marc ket, half the fees of the office. Magazine Keeper, all the fees. Assessors of Real Estate, $25 per annum. The Poliee Force to uniform theu selves. 4 ‘ ( ' 1 ' * • LICENSE. The various liquor and other license were taken up and fixed as follows: Retail Liquor License $100 per annum Quart $200 per annum Gallon. $50 per annum B»twlt ‘ $25 per annum lager Beer, $50 per annum Billiard, per Table, $50 per annum Dray license, one horse, $5 per annnm Two’horse, ’ $15 per animat Four horse, -. $20 per Omnibus, $20 per. annum Ail other license to remain the same a* last year. - ri On motion it was resolved that the potioe force ol the city .shall consist of Chief of Poliee and lieutenant of police and four regular police men. ' • ; - The Council then proceeded te fbe election of officers to serve for the present year, with the following result: . Clerk of Council—5V. A. Gillelund City Attorney—T. 5\\ Rttekcf.' Chief Of Police—H. (!obb Davis. p ■, Limit- of Police—B. If, Culp. Regular Poliee—B. O. 5V. Rose, 5\\ T. Mxton, 1L L. Suhrley, James O’Parrel. "*' Street Commissioner—Henry Hill. 1-amplighter—Election defored. t.’lerk of Market—J. 55*. Brumby. Chie: Engineer Fire Department—11. Bcusse. First Assistant Fire De’ot.—5V. IL Jones. { Second Assistant Fire Do’pts—5V. A. Bane. M t , «Mb!eT. ' X--C s ai ! 1 arrest '*•* lcen for Violating the 356th o,<4- section of Ordinances. 8e. bonds, issue of 1869, to bridge.$ Be. bonds, issue of 1973, to railroad. 8c. bonds, sstic of 1673, to college. 2,450 00 96,000 0 • 24,500 09 Total bonded debt. $122,950 09 Town currency in circulation '? 195 09 Due on open ac counts IiTcrest iluc on bonds this day.. Interest title tiie Unix civil v Bank Du? T. G. Barrett for lot $122,959 00 1,450 2,382 7.j9 09 250 00 $3,927 00 Total debt. •• By cash paid ou account ofprint- >'>g .•;••• >• Bv cash paid on street account.. *• By cash paid on acoauut of pnu- t'ers *• Bv ensii paid in terest on cur- rene •• By town curren cy redeemed ami cancelled ...... • • By cash paid in terest on bridge 1 >onds •• By cash paid on miscellaneous account.... ... i* By cash paid on account of fire department.... •» By cash paid ou account t>* gas.. « By cash paid on account of pub- lie property... “ By cash paid offi cers’ salaries... “ By cash paid o police Roeoui; . »* By cash on Uix 3,129 24 $126,897 00 TAXABLE mt irERTV. The luiioiint of property taxed by the City Authorities the present year, is as follows: I’RoPERTV OF WHITES. Real estate $1,450,655 00 Vehicles mid live 40,713 0) stock II usehold ami kitchen furni ture over $50 in value.’ Stock intrude.. Gross receipts of Insurance, Tel egraph anil Ex press Co’s Total properly of whites $13,853 19 Amount due T. G. Barrett for lot. Appropria tions made to assist in building bridge, due July 1, 167b $13,518 14 $334 95 RECAPITULATION. Cash on hand Ji.n. 1st, 1877, for gen eral purposes. $ 317 43 Cush received from all sources for gen eral purposes. 13.623 16 | Cash on hand, Jan. | 1st, to pay inter- | est on railroad booths 6,44 4 41 Cash receive’ from taxes io pay inter est on railroad bonds. 9,529 41 Cash on band, Jan. 1st, to pay interest on college Raids. 1.582 15 Cush received from taxes. 2,382 21 By cash paid out for general expenses. By cash on hand for general pur- jtosses. By cash paid out oj I bond account. ! By cash on hand to i credit of Wid ac count. $250 00 $’.5,62082 319 82 16,002 15 3,936 22 2 arrests have beeu made for violation ot 290th section ot Ordinances. 1 arrest has been made for violating tbe 340th section of Ordinances. 1 arrest has lieeu made for violating the 345th seetion of Ordinances. 1 arrest lias been made for violating tbe 249th section of Ordinances. In closing my report for the year, 1 desire to tiear testimony to tlie efficiency of the police force during tlie present year. Tlie force lias been dur ing the year fully equipped in uniforms and arms, and as now organized, arc more etlicieut aud bet ter organized than ever before. Every member of this force lias discharged his duty satisfactorily, and lias shown a commendable real and prompt ness in the discharge of every duty assigned him. Respectfully submitted, II. COBB DAVIS, Chief of Poliee. Council Ciiambei:, I Athens, Ga., Jiiii. 2d., 1878. V 12 o’clock, si. ^ Immediately after the adjournment of the old Council the new Council was called to order by His Honor, Mayor Rucker, and tlie oath of Office administered to the followingAldennen: E. It. Hodgson, J. II. Carlton, W.C. Kemp and J. O. Tiduuidge. Tlie new Council ■ then ad journed to meet tins evening at 01 o’clock, p. tn. W. A. Gilleland, Clerk. \ Sec. & Tcea«.'¥1 re’Brigade—sTj^Sii^u** ’ >- Assessors of Real Estate—J. II. Huggins, A. L. Bearing, II. Beussc. Ou motion of Alderman H aloson, the Mayor lolatiou of 347th ! u PP°>»ted a committee of three On printing to be i a standing Committee, and they were instructed to receive bids for publishing the proceedings of Council and for other works that may be re quired by the city during the present year. Committee—Hodgson, Carlton and Burke. Ou thotiou of Alderman Hodgson the Mayor was authorized and instructed to appoint a standing committee of three, the Mayor to be added as chairman, on railroad, whose duty it shall be to look after the interest of the city in the Northeast Railroad, and report to Council. Tlte bond of the Clerk of Council was fixed at $10,000. The bond of the Chief of Police was fixed at $1000. Account of J. U. Huggins for $14.15 was or dered to be paid. n*3r Hodgson’s Shop were referred to Mayor with power to act. Petition of II. K. Bernard, S C. Dobbs et r.i asking Council to remove a large oak tree stand - ing on the side walk fronting the Episcopal Parsonage, referred to street Committee to in vestigate and report back to Council. A petition was read signed by Stephen Gainc-., Wesly Williams and Cain Jones, Trustees, ctu representing a colored school taught in tbe A. M. E. Church, asking tlie Council to appropri ate to the school that they represent, an eqnr.i pro rata share of tho school fund appropriate ’, annually by tlte Council for the benefit of the colored children of this city. On motion of Alderman Lucas the petition was referred to a committee of three to investi gate and report back *o Council. Committee—Lucas, Burke and Palmer. On motion of Alderman Hodgson the actio.: Ot Council at last meeting instructing the Mayer to advertise for bids to light the city lamps, during the present year was reconsidered. By Alderman Burke : Resolved, That the Office of Lamplighter be continued during the present year. Resolved furtlur, That it shall be the duly of the Lamplighter to do duty tlie entire night, cveiy night in the year, his paramount ditty sliail be to light and extinguish his lump? at the proper time every, night, and keep his lamps clean and in good order, it shall then he bis duty to do patrol duty during the remniit- der ofthe nig:o u such part of theoityasthe Connei through ike Chief of Pelioc may dirper.. Resolved further, That the Lamplighter slmii have the powers of a policeman in making arrests &c., and shall bo tinder tho supervision ofthe Chief of Police, and ahull Ik: subject to the same regulations that govern the police, force adopted. The salary of the. Lampligliivr was fixed t,t $600 per annum. : . - The CoonoU then proceeded to elect a Lamp light to serve daring the present yeuvr. Jphn B. Burch having revived the majority of the votes cast was declared'duly elected. On motion of Altlerman Burke, the Commit tee on Public Projierty wore uu’sitrcred to ihruish I <wy with ^S%tjring,the present year, i ' .not to oiceeidBbe’anionnt paid last- Committee oajprintiug made a verbal report, submitting prepositions from YV, F. Combs an. 1 E. J. Christy to do the city printing. One of the bids not being very definite the- Committee were on motion of Alderman burko grunted further time, that they might solicit ,i definite bid and specified amount of work. The following Ordinance introduced by Alderman Tuhnadge was adopted: Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens aud it is hereby ordained by the authority of the sumo that from aud after the passage of this Ordinance no person or per sons shall peddle, any fruits, goods, wares, or merchandise, in the streets of the city without first obtuiuing from the Clerk of Council n license for which he shall pay for one year ton dollars. Re it ordained further, that the Mayor shall have power to grant lieenso free to such person furnish the. , tr, at a prfeo year. Tf.e -j • ---t-vr ; ' .-'-s c-i 4 ’*- * S YV. A. Gilleland, Clerk. Athens, C'orxcit. Ciiaxbku, ) 2N8, Ga., Jam 8tli, 1878, > 6* a o’clock, p. tu. ) or persons as in his judgment may, because ot On motion ol Alderman Puhncr the Mayor physical disability, or other similar cause be was instructed to advertise for bids to light the j unable to do other work for a living, city lamps during the present year. | Ec it or Utiinetl further, that this ordinance Council ndjourned to meet Tuesday evening j shall not apply to persons in the city or from next at 6 1 o’clock. , the country who peddle or sell fruits or goods j that are raised on their own premises. Alderman Burke submitted an ordinance amending see.295, which, under the rules was laid over untill next meeting of Council, and ou motion of Alderman Lucas was referred to n Special Committee of three to consider: Com mittee, Lucas, Burke and Hodgson. The Mayor announced 'he following standing Committees: Finance—Lucas, Palmer aud Hampton. Poliee—Hodgson, Hampton and Talmadgc. Streets—Carlton, Burke and Hodgson.} Public Property—llurkc, Tuhnadge and Kemp. Health—Palmer, Carlton and Burke. Ordinance—Kemp, Lucas and Carlton. Market—Hampton, Kemp and Tuhnadge. | Fire Department -Talmadgc, Hodgson an 1 i Palmer. j Relief and Petition—Ideas, Burke and i Kemp. I Printing— Hodgson, Burke and t 'arlton. j Railroad—Hampton, Tuhnadge and Hodgson, i with the Muvor as Chairman. 85,- SO 00 247,420 99 18,252 On $1,849,270 00 695 98 1,703 29 196 50 2,336 84 4,145 37 319 82 $13,940 04 $13,941 64 rRorr.BTT of colored. Real e-tate $73,295 09 Vehicles and live stock 2,362 0t) Household and kitchen furni ture over $50 in value 890 fO Stock in trace... 920 00 Total property of colored Aggregate am’t of taxable prop erty 77,467 00 $1,925,737 00 $33,879 01 $33,879 01 It will be see’n from the (statement showing the net income aud disbursement of tbe present year, exclusively, that when all is collected tiiid settled up the income will be, $334.96 more than the expenditures, last year tho income was $150,90 more than the expenses. Notwith standing the receipts were materially less * this year as compairod with last, by the ;contraction of tho city limits and exemption on Homestead and kitchen furniture, the expenses have been kept below tbe receipts. Tho total net expen ses last year was $145,80, this year $18,- 518,00, showing that the general expenditures are about$1,061,00 less this year than last. I respectfully call tbe uttenttou of the Coun cil to the fact that $2,450 of Bridge Bonds fall due -*on the 1st day of October, 1878. These Bonds will have to be paid out of the fund for geueral expenses, and as this amount Council C iiavbef, ) Athens, Ga., Jan. 2d., 1878. >- 6 * o’clock, p. in. ) Council met tins evening pursuant to adjotirn- ment, present llts Ilouor Mayor Rucker and Aldermen Burke, Hampton, Kemp, Hodgson, Carlton, Talmadgc autl Palmer. The Mayor announced that the first thing in order would be to fix the salaries of the various officers of the city for the year 187S. On motiou tbe Mayor appointed a committee ot three on salaries. Committee, Hodgson, Hampton aud Palmer. The Committee retired, and after consulting, made a verbal report stating that while the Committee thought that tome of the salaries ought to be increased They deemed it advisa ble in view of the financial condition of the city to make no change in any of the salari s, they therefore recommended that all salaries remain the same as last year. The salaries were then fixed tlie same as last year, except the salary of the Chief of Police, which was increased te $1000 per annum. He being required to keep and feed a hor.c at his Council met this evening pursuant to ad journment, present His Honor Mayor Rucker and a full board of Aldermen. Applications for liquor, lager beer and bil- ! liard license were made and granted ns follows. ! Upon tbe several applicants complying with j the law in regard thereto: J. J. Head & Co. retail liquor license, at j present stand ou Foundry streel. YY’i'ey F. Hood retail liquor license at present i stand on River street. YY'iley F. Hood retail liquor license at present i stand on Jackson street. R. H. I nunpkin retail liquor license at pres ent stand on YY'all street. J II. I). Bensse retai 1 liquor license at pres ent stand on Jackson street. J. M. Allen retail liquor liccnsi at present stand now occupied by K. R. Saulter, on Jack- son street. House, Betts it Co., quart liquor license at present stand on Broad street. Tuhnadge Hodgson & Co. quart liquor license J ppopQJ y at present stand on Clayton str.c*. i K. M. Marks quart liquor license at present , stand oil College Avenue. K. M. Marks lager ba?r license ut present stand on College Avenue. IL II. Lampkin btl'iard license at present stand on YVoll street. J. IL D. Bcusse billiard license at present stand ou Jackscn street. J. M. Allen billiard license at stand now oc cupied by Saulter on Jackson street. A communication was read from J. F. Wil son, proposing to furnish tbe eity pauper cof- fius at certain price. On motion of Aide, man Lucas tbe matter of contracting for pauper coffins the present year was refered to the Mayor with power to act. Petition of J. 11. Brittion et al asking Cotta- Council adjourned, YY*. A. Ok t.KL.xNP, Clerk. J Libel for Divorce, in Clarke Superior Court, August Term, 1977. CLARKE COUNTY. SoruiE YYThtlow, vs. Gn.BERT YYThtlow It appearing to tlie Court by the rctarn of tlie Sheriff, that the defendant, Gilbert Whitlow , does not reside in this county, and it flirther appearing that ho does not reside in this State, it is on motion ordered that said defendant appear anti answer at the next term of this Court, or that the ease be considered in defatt t. anil the plaintiff be allowed to proceed. It is further ordered that this notice be pub lished in the Athens Georgian orco a mont •. for fonr months, before the next term of Court. Done in open Court. JACKSON & THOMAS, Attorneys for Libellant. Granted: GEO. D. RICE, Judge S. C. I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the minute* of tlio Superior Court, of Clar oConntv, at Au ust term, :877. , JOHN I. HUGGINS, Clerk, cil to place a lump post near residence of Mrs. . ,vT-Ki.imDfi> Grogan, also up’ution of Alderman Ilodgsou j WORK Ol’ ALL D1' ' (. Rll for lamp poet to be be placed on Oconee stree I ^ lion neatlv done at this office.