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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20.
Real Estate
For Sale
G. P. Talbott
FOR $1,250
Four three-room houses, lo
cated near the manufacturing
enterprises in the Southern
part of the city. Each house
on separate lot, 30x100 feet;
*M6 a month rent, and can be
bought dirt cheap. Could not
be duplicated for S2OOO, yet
this investment is yours for
only $1,2 50.
FOR $2,500
A lot on Woolsley Terrace
with frontage of 100 feet and
175 feet deep. About cne block
from Country Club. Buy it,
build on it, and then sell or
lease to Tourists. Price will
be advanced soon, but you can
buy it now for $2,500.
FOR $7,500
Two-story residence on 900
block of Telfair Street, con
taining 11 rooms, with baths
and closets. Servants’ house in
rear; also two small tenant
houses. Always occupied by
good tenants. Propei ty rents
for something like $45 per
month. It would take $5,000
to replace these houses. Lots
in this neighborhood have re
cently sold at advanced fig
ures. Excellent location for
large family or splendid for
boarding house. As an invest
ment it will pay 8 per cent on
$9,000. Can be bought now
for $7,500.
FOR $8,500
Modern residence in Sum
merville. Nine rooms and bath,
water and electric lights, with
piping ready for gas. Size of
lot, 175x190 feet. Owner
wishes to sell quick, so will
sacrifice it at $8,500.
FOR $9,000
Two-story residence in the
twelve hundred block of Greene
Street; one of the most de
sirable residential sections of
Augusta. House contains seven
rooms, two baths and closets,
with kitchen in rear and other
attractive features. Price now
$9,000.
P. S.—l would like to buy a
residence for about $4,000,
close to business section, con
taining about 7 or 8 rooms,
with modern conveniences.
N. B.—Mr. Paul Rosaignol
is noW with me, and any real
estate placed in his care will
receive the very best of atten
tion.
G. P. Talbott
real estate
511 Leonard Building
PHONE 3057.
An Itemized Statement of the
Expenditures of River and Canal
Commission Eor Levee Construction
Statement Showing Where Every Dollar Has Gone Submitted
By Special Auditing Committee Composed of Messrs. F. B.
Pope, T. S. Gray and Nisbet Wingfield—Bonds Must Pass
in June.
The river and canal commission held a meeting yesterday after
noon and a report made by a special auditing committee composed of
Messrs. F. Ft. Pope. T. S. Gray and Nisbet Wingfield of all the money
that has been expended on the levee work since the inception of the levee
movement. The report goes into details with regard to how the money
was expended and will be read with interest by the people of this city.
The announcement yesterday that the supreme court of Georgia had
decided against the city in the matter of the O'Dowd condemnation, will,
of course, have no effect on the work of levee construction. This ex
planation is made because it has been rumored that it would.
The report of the expenditures of the river and canal commission,
coining at this time, is particularly significant because of the, movement
to pass an additional bond issue of $750,000 with which to complete the
levee. The people of this city may see for themselves how careful and
conservative the river and canal commission has been with regard to its
expenditures. Before asking the peo pie of Augusta to vote for another
bond issue the commission is giving an account of their stewardship.
The bonds which will be voted on June Ist must not fail. It is an
imperative necessity for the people to vote for them else the great work
of levee building will stop.
The following is a copy of the report made by the special auditing
committee to the river and canal commission and which was adopted by
the commission:
Augusta, Ga., May 14, 1914.
Honorable Thomas Barrett, Jr., Chairman, and Members of the River and
Canal Commission, Augusta, Ga.
Gentlemen:
The following is a statement of work and amounts which have been
paid in cash on levee construction from the time of beginning the work
up to April 30, 1914.
The levee commences at the canal bank above Singleton Silk Mill and
follows the river bank, as close as practical, to East Boundary street.
The right-of-way has been acqiured from the point of beginning of Sixth
street as per schedule submitted be-low. At the Singleton Silk Mill all of
the land between the mill and the river was purchased, and that not
needed for levee right-of-way was added to the stockade farm. A strip
150 feet wide was acquired from the Sibley and King Mills upon an agree
ment of the city to maintain, w ithout cost to the mills, the street bridges
in front of the mills on Goodrich street over the head races. In addition
to this the barns at Singleton Silk Mill and Sibley Mill were moved
at expense of the city. In case of plant of the Atlantic Ice & Coal Cor
poration and the Riverside Mills it was found to be cheaper to take a
portion only of the property and build a retaining wall to hold the
earth embankment. These retaining wails are being charged to the cost
of right-of-way for the reason that if they had not been built we would
have been compelled to pay more than the cost for additional land.
COST OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TO SIXTH STREET AND TWO PIECES OF
PROPERTY BELOW FIFTH STREET.
Singleton Silk Mill, land between Mill and river $ 1,909 90
Moving barn 'l4O 00
Telegrams to Dover. N. J .00 3; 2 010.60
Sibley Mill—Rebuilding barn 475.00 "’475.00
Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation, land and removing build
ing 30,000.00
Removing foundation 39.96
Retaining wall 8,490jt0 38,528,96
Southern Cotton Oil Co., lot of land and removing machine
shop 900.00 900.00
Mrs. Jenmo D. Fiem ns. lot and 16 tenant houses on Rey
nolds street and the river 5,200.00 5.200.00
Hamilton Phijiizy. lot and 0 houses, do
Annie T. Doris, lot and 4 houses, do 2,200.00
Rent of houses '1.5.00 2 218.00
Independent Sons and Daughters of Benevolence, lot and
moving church building 750.00
Fees in suit for title . j 50.00
Notary fee ### 2.00
Ecxecution of deed .** 2ELOO 827.00
Riverside Compress, lot and moving buildings 45,000 00
Rebuilding sample room . ’150.00 45 150.00
Augusta Warehouse Sz Banking Co., brick warehouse and
lots 18,900.00
Two lots on Davidson street, included in above 5 00
Retaining wall 590100
Removing foundations 218.50 18 813 50
Riverside Mills, land and part of building ... ... 32,000.00 ’
Retaining wall ] 21581 81
Advertising for bids .’. .. ’ ]*’ 13.30 53 595 11
C. & W. C. Ry., land between King Mill and Atlantic Ice
Factory, 11 lots. Between, Hawks Gully and N'nth street
Moving 19.400 lineal feet frhek moving freight depot and
bridge at Hawks Gully and raising main line over levee
R. B. Goodrich, lot and 2 houses near East Boundary St. 2.000.00 2 000 00
Julia A. Hicks, 2 lots, 5 houses, do 2,100.0.0
TT l S?i¥« n r Ce il •• • • •• sloo 2,108.00
union Warehouse and Compress Co., cost of wooden plat
fmrm tern down 5 999 00
Bricking warehouse wall ! ’ RcftO 591699
Goodwin ft Duvall, commission on above purchase 1,674 83 1 674 83
Examining titles on above 619A0 610 99
Dan Kerr, recording deeds 6f! 10 66A0
R. B. Dorn, gradmg Market street 4 003*38
A. J. Twiggs ft Son. do 600 90
E. T. Dennning repaving 13th and building steps on Mar
ket street 217.04 1.820.42
R. R Dorn—Moving debris between 6th and 7th street... 397.69 397 69
Augusta Herald, advertising O’Dowd’s condemnation pro
ceedings 86.80
Chronicle, do 94 71 ISI r ,j
$284,122.02
As far ns practical, all construction work on the levee has been let by ron
traot. Plans and specifications were prepared and proposals were asked
through various trade journals. On each piece of work there were from 9to
24 bidders. In every rase work has been awarded to the lowest bidder 'and
owing to keen competition the price has been always less than the usual
price for eimiiar work. The cost of construction of the levee from date of
beginning to April 30. 1914, is as follows:
COST OF LEVEE CONSTRUCTION TO APRIL 30, 1914.
H. H. Alexander—Bo acres land for barrow pit $ 10 000 00
Examining titles ’ 60*00
Dan Kerr, recording deed ” 325 $ 10 063 ’S
A. .1 Twiggs * Son-Water control gates In canal 39 900 00
Th'ckening foundation plate J 74 iw
Concrete key in south abutment " 6109
Bombard Iron Works—Sheaves—C. I. rails for 51.55
Advertising for bids 19 10
Telegrams in reference 994
M. Z. Williams—Concrete bulkhead and constructing
gates at Sibley Mills 59.905.62
Advertising bids 19 50
Lombard Iron Works—Extra work on gates 190 50
Telegrams in reference ’ 7 99
Concrete key wall at Sibley Mill | lfi')'o<>_ gs,
A. J. Martin-Concrete bulkhead and gates King Mill. 47 748 00 '
Advertising for bids ' 19'59
Bradstreet telegrams " ‘ ‘ ‘ ’-'jg
Chain and lock for gates 5 79 , 7 77 , 4 ,
Berry-Fortune Construction Co—Concrete hulkheed con- ' ’ ' *
struction and gates Hawks Gully 57 30000
Excavation below grade 483 00
Concrete below grade 4 830 00
Advertising for bids -> n 99
felegrams ... ... ~,, 8 85 4,, 1,
A. J. Twiggs ft Son—Earth fill from point of beginning
‘onawks Gully 106,042.00
Advertising contract 17 20
Half ro-emium on bond. A. J. Twiggs . *’ ***' 316 75
R. B. Dorn—Cutting ditch and taking out sewer on
above work ~,, •»... ~, ... ... 667
Hallahan & Costello—New sewer bank of King Mill .. 216 00— 107 950
A. J Twiggs * Son—Concrete core wall at King Mill ... 2,406 50— 2*406 60
Berry-Fortune Construction Co.—Concrete core wail at
Hawks Gully , 40 , .~, .
A. J. Twiggs & Son—Earth work Hawws Gully to Davi- ’ ’ ’
son street.•••• .... .... •••»,. ... ... , 44 »ao aa
Advertising contract to let . ] .** **]* ’ 34>.2
Bryan & Co.—Removing stone f*om sewer *’** 25 00
R. B. I>orn—Grubbing stumps 113 8 r
Berry-Fortune Construction Co.—Break water Hawks
Gully, east bsnk ......... 6**s 00
Berry-Fortune Construction Co.—Dyke at Hawks Gul
ly, west bank
A. J. Tw ggs & Son—Removing sewer and well back
of Riverside Mill and cleaning 770 or
K. J. Erbelding—Changing water service at houses on
upper Reynolds street i« 0
Relaying water pipe between 9th and 7th on Bay . * 473 06— 46ftinr.fi
\a. Bridge & Iron Co.—Extra span at North Augusta * * «»> >»0.55
Brl,lß '' 15,454.00
Mnlntatning truffle on bridge ~
Cost of railing 4o 09
McKenzie Construction Co.—Concrete pier at Market
street ~, , ~ 7 00
McKenz'e Construction Co.—Steel and concrete B ed'«- *
stals at river end 1 #l9 no
R. B. Dorn—Fill at 13th street approach 1*306*38
Furman Sign Co.—Signs, "Danger" . 99
McKenzie Construction Co.—Taking out old trestle and
taking up pavement 41795
Advertising contracts to let \\\ **“ 29 15— 23 480 13
$409,446.21
PAVING RIVEH BANK.
This wca-k consists In paving the river Nink to prevent erosion eommenr.
lug »llh a heavy stone wall heow the bottom of the river and sloping up to
a contour twenty-five feet above zero of (he city guagest Center .(1 I v
an Arrangement with United States government th's is paid for iolritlv by the
** V "'l' 1 ' h * United states government, each contributing one-hnlf the total
cost of the work being approximately 1370.000. In add “ion to the *lB5 0M
contributed by the city there huve been expenses of Inspectors, also expenses
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
of the city s. agents in getting these bills through congress. The actual expen
ditures In cash are as follows:
- . r «asurv—One-half cost of paving hank from
Hawks Gully to Fifth street $125,000.0«0
One-ha.lf cost paving bank Fifth street to East Boun
dar>Vv; 60,000.00
Beaver & Reynolds—lnspectors from June 1. 191" to
April 15. 1914 o 112.1 S
Transportation inspectors to and from railroad yard to
weigh stone ' 45 00
Repairing outfall at Eighth street sewer ...!.!! 101.0*
Changing drains on river front 183.22
Contribution to National Rivers and* Harbors* Congress.. 225.00
telegraph and telephone messages. Savannah all d
Washington 945
Expenses, Savannah. Augusta and Washington ’in get’-’
ting above appropriations through congress and an
order for report on additional government aid 1,699.60—5189,405.58
RAISING CANAL BANK.
In various places along the canal b ink where slides have occurred due to
pressure of high water in the 1912 flood. It was necessiry to replace the bank.
As this work was scattered all the way from the Looks down to the Pumping
station it was impossible to figure any quantity so that contract could be let
tty/be >’ a rd. The work was therefore done by day’ labor. Tn order to insure
full gang on the work at all times, a camp was established near the Locks
and the city housed and fed the men. Two men (l ed and were buried at the
expense of the city. The cash expenditure on this is as follows:
W. M. Hunter—Actual payroll $5,125.77
Cost of maintaining camp and feeding men 1,020.81
Hire and feed of teams 1,490.07
J Bierce—Coast of earth in barrow-pit *168.00
Telephone at camp s.OO
Lumber for loading platform 9.12
Telegrams and express charges on repair parts 5.93
Street railroad transportation for superintendent 5.00
Burial expenses two men who died on the work 67.•00—57,9*00.00
CHANGING SEWERS.
Tn order ns far as practical, to change the flow of the sewers from the
point where they now enter into the river at Beaver Dam, certain work hid to
be done. The roadway at Twiggs street, where it crosses the third level of
the canal has been cut down three feet and n concrte channel built so that a
portion of the water which goes into t lie third level of the canal will run out
out to Beaver Dam Ditch. When gates at Twelfth street are closed all of
rm.l f r out that way. Connection has been made with the main sewer
on Thirteenth street and Fourteenth street, on Reynolds, and the Thirteenth
street sewer, where it goes under the levee, has been taken up. Connection
has been made between th Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets sower on Greene
street, so that water Instead of back! ng Into the street at upper Greene will
JI? , wa Y Bie third level of the canal through the Twelfth street sewer.
The Eighth street sewer flows to the river from E’lis street north, and to the
third level of the canal from Ellis street north. Connection has been made
between these two sewers so that when the Eighth street gate is closed the
water will hack through the sewer at the third level of the canal Instead of
appearing on the street. The sewers on Tenth. Mecartan and Ninth streets,
winch heretofore ran into the river, have been changed so that they’ now flow
to Reynolds street, and these three openings under the levee have been closed
The sewer which heretofore has gone into the river hack of the Riverside Mills
has been relayed to empty into the Eleventh street sewer. The amounts ex
pended on these items are.
T. O. Brown—Brick sewer on Reynolds, connecting Thir
teenth and Fourteenth streets $5,180.00
Advertising for bids ~, , ’ 16.20
T. O. Brown- Taking out Thirteenth street sewer 583.30
Relaying brick pavement on Thirteenth street 213.63—$ 5.993.13
T. G. Brittingham—Relaying pipe sewer on Tenth, Macartan
and Ninth streets 1.38(1.20
Repaving streets ’ * ... .*. lIM7 1,497.37
McKenzie Construction Co.—Making oonnectlon between
Beaver Dam Ditch and Twiggs street 1.057.26 1,057.26
Hnllahan C0.—24-inch sewer on Ore eric street connecting
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets sewer 1,006.40 1,006.1i0
McKenzie Construction Co.—Connecting sewer at Ellis and
*d»’*‘ctß 190.00 190.00
T. (7. McAuliffe—Laying pipe sewer back of Riverside Mill,
between Twelfth and Eleventh streets 450.63 450.63
$10,194.79
ENGINEERING.
This item includes the salaries of all engineers and inspectors engaged on
the work from its beginning In 1912 up to April 30, 1914; also amounts paid
consulting engineer, and is as follows:
Consulting engineer | 2 262.35
Fayroll of local engineers and inspectors 12,936.38
Transportation of men on street railroad 29*0.00
Drawing instruments, etc 29.58 $15,563.0]
OFFICE FIXTURES AND EXPENSES
As It was impractical to find an office suited lo our needs it was neces
sary to rent a large hall in the rear of the Dickey building. 717 Broad street
Partitions and railing were put up and the windows were so arranged as to
give proper light. The eost of refitting tile offire nnd office expenses op to
Aprd 30, 1914. are as follows:
H. H. Morrison,—Carpenter work refitting office building
partition and railing $ 201.52
J. N. Bat*wick, painting .. . t> .’’ ’ ~2? 70
Whitney-Ingram Co., wiring for electric lights ....... I. 42.25
El:,'* triC . fa V, s 115.25 $ 381.83
Office furniture 145.05
Ty-pewriter 95 75
sipn ! ..*.* ;;;;;;; L’on
Bent 26n.n0 "on no
lights j) gg
Telephone $.,. * [ j 25 53
Ice and Coal /’ *** # .*.’..*** 21.55
Subscription to paper* *.. .******* 20.50 192.56
Office supplies, drawing paper, stationery and stamps 7*04.15 704.15
T)loe prints 138 31 138.31
relegrnms g 7 g 7 g 7
Insurance... 12.50 12.50
Payroll—salary of bookkeeper, stenographer and eletk.... 1 462 30 1 4G2
Street ear tickets ' m nO
Getting up data ISOB flood so tie submitted to congress. . . 52.00 52.00
$3,554.81
THE COST OF VALIDATING THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR BONOS IS AS
FOLLOWS:
Advertising sale of bonds | 2 268.05
T.egal services and opinions of Boston attorneys 1*548 79
Certifying and recording 1,010.00
Engraving Ronds, printing notices, eto 1,564 60
Expenses two trips to New York in re fiTenee tn bond sales 230.00 -
$6,621.44
During a temporary depression of the bond market. It was
thought advisable to not offer the bonds for Hale and for
a short period money to carry on the work was borrowed
from local banks and Interest charged on temporary loans,
this amounts to ...,,, .... ~,,,,, ... ... ... . 3 957 64 3 er— ~
This makes a total expenditure for all purposes to Aprli 30, _lL_
1914 $930,765.50
There seems to he an erroneous op Inlon thnt the properties on Meartan
nnd Tenth streets where the new terminals are located, were paid for by the
A . B o rnß,, " r r °f f " r k al, „ of thlß property was bought and paid for by
the Charleston * Western Carolina Railroad, title, however was taken In the
name of the city of Augusta until such time as the Charleston ft Western
Carolina Railroad should turn over to the eltv the right-of-way along the riv
er front which had been purehaaed and nald for bv the eltv The following Is
a list of the properties paid for by the Charleston ft Western. Carolina Rail
road, with exception of the O’Dowd property which Is now In court:
Relic Pollard Stuart | •> (y-0 on
Carrie I. Horaey ..*.’ ijiOfl.no
Anna Jv Jessup , no
Mary D. Hollingsworth ' 8 000 00
Wm. F. law, guardian 4 ’ w .
Thus. G. Rail- 'it/nUn
Isabella V. Franklin
J»" » white ;; ;;; ;;;;; V.soooo
J ann t 7?, , ? amn ‘ 3 son no
Sue Daw Real ... I" V.’. 1 '
Jesslf D. Hollingsworth 6 000 00
Doulsp M. Raker
Mary R. Martin and R C. Martin .* n o 0
Jessie R. Hollingsworth ;*/. ,g 000 00
Jacob Phlnizy, Tr. Isabella Franklin 7 00000
w J L*. I*.*. *.:*.;;;;;
Kate c ea r>flnforth*"7..;*;:..*T.;;;;; ;;;; «22050
Ohed A. Rom bard ;; »; »;;; r ’^ 99 99
Isaac Simmons „
Mrs Julia Hicks .W* .W .W"; ,*K
Commission 1% per cent, Goodwin *. Duval 1,860 00-
ceed'; « *P?o"ecU„
V ,ZZ'\Z IXSti amount^. y * ,r *<*~ Barret,. Jr„ out" of
nw-»f-way and cost of oonstrucctlon of Reaver Dam
DltCn •.. •• •• ■•••••(* ~, ... 144 877 81
Right-of-way along the river front, from Hawks “bully
to Davison street and moving houses e rr ,
Raising the canal bank, froqri the Pumping Station* to "the *
Making s total of * SO.-.2-03— ■■■■■ ■
Respectfully submitted, /'* 6144,255,4 T
F. R, POPE,
T S GRAY.
NISBET WINGFTERD,
Aurlltlnjf Commltt*f».
A FLORAL REQUIEM.
"Papa, you rfimombar thfi pretty
llttl** plant I Tiael In my wlntlow?”
"Yah dear,” replied the parent.
"You know, I imed to sing to It
every morning.”
"Yen.**
"Well, It's dead.”
“Then I don’t wonder."—New York
Sun.
A PROMPT ANBWER.
Pedestrian- Madam, a boy, who I
am told In . our non, has juat thrown
a stone at me, <aiiHlnK a wound that
Ja vary isinful What ur (! you ao-
Intr to do about It?
Hoy’* Mother Do? I'm aolriK to
recommend arnica You'll find a dm*
store Juat around the corner Boston
Transcript.
Sugar Is Advancing In Price
It is “between seasons” in sugar, as some say, and
the price is on the advance. The price of 25 pounds
two days ago was SI.OB. Today it is $1.15. If we
did not buy such a quantity to protect you, next
week it would be much more. This date last year
was $1.20.
But there is the secret of White’s prices. The
quantities in which we buy insures you prices (hat
smaller dealers could not afford.
Ihiv now. Warner’s finest granulated sugar is
$1.15. We give Surety Coupons with sugar.
GOLDEN HARVEST FLOUR, 24
pound hags, . OUC
SELF RISING “JERSEY CREAM” _
FLOUR 24 pound hags, xr Jr
HAMS, Orange |Wl_ r
brand, pound .. ■
111 TTER, Surety Brand, pure and TOr
sweet, at OLlt
Full cream cheese,
pound 22^
Fancy lemons, doz 14^
Fancy head rice,
10 pounds 68^
Breakfast Bacon,
pound 23^
Dessert Peaches, in
heavy syrup, 3 cans
Maekrel, eight-pound
kits 98^
PURE LARI)
Size 5, 80^
Size 10, $1.50
Size 20, $2.80
COFFEE
Rio, pound 19^
E. C. I)., pound ..
Surety, pound ..
Fourth Avenue lb. 38^
FOR ICED TEA USE
J. B. White Special
Blend lias no equal. It
is a regular 60c a pound
tea which we a O _
have priced fit . "OV*
MEATS
Sliced boiled ham,
pound .. . 38^
Veal loaf, cooked,
pound 20^
Weinnies and Bolognas
Sausage, pound
Pig Feet, dozen .
Sausage, German im
ported, pound . ..35^
Pickled Souce meat,
pound 18^
Sliced Breakfast Bacon,
in pound cartons . .38^
Catsup, Bull Head, 3
bottles 25^
Ginger Ale, quart
bottles 18^
Weather: FAIR
Greater Georgia’s
HAVE YOU READ “WANTS”
AT BIJOU
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THE KNICKERBOCKER GIRLS
Present : f :
THE SWINDLERS
With a Beauty Chorus, One Big Laugh from
Start to Finish With the DENS MO RE SISTERS
SUMMER PRICES:
Matinee.. 5c and 10c Night .. ..10c and 20c
The holder of a 20c ticket will be admitted to any
part of the house.
THREE
EGOS, fresh
country laid, doz .
Canned Vegetables
Tomatoes, No. 3 cans,
6 for 54^
Sifted Peas, 6 cans
Lima Beans, (J cans
Succotash, (! cans.
String Beans, 6
cans 45^
Corn, 6 cans ..
Asparagus Tips, 3
cans 57^
Pork and Beans,
6 cans 54^
Tomatoes and Peppers,
2 cans 35^
Kidney Beans, 2
cans 25^
Whole Okra, 2 cans
Grated Pineapple,
2 cans 35^
FISH
Salmon, Pink Alaska,
3 cans 27^
Irish Roe, Old Virginia,
3 cans 25^
Shad Roe, 2 cans .
Shad, 2 cans .. .
Mackerel, (J for
Smoked Sardines, in
butter; 6 cans ..
Salmon, Argo Red,
2 cans 35^
Kippered Herring,
3 cans 25^
LOOSE PICKLES
Chow-Chow, Quart
Sweet Mixed,
Quart 30^
Jelly, Bull Head,
3 glasses 25^
Jam, any kind, 3
glasses.. . 25^
Olives, Stuffed; 3
bottles 25^
Olive Oil, pure;
bottle .