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EIGHTH year
smoke xtra good and rebel yell eigars
Iffl ffl FIRST Os
I the OU MO iffl
fcior John J. Seay Takes the
I Oath, Swears GoJncinien,
■ CHIEF SHROPSHIRE IS RE-ELECTED.
I ■'he Hustler-Commercial Made the Officia
I Gazette of the City. Few Changes
I Made in the Official Family.
■ocNciL Meeting, April 4, 1898.
■ 4 O'clock P. M.
I Present. Hon. S. S. King May
lr, and Councilmen, Thompson
Kites, J, D. Turner, F. J. Kane,
R. A Denny, C. W. Morris, W.
1 Goidou and Lindsay Johnson,
■inutes of meetn g of March
Bth, and 31st, were read and
Bnfircied.
Bl’iib ti u icial scat! nmt of * the
was read.
jK'ihe repo:t of J. D. Hanks,
Bjbirnan of Street Committee,
Ba* the City Electriet railway
Bii.pc.ny liad been permitted to
Biild and maintain an additional
trick to those already built on
BtL Avenue, between Broad and
trick be laid on the grade with
■e present grade of the street, and
B so maintained, was read
Bfore Council and adopted.
®Tbe following reports were pres
Bled and addopted by the Council
B the Mayor and Council of the
Bty of Rome.
B submit the following report
Br the Fire Committee, for the
Besent fiscal year. Tnere have
Ben seventy fir s, with damage
■counting to about $15000.00.
collected on al ove
Bated losses about $12030 00.
I There has been $300,00 expend-
B for new boxes of the tire alarm
Bstem. These are of the most
BipruveJ pattern, Have also
Bmpped all other boxes with the
B tf .st lightning arrestors. At
■resent the alarm system is in
Be: feet order, and is giving en'ire
■tisfaciion.
J she Water Commissioners have
■tended water mains to the city
in the 4th and stl.
r<rrds in accordance'with recoin-
Irendation of this council.
I Tne fire department is in ex-
Heit condition, and has none
Fthful service during the year,
[w service would be nn-r. ef
hient if they had the fol owing'
fqu'pments, 2500 feet of hose
hpirators, coats ladders and
hflr g ps for the chemical apparatus
‘r ecommend that these be ob
'f • I also reccommend that
/’ 4 F; re Company be required
' back to the city the lot
J oblttl ““ d fr "tn the Council.
at they be reimbursed for
put bylh . mon
Respect fully,
" . J. Gordon,
Chairman.
| C-ntlerneii;
p]'citv , ’ 1 gl T rine DPpartment
L|> der my lerni of office,
L 611 Promptly a'te.nd d. Pro,-
Lt 801 !ines ai ' d
Work ana B ' V , eu for a H street
such sewerage a* hi b
THE HOME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
been constructed. The work
marked out by me has not, in every
instance, been properly done, be
cause the p irties in charge failed
to follow grade stakes and lines.
Respectfully submitted,
J. T. Moore,
City Engineer.
To the Mayor and Council of
the City of Rome.
Gentlemen :—As Chairman of
‘he Public Building Committee, I
beg to report that during the
last fiscal year a new barn has
been put up for the use of the
Street Department. The ordinary
repairs have been made upon all
the public buildings, but no new
buildings have been put up under
the direction of my committee,
other than that stated.
During the present fiscal year,
Fifth Ward Hose Company No. 4
has added to their building so that
it is now in convenient shape for
the use of the hose-wagon and
horse, and accomodation of the
driver. This action was necessary
in order to make the company
• fficient as a. member of the de
pariment. I recommend that the
hinount of money that the com
pany has expended be repaid to
them, and that the lot upon
which the building stands be con
veyed back to the city.
1 teg to call attention to the
roof of the City Hall. This will
need either extensive repairs or a
new roof entir ly and request ex
amination and attention during
the early part of the coming fisca
year. I also call your attention to
he fire hall of No. I Hook and
Ladder which is in bad condition
and will need repairs or a new
roof,
Respectfully submitted
J. D. Turner
Chairman.
Annual financial report of
11. listed sniith, clerk of council,
for fiscal year ending March 31,
1898.
Received from licenses... $17371.93
•' Really and Personalty
tax ; 46321.47
“ ’• Street Tax 1370 67
•• “ State School Fund 43’4 23
“ “ Rome School 80ard.... 14f'>.58
•• “ City Marshall, Po-
lice flues 12'9.63
“ “ Cemetery Department.. 462.60
“ " Water Works Coupons. 175.00
“ •• C. R. Garrard, Street
Grade 5.00
“ “ H. Given, street overseer 4.5 n
" “ House Rent 10.00
“ “ Sale of part of 4th Ave.. 30.00
'• “ J. D. Hanks, Chairman
Street Committee 41.70
172838.71
Which has been paid to the
City Treasurer, as shown by the
quarterly reports.
Halsted Smith
Clerk of Council,
City of Rome.
Examined and approved.
Thompson Hii.es,
Ch’r’m Finance Com.
[Continued on 2nd page.}
ROME GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 5. 1898.
THAT MESSAGE.
Goes From President To
Congress Tomorrow.
THE CABINET IS PLEASED
»
Consular Reports Will Not Be
Submitted.
Washington, April s.—■•The pres
ident has completed his Cuban
message and it will he presented
to Congress on Wednesday. S' c
retary Long, after the special cab
inet meetiag authorized tins state
ment.
The message, which in ibelf is
long, will not be accompanied by
the consular reports dealing with
the state ot affairs in Cuba.
These will go to the committee
on foreign relations of the senate
for their private information and
will not be made public just now.
The diplomatic correspondence
between the United States and
Spain will not be submitted at
present.
The cabinet meeting lasted
from 8 till after 11 o’clock and
was devoted enti-ely to the care
ful reading and discussion of the
draft of his message . Every mem
ber was present.
The document was gone over
point by point and met the ap
proval of the cabinet in every
material respect.
The only changes were in a few
points of verbiage.
When the meeting was over
and (he members discharged there
was a general air of relievo satis
faction on all fac-’s as 'hough the
members, firmly resolved on what
they deemed the proper couse of
action, had set out to follow the
course to its logical conclusion.
The supense evid p n ly was over.
Secretary Long apparently had
been deputed as spokesman for
the meeting and gave the above
brief statement. As to the char
acter of the message he refused
to speak -
While I can say nothing ex
plict,” said he ‘'concerning the
details of the message 1 mav say
it is a strong explicit statement
and one with which congress will
be thoroughly in accord.”
It was suggested that congress
was pretty thoroughly in accord
with the Foraker resolution, but
nothing more explicit could be
obtained.
Ir is understood that while the
consular reports on Cuba are
withheld from the public for the
present out of regard tor (heir
authors, who are still in Cuba,
their publication is not deemed
essential by the cabinet. One
member in discussing this point
said :
“They contain only information
which has by this time been qi it<*
thoroughly presented to the public
fr< in other sources.”
The United States has ample
grounds of justification for a
declaration of war with Spain.
(a) —Spain’s diplomacy has
been one of double dealing and
insult.
(b) —She has butchered and
starved to death 409,000 pacifico
in the Island of Cuba, contrary
to the laws of God and human
ity.
(c) —She has dispatched to
our shores 1G of her most for
midable warships and is equip
ping more to be sent against us.
(d) —Her officials were privy
to the act of a fiend whose fur
tive touch thrilled civilization
with horror, v hen the battleship
Maine was sent to the bottom
and 226 brave men met death.
—Cincinnati Post.
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(Obentbe Ir
Streets will t
Blossom as tbe Rose. x Zo iX
Tuesday and Wednesday, sth and 6th
Easter Opening
LANHAM & SONS!
"’REWARD”"’
As a reward for all who
are so kindly waiting for
our opening before buying
their
SPRING MILLINERY.
We are going to show the
most beautiful Millinery,
at the most reasonable
pi ices ever named on such
fine goods. Our display is
to be the most
Up-to=Date
in Style, Coloring, Mate
rial,Workmanship and all
that goes to make up the
very best in Millinery, It
has long been the custom
with milliners to name
high prices on their good
on opening days such high
prices that has become a
by-word,
“Opening Prices.”
We are going to change all
this. Going to make prices
such low prices as a reward
to those who are waiting,
that they will gladly buy
the goods and feel that we
have kept our promise to
make it pay them to wait.
&£££sss££s&>£?
Two Street Cars Chartered
Remember the two days, and that we will have two
Street Cars for the exclusive use of our customers, and
they will be free to all the ladies who desire to attend
the opening. LANHAM &
££££s££££££££<:
Miss Emmerson,
Our Milliner, is an artist
in her line, having worked
right up to the time she
came to our house in the
largest Millinery stores in
New York city. She is,
therefore, well posted on
All that is New in Millinery,
and if you want the best
and most Stylish Millinery
to be had in any city in
the land, then come have
her make your hats.
Pine Sailors.
The very latest style, all
new and the $1.25 and
the 1.50 kind for these
two days at 98c
All pattern hats marked
down to reward prices.
Twenty Fine Parasols,
worth up to $6.00 each,
Reward price 2y5
Childrens’ Parasols, Re
ward price . . 49C
Child’s all Silk Parasols,
the SI.OO kind, Reward
price .... 7 p C
Ladies Kid Gloves, the kind
that sells for 75 cents
down to . . . 4QC
IO CENTS PER WEEK!
SI.OO Kid Gloves, reward
price .... 6 p c
1.25 Kid Gloves, Reward
P rice ; • 98c
$2,00 Kid Gloves, Reward
price .... | 3QC
Beautiful all Silk Taffeta,
Sash Ribbon, in all the
new colors, 6 l / 2 inches
wide, worth up to SI.OO
yard, reward price
Another lot of Embroid
ery, just opened for this
sale at reward prices.
Fruit of Loom Bleached
Cotton, Reward
Muslin nnderwear marked
d own to reward prices.
Good Sea Island, yard wide
Reward price
All the White Goods at
reward prices.
Bookfold, India Linen, the
5c kind, Reward price
’ •
Choice of any Percale in
the house, sea island and
all the newest styles at
Reward prices
Remember this is no fake
“going outof business’’ or
cost sale, but remarkably
low prices for these open
ing days as a reward for
those who are waiting.