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6 Civil Engineer John I’ovrers JIake3 a Full Estimate of the Cost of the Work DOW IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED Will Coif Uu Thun Fill Ihoaiand foliar* and W III B# tba Meant of UatCarlac ValuabU Land That fa Sow t'aalaa*. After many years of discussion It 1* now Ligkiy probable that tbe swamp below Uie city wlU bo drained in the near future, and if not the entire swamp, at leant that portion of It known ns tbo city reserve. It is a well known fact that mayor end council have favored tbe drainage of tno swamp ever since they bavo been in otlieo nud fregueat ineffectual efforts have been uiadg to have the arork curried out, but as the cost of llin work bus alwsys been uncertain, > nud the county could nut legally share the coat with tOe city, nud ns the city (lid nut wish to bear tbo entire burden of expense, the work bus never been pushed. It is believed, however, that had the present mayor aad council or even previous mayors and councils known flie cost would be so small the work would havu been ltnfslied ere now, as puysieiaus end citizens of every class uud calling have earnestly pleaded for the swamp to be drained. The following report on the manner uud cost of draining the swu.up, com piled by Mr. .Tobu .Powers, who Is n recognised authority, will prove Inter- lading reading: REPORT ON SWAMP DUAINAOB. Cap!. J. W. Wilcox, City Engineer- Dear Sir; following your Instructions, I have made survey of the city re serve uud the lauds contiguous, with the object of hinting the must perfect mid vheupiwl constructed system of drainage of the- lowlands surrounding the e.iy oil -ffte soutlieustern side. T found large areas of ground nt vo- rious points covered with stagnant wa ter, ot depths ruutpug from three or four .uches to us muuy fear. Tb s water is partly from- rainfall mid springs, but by far the larger part Is front tlte discharge ot tbo sewers uud branches passing through the cily, the principal outlets of which are the Poplar street sewer and thu brandies from iiuwthoruo mil lluuttdttry streets. flow to dralu the cwuiuu bus for a long time been an annual subject fur discussion. Many plans linvo been formed and many surveys made nt con siderable expense, but there lias evi dently been no concert of action be tween those whole duty It is to sec after thu health of tltu city lit tills re spect, for none of tho plans were ever carried further Ulan the excavation ot n few short ditches, which at least only carried tho concentrated, supply a few tuimlasl yinl* further' nwny, where it was left to breed slckiiess and death. The brat Steps towards this work worn to And out what area and terri tory required dr-iluiug. Second, to find out tho most feasible nud cheapest plan by which it could be drained. Di pursuance of tho flrst idea, 1 ran traverse lines around all :h» territciy covered with marshes aud water, tak ing careful and nrcurnto topographical notes, which were unde luto tbo map hereto nttachcd, wbleti shows :ho area to lie drained, hut not tho depth of wa ter or oilier characterisuw, so 1 will proceed to describe these. fly referring to tho map you will eee that there Is a Urge lake about one tulle from the city limit known as Tra cy's Lake. This Was evlduutly the old bed of tbo river, out of which the cur rent was changed, closing both unis mid forming the hike, which is In places from one hundred to four hun dred feet wltio ami from ten to four teen feet deep. There was a well do- Uucd outlet from thu city streams luto the old river or lake by tho Napier set tlement, but tho recent overflows ot the river have washed sued iuio It. ao that Is now useless for this purpose, uud tlio water from tho city at seeking another outlet hns gone arouml the foot hills to fltniltou'i brickyard and ou down Into other lakes nud Hie river, but leaving a chain, of marshes and bikes all the way down. I have no doubt but tlut this old chHUucI was st one time suUlcieut for nil purposes, and f examined It with a ylew. to reopening it, hut ‘fouud that the work of desrtug it out would pivu- nhly bo as great us the cost or a new canal, nud that It Is less desirable than a new one, on account of !u greater length, thus reducing the rats of grade nud Ita greater liability to being tilled by sunil brought down by. fivshde ,u the river. So I Mi tudoned lliat idea aud turned my alleution to uuothut point which olfeml ilia ahutest anil best lino ou which to build a canal to connect Chain Bridge and 'Tracy'a lathes, .ho dliiiince between the two being ouijr thlncon hundred uud fifteen (1.1161 f.vi from water to water. Wie water In Tracy's latlco I do not consider hunuful ot Itself, pariiy lie- cause of Its dlstauoe from the luhah- lied portion ot the city and liecsttsc of n connection It haa throttgh nu old canal with the river, by which the ivatir la renewed at almost, every rise of tbe river. So uiy plans ouly con template a reduction of Its surface of about three feet, whlon can be nceoui- A warded Hl;hut Honors—World’s Fair. •DHL- cream BAKINS ?0WD1B MOST PERFECT MADS. A put; Gripe Cream of Tartar Powder. Viu from Ammonia. Alum ot any other a JulktranL AO YEARS THE STANDARD. pliahed by a short canal six hundred and twenty-pine (429) feet long through the property of Sir. B.'H. l'lant, drain- log It inio tho old canal already men tioned, which was constructed years •go for the purpose of draining that lake, and which leads into the river about twenty-llvo hundred (25W® feet away. This old csnal has become more or less obstructed by fallen trees, and with a little work In removing obstruc tions the water will deepen it sttfll- cielnly to carry all that will be offered to it. In arranging the plans of the canal, I made the base of tbe one through Mr. Plant's land twenty (20) feet w.dc, In order to give a greater volume of witter at the entrance of flic old canal so that Its force, due to (lie grade unit quantity, will move rapidly aud thor oughly scour out thu mud train thu bottom of tho old canal, .bus keeplug it open. The elevation of the water In tbe river at the mouth of die ol-l canal on the 15th of October, ,3visa, was 209.23 feet, about one foot above low water, and tbe elevation of thu bottom of Plant's canal at the upper or Tracy's I.ake end, is 273.04 feet, thus requiring n rise of -1.73 feet <n l ie river to back the water up into Tracy's I.ake. 'i'litn the bottom of Chain liridge Luke 375.55 feet, rcqu.rlDg .1 still further rise of'1155 feet, or a total of 7.37 fe-.-t lu the river to hack ta,i water up m:o thu bottom of Chain Bridge lake. Tlie Water usually stands at three to four feet deep in Chaui Bridge Lake, ho, for tile river to li.eg up inly it to tin' usual height af i n- lake water, it will require a rise hi the river of teu or eleven feet in round numbers to put tbe water back to where It now elands. 'Jlils will be mi uimontly high ri-ei, which only lasts for a few days, and ttlo proposed canal !•» sulllu'.ently wale —ilfteeu feet nt the lias.!—to take the water out of tho likes as last ns de- river falls, so Instejd ot thu stagnant water we will have n current either In or out nt all times, when the water Is high enough to get Into the ,'akis at all. Between Chain Bridge Baku attMbo city we have a chain of lugonus lead ing up to tho old Macja and Augusta railroad embankment, through which there Is a brick culvert four feet in di ameter anil thirty-eight feet long, through which the mu ran between tie old Mncon end Augusta mid tho Ma con and Northern railroads should drain, and it would but for die Jnct that die lagoons lielow the railroad are clinked up. so that lit. 1 water In this culvert stands ouo and a half ieet deep. By opening tho sjnneotton* betnuen these lagoons mul digging small ditches from one of diem up towards tho cre matory and through the marsh on tho north side of the old Macon mid Au gusta railroad from the harrow pits of die-railroad towards the Mncon uud Northern railroad shops the marsh be tween tho tracks can bo thoroughly drafned at n very email cost. There Is also another required, name ly, from the Southern railway trestle on rium street down through the marsh to a connection with Chain Bridge Lake for tho accommodation of tlio water coming down Toplur street. While this Is the lougest ditch of any. It need lie only ouo foot' deep and eight feet wide, or possibly six feet wide may be milllclont. die obji-ct bring more to straighten the channel of the branch and Increase Its velocity than to gWe drainage to the outside sod. which would bo dry and solid enough were the way opened for Mho escape of the water. Every rain brings down n largo amount of snml through this stream and when the water slriktu the Huts Its velocity Is checked and tlio at ml Is depositeft thus constantly closing the old anil opening the new channels, lit the snmo time raising Its bed. A largo part of dils tnarsh h now quite solid and Is growing more so all me time, opeuiug and keeping open, of the proposed ditch, seems to lie all thill, is required to change It from u nuisance to good dry laud, which could be util- I red for pasturage or gardens. * This mala drain will occasionally close up nutf w.tl require sum attention lo keep It serviceable, but a few days' labor ufler every naavy rain will keep It lu good condition to perform tho duty expected ot It. To accomplish the work suggested by tny surveys will rcqu.ra an expend iture of $1,414.33, distributed gs f<|D lows; nitrites Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4. 5 and d, 1,249 cubic yards nt 30 oeuts per yard, $380.70. Canal' througU Napier’s land. 8,188.3 cubic yards at 3d cents iter yard, $2,154.10. -Canal through Clam's laud, 1,354.8 cublo yards at ISO cculs per yard, $1,307.41. Clearing obsinir- tluu from old caunl (estimated), $500. Total, $1,411.23. Hits will thoroughly urnln two huu- dred and llfiy acres belonging to tbo city nml make It sutlleieluly dry for ugtleullitrnl or other purpose*. It will be observed that i have taken no account of right of way or engineer ing expenses. As for tho former, I should think the boosBl to the lands derived from thorough drainage will nioro than offset tbe value of tho small areas tnkou up by jhe canals and embaukmeiits, which lit Mr. Na pier's esse Is only 1.0 acres and lu Mr, l’laut's only one acre, and l have pre sumed that the .engineering foreo of the city as now constituted will bo uble to do what engtneevlag will bo required. The work I have so far described only rofera to tit * drainage of the city reserve nml the foot hills, but 1 have discovered that In addition t-> '.he drain age the surplus earth excavated over what Is required In the construction of a levee along the southwestern sides of the canaU may bt> well utilised Ity tho extension of these levees both •bote and lielow, and it will go far towards making n connection with Plum's levee on the south and the high land ou the north. If these connections were made the levees would give a good protection from high water from above for h11 the .lauds lying below the city. . It Is only 2,t00 feet from the upper end of Napier's canal to high ground and about 1,400 feet from thu lower end of this canal to a levee built arouud Mr. Plant's fawn, which con nects with another levee leading to the river, and some distance down tho stream on Mr. Mansfield's place. 1 have not gone into tho nutter suit! dcntly to make an accurate estimate of the cost of doing this work, but I fool quite sure that tbe connections can be made giving continuous levee from the foot hills to tbe river at Mans- Held’s for a sum not exceeding $12,040, making a levee the entire distance (for the new work) seven feet wide ou top, with a slope on each side of one aud a half feet horisoaul to oue foot vor tical, ami as high as tlte top ot the levee at Mr. MansfleM's. which I un derstand doe* not overflow. The construction of this work would bring Into use s largo amount of tbo most productive land In the state and make lu cultivation a pretty safe In stead of the liaxtrdout undertaking it SUPERIOR COURT. A Session Easting One Hour and a Half Held Yesterday. Judge Hardeman long lord ay's docket In the those cases not other- were carried over to It did not talc to get rid of ye (iuperior court, i wise dfeoosed o another (lay. • ’ In the esse of'-P. K. Dederlck vs. R. W. Patterson, ebnvolalnt, a verdict of 11,000 was rendered for the pDhwlff. Orders were gassed In anumber of minor cat**. \ A Petition, for Injunction- woo tiled in the superior coupt yesterday by W. H. Cuetellow, praying that U. M. Ounn be enlolne-J from instituting action of tro ver against e d-1 1 Crotellow pending the hairing of cepmfn proeeedlnts concern ing certain r.toqk and farming Imple ments thAMrlll Shortly come before the count. Judge llhrdeman Issued a tern- iporary reuinilirinx order and set a fleering of the egae for November 1". The Wlowing fane* are set for today; -Moses ynrbrotgrh va. Guarantee Com pany of Georgian Petition for Injunc tion. 7 Equitable Mortgage Company, .by C. N. Flowers and J. N. Gifford, receivers, vs. D. H. Adams, -principal, W. W. Cel lini and Sam Weiohsdlbaum. securi ties. Complaint, In re. William Bov kin, Jr., petition to probste -will \it .WStliim Boykin. Ap peal from court of ordinary. -Moses Yirbrouih vs. Guarantee Com pany of Georgia; Petition for Injunc Won. etc. Dlleey AftaW.1T vs. Alexander Atta- way. Petition for alimony, eke. Wlnehln MaoMne Company et til. vs. Smith & Hall. J. W. C-xtoantss et at Pe tition for UUunitlon. etc. Cable E. LoVIrfg ve. W. A. Davis & Co, Potltlon tty injunction, etc. "BROWNIES IN£AIRYLAND." Palmer Cox'« Children's Open to Be Put on'In Macon. Macon will enjoy a rare treat on De cember 11 and 15 In the production here of Palmer Cox's new and already fa mous children's bPera. "The Brown!to In Fairyland." The owners of the piece are Col. Par dee. of Pain's -Pompeii, and- H. B. Thearle & Co., of Chicago, and a con trast wns el'-jsid lost night between the ownens and . thfe King’s Daughters, whereby the opera Is to be produced here on Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday tna-tince, December 14 and 15.. for -the benefit of the Macon hospi tal fund. Th opera Is said to tie the most entertaining of Palmer Cox’s tripe with the Brownies. The music lo by Halcomb iimtglnro. The scenery and spectacular effects are grand. Only lo cal talent. Is .-used In the production, about on* hundred young boys and girls belnjrprflcufed -to -take -the various parts. 7ji(ey fire; thoroughly* drilled by a competent reaiii director,, and from a local Slnpripoijit the piece M In Mils way rendered (a r " -• otherwise J> CURES SCROFULA, BLOOD POISON. CURES CANCER, ECZEMA, TETTER. C MAGNIFICENT^ iresJna than It would LlEJTp 'SftEfr'Awr lyB&QNS. H© If N5 ^oniernt’Afetnb>©r of Ch« Floord titles. A-t the rcgutsrlmeetlng of -the Floyd .iucb -hold oh Jlbnday n-lght, Secomt Ideuteatrt Fred Stewart tendered bts reslgnmilon, both as lieutenant and as member of tho oampany. Eieut. Stewart clvca no cause for the rrslgnallnn. but It Ih understood that It * UB * ncas rensone, and that 5® : *^11 >«»« A wgrm place In bis heart for the conrpihy. of which h“ ban been UfS nib ® r ' 11 r Stewart Joined the Floyd Rules a number bf years ugo, Mid. by close attention to duty and ein 1 Mne* t hl' y 2 i$Jl Mnrjr ™ lca an< > <«»■ clpnno lie iwh Wecamo one of the best equlppefl vivilrtnra men In- the city, and .conjPmjy riwignlring his nullity .^i"?S&xtfd lieutenant. The rcs- il22.K2f.2S? aro °lXeO >'<?!. and Mr. 8l^VSb^X^ 0pt ' thl “ Urro!in, < i!l C o^!? , i no qule,a ,,,e hrrves, i t;? J i v n » nn d gives quiet win S ° IJ at Good- wyn Ac bmrin f dfrig store. IN Mk.MORIAM. ~ ,„9," 7 ' ««n«unded by loved ones, little George Rlackshear. aged 0 years •nn nl I-. n ' Blsckshenr. watt called to wi heavenly home. Go-I tn HUT kinhlte wisdom l»a» seen Ot ho take this little fellow to a bet- Jor.wnd htiptiler land. (1 An roe will bh greutty mlnsed, not only by .the-loved ones nt homo, hut also by his little schoolmates and lov- teacher. » was (in obedient, studious, nnd ambitious pupil, -whom It was a pleas ure to ihtuoH. May God comfort his bereaved pa rents. and help them to feel that nil things are dons for the best, and llmt George's death rally draws them closer to heaven. "Attd you-ch,, you who the wildest yenrtv , For -the nM-;lmc step and tho glad return— Think of htm faring on iu» dear In the lov* of There as the love of Hers; t Think of him still ns the same, I say; He Is not gi-ad, he Is Just away.” Wov. 7. tfSt. SPECIMEN CASES. 8. H. Clifford. New CSssel, Wl»„ was troubled with neuralgia and rheuma tism. his stomach wns disordered, his liver was affected to an alarming de gree, appetite 'fell nxvay and he was terribly reduced In llesh and atrengtb. Throe bottles ot Electrlo Bitters cured blm. Edward ; Sheffield, Harrisburg, IlL, had a running sore on his leg of eight £ sirs' sUliling. Used three bottles of lectrto Bitters snd seven boxes of Bucklen'J Arnica Salve nnd his leg le sound uii-l vail. John Speaker, Cataw ba, O., hsd live large fever sores on his leg. doctors sstd he wat Incurable. One bottle Elcctrts Bitters snd one box ot Bueklen's ArVoa Salve cured him en tirely. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Son's OF THE Securely bound in handsome cloth, now ready for READERS If you visited 'the Fair you can appreciate this volume and if you did not it' is the next best thing to a visit. Come and see "it. When will you ever again have an offer of ISO fine Photographic Views handsomely bound for 30 cents. This is all it will cost you if you will clip out the following Coupon and bring or send it to The Telegraph. *- SNAP SHOTS OF THE World's Fair iSOjfcM tu FWqn frn M Mk MUotu* m O-Ctk. xwsiwv ***** mmU i 1 UNDINE. <3>uabed IMIlddlipgs flour. Vheenlr Kl-.ur nf its kind,Sad th* hast «t any kind.; It Is mad* bv a wrel pro- ctM known to bat Ivopcnons. $100,000 hu kesa eBhred far lie Knowledgs Tho Ikullne Is the best flour sold In Georgia T.' Y. Johnson, Miller, Gi Tbo I'nilAe gives perfect Kttlsfao- tion. J. II Vlllhvell. Luelb, Ga. N^UL MILA. COMPANY, Exult Springs, Teoo. DON'T BE A Ready-Made MAN ...B¥ WEARING... “HOHENZOLLERN” SANITARY UNDERWEAR Made in Germany of the highest quality wool, pure and soft, in medium and heavy weights. Recommended by leading physicians. CHARLES WACHTEL, 515 CHERRY ST. - • MACON, Ok W.A.D00DY CO. II —OF THE— FAIR. GREAT - DIXIE - INTERSTATE The Third and Last Week of the Most Remarkable Sale of Dry Goods Ever Known In This State. Macon scores a big success! Crowds turned away from “Pompeii,” but the sensation of the week has been eager, push ing, purchasing throngs in attendance upon our great sale of High-Class Fashionable Dry Goods. We will make this week a fitting climax to this unpre cedented sale. Prices that read like a romance, but investiga tion will prove them a plain,unvarnished tale of unequivocal truths. Silks. KMnch Gros Grain, in black, reliable quality, value $1.23 a yard; tills week 73 cents. -Inch Bansallncs, 2t-iucli Peau de Sole, 22-lnck Faille Fraucalse, 21-inch Imported Taffeta, 24-luch Sutlll Duclicrs, In black, all $1.-1S values; this week .USc. 21-Inch Demi Taffetas, all colors, suitable for skirts, tailor-made suit lin ings or street costumes, value $1; this week 73c. 2L-inch Satin Duchcssc, 30-lnch extra quality China Silk and 10-inch Velvets In different tbits ot the new shades, clrese and bluet. X-'reneh all-silk Crepes In rich quality, high lustre, and 50-Inch Chiffons, all evening shades. A few more plain Surahs and Chinns, light, medium and dark shades, vuluo 60c.; this week ...50c. BLaACIC dress goods. 3G-tnch Bcngallne, shot effects, Storm Serge and Henrietta, value 33c.; this week 19c. 40-Inch all-wool Surah Serge, 44-Inch all-wool Henrietta, 40-inch all-wool shower-proof Serge, 45-Inch all-wool wlde-walo Serge, 54-lnch nll-wool Hop Sacking, values from 03 to 85c.; this week 45c. 40-Inch silk warp Henriettas. (KMnch Hindoo Sergei, seven different pat terns of high class Parisian novelties. In black, all $1.4S values; this week OS cents. COLORED DRESS GOODS. 30-lnch Illuminated Suitings, 30-Inch Whip Cords, 84-inch Diagonals, 30- lnch Brocades, two-toned effecta, values 35c.; this week lUp. 40-lnch silk nnd wool, Heather Mix- lures, 33-inch Changeablcs, 33-Inch Illuminated Mohair Whip Copls^O- Inch nil-wool Flannels, 38-Inch’ All-wool Tartar Plaids, values from 50 to 73c.; this week.... ; 30c. 40-lnch all-wool Covert Cloths, 40- lnch silk and wool fancies, 40-lnch all- wool high-class Novelty Suiting, 40- lnch all-wool French Serges (all colors), 40-lnch rain-proof Storm Serge, values from 00 to S5c.; this week.. ..45c. Capes. Ladles’ now stylo tailor-made Capes, braid trimmed, value $4.75; this week $4.00. 'Ladles’ tailor-made Tourist Capes, dark tan, navy blue and black, Alaska sable trimmed, value $7.50; this week $4.50. Now shipment ladles’ tan and black Golf Gapes, silk lined hoods, valua $12.50; this week $7.50. JACKETS. 150 ladles’ Goats of winter weight cheviots in dark tan, navy blue, black or gray mixed Melton, value $7.50; this week $4. Our stock of ladles’ high grade Coats and Capes is by long odds the most extensive over displayed in this city. LINEN SPECIALS. 72-Inch all-linen German Damask, value 85c.; this week (lie. 04-inch Turkey red Damask, colors warranted, value 680.; this week. .40c. frl-lneh all-linen German Damask, colored border, value 75c.; this week 40 cents. Extra large all-linen Huck and dam ask Towels, value 23c.; tills week 15c. 40x204och all-linen Huckaback Tow el, value 29c.; this week...- 10c. SPECIAL BLANKET SALE. 200 heavy 10-4 wool Blankets, value $2; this week.. USc. 100 pairs heavy 10-4 wool Blankets, slightly soiled, valuo $4; this week $2.75. 11-4 California and Eastern Blankets, value $7.50; this week $4.30. 11-4 California Blankets, best grade, value $12; this week $7.50. 10- 4 whlto Spreads, value 85c.; this week... ..50c. 11- 4 Crochet Quilts, Marseilles pat terns, value $1.50; this week D3o. —" UNDERWEAR. Headquarters for ladles and child ren’s ribbed and knit Underwear. HOSIERY. Six pairs ladles’ fast blsck Hose, valuo 25c. each, for 75c. Children’s fast black Hose, former valuo 23c.; this week 12 l-2c. Boys’ extra heavy school Hose, double knees, valuo 30c.; this week 25 cents. Owing to the prevailing hard times we have decided to admit every visitor to Macon during the next week to our immense attraction. A regular In the Clothing, Hats and Men’s Furnishing Goods line. We have got ’em in all styles and grades, and your dollar will perform more wonders here than at any other place. Don’t forget. Admission free. 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