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ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1893.
WE HAVE JUST RE
CEIVED A
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AND EXTENSIVE LINE OF
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Inspect Same !
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THE STYLES ARE 1
BEAUTIFUL,
PIECES LOW!
COME EARLY AND GET
FIRST CHOICE.
HOFMIYER M JONES
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We’ve got our grade of goods up high,
But Prices are low down;
(tad that is just the reason why
Our Hardware leads the town.
By keeping grade of goods at top,
And prices at the bottom,
When people once go in our shop,
We’ve then forever got ’em.
Q o o O O O O O O O OO OO 0.0 o o o .
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T DinneV, Plantation, Cow, Calf and
Sheep tutu i |
BELL’S:
PRICES.
THE CITY FATHERS.
rnBB A I.BNOTnV SESSION
ust Nionr.
A Trrmenitiiai
The
icmlitous Velsai* Jft Bnelhe.a-'
FlrcCemniiucc Heard Pram
Sqmelhlnc^About Wnter-
IVor he nod Newernce.
From Thursday's Evening JIeualh. I
When Mnyor Gilbert called the
Counoll to order Inst night there were
present Aldermen Livingston, Clark,
Cassidy, Brown and Wight.
Minutes of the last regulnr meeting
and a special meeting were rend nnd
approved.
Severnl bills that liad been properly
approved by the committees were or
dered paid'.
The liquor bonds of Gfiffuey & Gal
lagher nnd Max Altman, Ag’t., were
approved.
The following dray bonds wero also
approved : A. W. Muse, N. L. Kagan,
L. Si. Blonsky, Cox & Livingston (2)
Weiss & Co., M. D. GortatoWsky,
Carter & Wooltqlk, Alliance Ware
house, B. M. Comfort (X), Wight &
Weslosky,
The hack bond of Drnne Thomas
was ncoeptffil.
The City Physician’s report for .Tan
Wy sliowed 18 pationts and 3 deaths.
Aeiepted.
Application of Jesse Hall to transfer
license to 1). nnd B. Comfort was
granted.
The Tax Assessors reported back to
Counoll that up deduction oquld.be al
lowed it: the* original valuation of
Fanny Walter’s property.
HPBttifagjajt
The petitions of Mrs. Lou Parker
«U<1 Capt. A. C. Westbrook showed
that the assessed value of their prop
erty was tpo gtbnt. Tho Con noil wag
just in the »ot of referring thu petU
tibns to the Assessors when Mayor
Gilbert stated that, according to an
ordinance which he had found, the
complaints of over-valuation ofprop-
etty need not be referred to Hie asses
sors as heretofore, but, according to
law, the claimants Would have to make
nflldnvit to their petitions nnd the
Council would then take whatever
action it might see proper. On the
strength of this the Clerk was ordered
not to issue executions against the
above parties, as the' matter would
come up at next meeting.
The City Marshal’s report for Janu
ary was read, and, on motion, wns re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
TilK WATER COMMISSION.
A', report from the Water Commis
sion was forthcoming, nnd, on motion,
Mr. II. M. McIntosh, on behalf of the
Commission, was heard from. He
stated that recent ordinances and reso
lutions adopted by the Counoll placed
the Commission In rnther an awkward
position. The Council, lie said, had
ordered the Commission to proceed
with the work of eonjoliiing the three
present systems ol' water-works—that
la, the two miniature systems with the
large* one, such as making con
nections, eto., etc., all of which, he said,
the Commission could not do without
employing a similar corps of workmen
to that now at work on the system.
Mr. Molntosh said that he thought it
would be best for the Council to order
this work completed under the direc
tion of Mr. Chas^, which could be done
a great deal cheaper. When the full
report bad beeta heard and adopted
the matter of how private or individ
ual connections should be made oame
up. After much discussion it was decid
ed that every oitizen, who desired wa
ter on his premises, should first
make application, in the way of a con
tract, to the superintendent of water
works, before the water connection)
would be made, and that only a limi
ted time be allowed for the filing of
said applications. It was decided, also,
that the superintendent should see
that Borne one preceded the connect
ing corps with these contracts and
that the work be pushed ahead as rap
idly as possible. The work of making
the private connections is to be done
by legally bonded plumbers.
At this juncture Capt. Y. G. Eust, of
the Water Commissioners, stated to
the Council that he thought tho li
cense on plumbers should be rescinded,
in which Commissioner Muse concur
red. Aldermen Wight and Brown op
posed it, and a warm discussion fol
lowed. Alderman Wight took the
stand that plumbers should be licensed
the same as draymen, hnckmen, etc.,
and that the license should stand as a
safe-guard, as only competent work
men should be allowed to do work on
the pipes, etc., of the waterworks sys
tem.
Mr. Muse said that if plumbers were
licensed, carpenters, brick masons and
others should be also, as the correct
performance of their work was as es
sential to life and health as that of the
plumber. And so it went for some
time.
Finally, the matter was brought to a
vote, Aldermen Wight and Brown
voting against the resolution and
Aldermen Cassidy, Clark and Living
ston voting fot it. And thus the plum
bers will pay no license.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Chairman of Contract Committee
Cassidy asked that further time be
given to tpe matter of erecting new
guard house and renting of Counoll
chamber for present year.
Alderman Wight, Chairman of the
Street Committee, reported thatlhe
had investigated theoost of sewering
both sides of Washington street, from
Fine jo Railroad streets sod. that it
would cost about $360. He said ho
thought it would be a good idea to
have work begun at onee, as it wns a
popular thoroughfare and could be
done now, on account of using waste
dirt from sewer ditches, about $100
cheaper than at nny time in the fu
ture. On motion, Alderman Wight
was authorized to purchase the pipe
for the sowers and have work done at
once.
At tills point Clerk Bust called the
Council’s attention to two dray li
censes of Cox & Livingston, which
had been held over until City Attorney
Wooten, who was then present, oould
ascertain whether their drays were
liable for license. The City Attorney
stated Hint he had investigated the
matter, and had found that, according
to law, hacks nnd omnibuses used in
connection with livery stables were
not liable for license, but that drays
were. On this testimony tlip dray
bonds were approved'and added to the
list ns above.
Chairman Brown, of the Fire De
partment Committee, then mnde his
report ns follows:
HP TORT OK KlllE COMMITTEE.
A mi an v, G A., Feb. 14th, 1803.
To tlio Honorable Mnyor nmt Conned.
Gentlemen We, the Committee on
Fire Department, respectfully beg
‘leave to stiblnit the following report:
In bor Judgment ii paid department
would be of most benefit to our oltl-
zciis, but owing to tho cost of main
taining same at this time, when our
city is called on for such large expend
itures, for necessary improvements,
we wpti!d recommend n meeting he
called of the active men who are bil
ling to serve as volunteer firemen, nrtd
if a suilluient number of able bodied
young men offer their services, that
they be accepted, nnd , two .hose com
panies bp orgnnlaied. nfsoftnjit you buy
two horses, two improved one-horse
wagons, with lire extinguishers, lad
ders, etc., nlso that we employ one
engineer and two drivers. The duty
of the engineer to be with ami overs
look Hie men, apparatus, eto., and run
engine in ease of emergency. The
drivers to be at engine house atnil times
nnd do till labor required of them.
In addition thereto, that you allow
enon hose company a specified sum to
lie used in hiring extra labor at all
fires, tile sum allowed not exceeding
($6.00) live dollars each.
That the colored, department he re
organized with the Hook and Ladder
apparatus.
We also recommend the sale of one
of the steam engines, the hand engine
and cither surplus apparatus.
Respectfully submitted,
S. B. Brown,
Ed. L. Wight,
J. C. Cassidy.
When tile above report hud been
rend, Alderman Wight moved that
Chairman Brown nail a meeting for
Friday night at Willingham’s Hall nt
8 o'clock, at whiolt time nil male citi
zens of Albany, between the ages of 18
and 46 yenrs, oould ooine forward and
offer their services as volunteer fire
men.
Alderman Brown stated that he
would loan the city two wagons to be
used for carrying hose to fires until
the purchase of the regular hose-wag-
ons could be made. The proposition
was accepted.
On motion of Alderman Wight
Chairman Brown was instruoted to
buy two horses and sets of hkrness to
go with the hose-wagons.
The motion of Alderman Wight that
the Fire Department Committee draft
appropriate resolution of thanks to
Capt. Joyner, of Atlanta, fot his most
valuable opinions and assistance in de
vising plane for the reorganisation of
the fire department, was unanimously
adopted. A copy of the resolution
was ordered promulgated to Capt.
Joyner.
On motion of Alderman Wight the
Chairman of the Fire Committee was
Instructed to offer and advertise for
sale the Defiance Engine house and
property.
On motion of Alderman Wight Hr.
Tom James wqs instruoted to trans
fer the engine, hose and all trucks
from Defiance engine house to that of
Thronatecska, and that same be done
at once.
On Alderman Wight’s motion Mr.
James was also instructed to employ
two drivers for the hose-wagons and
that they be under his command.
On motion of Alderman Wight it
was ordered that Old ’Liza, the De
fiance mule, be turned over the Hook
and Ladder company.
. Acting under previous orders City
Marshal Westbrook made a lengthy
report on unpaid licenses, showing
tkat many persons bad failed to com
ply with the law. Alderman Wight
said that there was no reason why
these licenses had not been paid, and
on his motion the Marshal was in
structed to call on all the defaulters
again, and if the licenses were not
paid at once (and he emphasized it)
cases should be made against them,
and fines would be imposed.
THE SEWERAOE SYSTEM WILL BE COM
PLETED.
As is well known, the City Fathers
have been in doubt for some time as to
whether tile plan of sewerage for the
city, as originally conceived, would be
carried out. This was doubtful for
many reasons, the most paramount
being tlie depletion of the funds set
apart for that purpose; and when the
matter came up -for discussion by the
Connoli lait'nigbt|deoislve'aotion,.was
very slow to be taken.
Alderman Cassidy, Chairman Con-
tract Committee, submitted, in con
junction with City Treasurer Tarver
a Report showing that the bnlance in
the treasury for the completion of the
sewerage system was $12,280.60; that
about $11,000 had already been spent,
and It would colt $2(1,700 more to finish
the system ns originally .planned.
Thus it will be seen that there is a dak
flolenoy of about $8,000.
From the reports rendered Inst night,
nnd from other aouroes, .Alderman
Wight found the shortage explained
in the following outline:
Original estimate for both systems
$103,000. Additional cost of pipe,
$•7,000; additional oost for servioe pipe
and labor cofitA'Otlons, $5,000; 'making
a total of $112,000. Now, rtte proceeds
from sale of bonds wero $00,400. De
duct Hint from the $112,000 the notun]
oost, and the excess of orlginnl esti
mate is $12,000. .All of this extrg money
was spent oi) the waterworks system,
which, as Mr.tChMc I'nlB ,la$t night,
will cost when completed, about $73.-
000, or $0,000 more than was bargained
for. If that $0,000 oould have been
saved $80,000 would have gone to the
sewerage system, but, unlike the
waterworks estimate, the" sewerage
system oan be .completed for about
$34,000 when the original estimate wns
$80,000. In> nfher words, the water
works cost$0,1)00 njye than estimated
and the sewerage about $6,()00 less.
Bnt there are $8,000, wat\tf<),and that
was what tlid Council settled' last
night.
When Mnyor Gilbert said: “Gen- 1
linen, huw is the amount to pe rais
ed,’Wdead silence reigned, -Blvfc>i*y niein-
berhad his studying capon. Alderman
Ctfssluy mentioned direct -.taxation;
Alderman Brown wanted) (if ’ issue
more bonds, nnd AldermNn’ Wight
thought it should come from the gen
eral fund. Mr, Cassidy then sided
with Mr. Wight. But no one seemed
willing to Introduce n resolution:
After much time in discussion, Alder
man Livingston introduced the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That Mr. Chase proceed
with the construction of the system of
water-works and sewerage and com
plete same ns originally Intended,
whioh will cost about $8,000 more than
funds on hniid fur that purpose,
nnd that said funds he paid out of the
general fund,
Whenithe pierk read the above Al
derman Brown rose and said:
“Gentlemen, I want to go on record
as having voted against that resolu
tion ! The issunnoe of more bonds
might do, but if I had my way 1 wonid
go ohead and do the work just so fnr
tlie money would go nnd then
stop!’’
But the resolution went through,
and the systems will be completed.
Here the question about the sewer
on Broad street oame up. Alderman
Brown and Wight thought the best
plan wou d be to rnn the sewers up
the alleys on either side of Broad
street, bnt as that would oost
about $000 more than running Just
one sewer up Broad, and Mr. phase
thought this best, no definite notion
was taken.
It was 12 o’oiock by this time and
the Counoll was adjourned by unani
mous oonsent.
COTTON REPORT.
Receipts end Shipment.—To-day’. Mir.
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Albany, Ga., Feb. 16,1898.
Stock on band August 20,1892 1,189
Received yesterday—
By wagon
By rail.: —
Received previously 80,023
Total 80,953
Shipped yesterday —
Shipped previously..,, 25,718—25,810
Stook on hand...,..,..., 6,137
Onr market to-day was dull and un
settled.
Good Middling. ,8>J
Middling 8!,(
Low Middling...:...., 8
Good Ordinary ; 7K
, Savannah, Feb. 10,1803.
jCotton quiet?. Middling
Low Midd’igs 8><(, Good Ordinary
New YoR«, Keb. 10.—2 p.'tn.
iscn stenay at me roitowing y
Opened.
February 8.70
Marob 8.83
April : 8.00
May.,; » 0.01>,
Spots steady, (Mlds. 0J„'.
Receipts for 4 days, 43,352.
Liverpool opened stendy nnd elosed
easy. Middlings 4 13-10.
Worlli KnervliiR.
Maty thousand people have foudd a
friend in Aunt Fanny’s Health Re
storer,
Prostration,
liver nnd kidneys „wo would be pleased
ti<>-giYd Mu a) package, of Hill
nerve tonic free of alinrge,
d^rall'eorjed^Co. , ,,
a m ci w
ON OUR
IM Received.
Fifty barrels of genuine Eastern
seed potatoes, Rose, Goodrioh, Snow
Flake, Peerless, eto.
27dwtf Hilsman Sc Agar Co.
This Hake. Ve Bleak.
From the WaycroM Herald.
Molntosh’s Herald is the brightest
little'daily In tbe State.
One new five room cottage on Pine
street for rent. Kitchen and pantry.
•-Apply
Posesslon given immediately,
to W. T.
2 d-w tf
The Oeergla CeloaeU#
From the Philadelphia Record.
The parade of the Georgia colonels
in full uniform at the Inauguration
should sharpen the sales of spurs.
Notice.
Checks for small amounts, available
anywhere, oan be purohased at our
Banking House at tbe same rates
charged for Post Office money orders.
Remember this in making your remit-
anccs. 18-dtf Hobbs & Tucker.
J. W. JOINER,
JIEWELER
Washington 8t„ Omm* Commebcial BanV.
Watches, Diamonds, Sil
verware, Musical Instruments
and Table and Pocket cutlery,
Fancy Goods, Etc. Reliable
Goods, Fair Dealing, Bottom
Prices.
Fine Watch Repairing—20
years’ experience—all work
guaranteed.
Spectacles and Eyeglasses
accurately fitted at moderate
charges.
Jones.
Fine Cali Skin, Hand-welt
Shoes in
Congress,
Lace and
Button.
This line has no equal at $4.
We Claim
It as good as any $5 Shoes sold.
They fit;
WEAR WELL
AND ARB
And every pair ark warranted by