C v\u 0 *r OCXVOv KYVcxVv -=**^*| HT^ P O R T OF K . D. AETOLT), ' MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, For the Year Ending September SOtb, 1863. TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT. SAVANNAH: POWER PRESS OF JOHN M. COOPER & CO. 1860. 0 -=** \ JR E P O R T O F R. D. ARNOLD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, For the Year Ending September 30tb, 1860. TO WHICH IS ADDED THE TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT., SAVANNAH: POWER PRESS OF JOHN M. COOPER & CO. 1860. ., &t*t MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. MAYOR'S OFFICE, ) SAVANNAH, October 3d, 1860.) Felhio- Citizens: In comnliance with tlie duty devolved on me by the Ordi nances of the City, I herewith respectfully submit to you an account of the receipts and disbursements of the city for the fiscal year, from the 30th of September, 1859, to the 30th September. 1860, the details of which you will find clearly set forth in the Annual Report of the City Treasurer, which is annexed. You will find the amount expended has been very large in some particular departments; but an analysis of the objects attained by this expenditure will fully justify it. All of the work done is of a permanent and useful character, and may be classed under the head of INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1860. 1st. System of City Drainage, consisting of Brick Sewer running eastward from Whitaker street to the low grounds east of the city, $17,600 00 Cutting new Canals and repairing Bilbo's Canal as per Treasurer's statement 5,235 48 2d. Purchase of land and enclosing Parade Ground with cedar posts, iron railing, grading, shells, etc., for the use of the military 13,452 77 3d Extending Gas Light to the western part of the city . ; 700 00 4th 'Brick pavement around the fountain in For syth Place 275 00 5th. Streets and LanesBrick Sewer from Market to Whitaker street 208 22 Bridge across Lincoln street '439 1^ Stone wall foot Whitaker street 1,773 bl Stone wall foot Barnard street 1,515 63 Paving Bay and other streets 0,0^7 84 Paving walks of Squares 1,924 67 4 MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. Constructing crossings with stone ballast and gravel stone 4,135 74 Paving West Broad street in part and building stone wall at foot of the same 6,350 47 Enclosing Wright Square with granite posts, iron . railing, grading, etc 1,444 47 Total cost permanent improvements, 1860 $60,883 02 1. The system of sewerage and drainage, thus commenced, is of vast importance in a sanitary point of view. Already have the benefits of it been reaped by that section of the city which is drained by the sewer first mentioned. As the exca vations at the base of the sewer were very far below the level of the springs of water on the higher ground to the eastward, those springs have been effectuall}' drained, and the inhabitants of the houses there will not again be subjected to inundated cellars after a heavy fall of rain. Besides this, it has proved invalu able in aiding the surface drainage from Whitaker street, which, before, had no sufficient outlet. I may venture to as sert that the whole south-eastern portion of the city has been directly benefited, and the value of real estate thereby enhanced. 2. The system of paving the crossings, and Bay and West Broad street, is permanent in its character, and in the end must prove the most economical, although the first outlay is necessarily large. On reference to a report of one of my pre decessors, I find that one year, the repairs alone of the old Plank Road amounted to nearly five thousand dollars. The greater convenience of the new stone crossings has now been, for some months, practically appreciated by our citizens. 3. The Parade Ground will speak for itself. Our citizen soldiery, our pride in peace, will be our safeguards in time of danger. It was right and proper that the Council should grudge no reasonable expense to carry out the wishes of our gallant volunteer companies. To secure the ground adjacent to Forsyth Place, it was necessary to buy out a number of lots. But it must be recollected that the city received posses sion of the first Parade Ground, which has been laid out into lots, and which will eventually be worth much more than has been expended on the new Parade Ground. So, in making the permanent improvement which has been done, the city will be amply compensated on all sides and in every respect. FLOATING DEBT OF THE CITY$55,000 00. To meet these extraordinary expenses, notes to the amount of fifty-five thousand dollars are now running. The balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year was $5,189 ; but this was more than exhausted by the debts contracted by the MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. 5 preceding Board. This must necessarily always be the case, but in some years they are greater than in other's. According to a detailed statement, furnished me by the City Treasurer, but which is too long to publish here, the debts of the preced ing Board paid by the present Board, amounted to $20,221 85. Deduct the balance, then, on hand, $5,189 00, it will leave a balance of $15,032 85 actually paid. The balance on hand at the close of this fiscal year is $10,542 54. A little calcula tion will show that the floating debt is not excessive, under the circumstances under which this Board has been placed. The work done is all of a permanent character, and has lessened greatly the quantity to be done hereafter, and it will be very easily in the power of any incoming Board to pay this off bydegrees. Great credit is due to the Chairman of Streets and Lanes, Alderman John F. Wheaton, for his great practical knowledge, and his untiring zeal in carrying out these improve ments. STOCKS. For several years past, it has been the policy of the differ ent Boards to pay up the subscription to new stock from the proceeds of the sales of those held by the city. As the new works of internal improvement pay no dividends at first, the income of the. city from her stocks is, of course, diminished. At present the city lias paid up all the instalments clue for sub scriptions of an}- kind. Its scrip account stands as follows : Paid balance due Atlantic k Gulf Railroad Com pany, by sale of 996 shares South-western Railroad stock, leaving 731 shares of South western Railroad stock still in the possession of the city $100,000 00 The city is now the owner of 2,000 shares of Atlantic & Gulf Railroad stock, all paid in and amounting to $200,000 00 The Augusta & Savannah Railroad Company, of which the city now owns 2,517 shares, have paid no dividend during the current year. . .. 251,700 00 The South-western Railroad Company, of which the city owns 731 shares, have declared two dividends this year, as follows : The first, in February last, at 4 per cent, on 1,331 shares. $5,324 00 And the second, in August last, at 9 per ceht. on 731 shares.. . 6,579 00 Amount carried forward $451,700 00 6 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Amount brought forward $451,700 00 Amount of stock, say 731 shares 73'l00 00 The Montgomery & West Point Railroad Co.", ' of which the city owns 1,189 shares, have de clared two dividends during the present fiscal year: The first, in November last, 3 per cent, on 1,132 shares $3,396 00 And the 2d, in April last, 3 per cent, on 1,132 shares $3,356 00 And a stock dividend of 5 per ct. on do., giving 57 additional shares of cap. stock 5,700 009,056 00 Constituting the total number of shares in this Company, 1,189 shares 118,900 00 The Savannah, Albany & Gulf Railroad Com pany, of which the "city is owner of 10,383 shares, and a fractional share of 26 14-100, have declared no dividend during the year. This last stock is rapidly rising to par value.: 1,038,326 14 $1,682,026 14 All the interest upon bonds arising from non-paying stocks, have been met by the ordinary revenues of the city. In this estimate I have not included the stock in the Ogeechee & Plank Road Co., which cost the city $5,000. INTEREST. The account stands as follows: Amount of interest in the form of coupons paid during the current year $138,182 46 Am't interest on Mayor's notes dis counted 3,177 93 $141,360 39 Less amt. dividends from Mont-) gomery & West Point Railroad I Company J 12,452 00 Less am't dividends South-west'n ) R. R-Co f 11903 00 Amount carried forward... $24,355 00 141,360 39 MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. 7 Amount brought forward.. .$24,355 00141,360 39 Less amount interest on Tax exe-) cutions j 139 78 Less amount premium on sale of) 996 shares South-western R. R, >- stock J 6,592 00 N. B. The amount charged to City' Bank, N. Y., in last year's state ment of $6,214 51, is this year charged to interest J 6,214 51 37,301 29 Amount interest for1860 $104,059 10 The funded debt of the city at pres ent date is 1,872,840 00 THE FLOATING DEBT. Jas. P. Screvenpurchase of lands on Hutchinson's Island 4,180 00 Mayor's notes in city banks for in ternal improvements 55,000 00-59,180 00 CITY LAMPS. Gas lights have this year been extended to the western part of the city, where they were long wanted and vainly asked. The number of lamps is thus increased, and the expense of maintaining them will be rateably so. The following statement will show the cost: Paid lighting the city and repairs $22,772 68 Less. Bills incurred anterior to Oct. 1, 1859, and paid by the present Board 7,326 94 From this amount deduct Gas Com pany's bill due, Oct. 1, 1860, but not yet presented, about 4,300 00 3,026 94 Less, extending Gas light to western end of the city 700 003,726 94 Actual cost lighting and repairs, 1860 $19,045 74 STREETS AND LANES. See recapitulation for cost of internal improve ments connected with this department $23,619 77 Paid for land opening Gwinnette street 1,019 12 Paid watering Bay and West Broad streets... . 720 00 8 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Paid for trees, planting do., drayage, &c 865 62 Paid repairs to Plank Road T 835 63 Paid one mule for use of streets and lanes 130 00 Paid labor, repairs, lumber, cedar posts and keeping squares in order 3,372 60 Paid ballast, labor, drayage, grading, lumber, and generally keeping streets in order 11,327 42 Total cost streets and lanes for 1860 $41,890 16 CITY POLICE. As is well known to our citizens, the Police have been en tirely reorganised. No distinction is made between mounted and foot Policeall the members of it being equally paid, and all considered on duty at all times, and none are permitted to exercise any other business. The expenses have been increas ed, but as it is of the utmost importance for the proper regu lation of all cities, that there should be an efficient Police; and as the mounted system has long ago received the approba tion of all our cititzens, I feel confident that no expense will be more cheerfully submitted to than this. I found it necessary to ask from Council an increase of men and horses over those allowed by the Ordinance. The cost of the Police this year was $39,113 94. The pay of the privates was increased in order to secure the services of more efficient men than could be done when the footmen (the greater number) each received only $300 per annum. They sought to eke out their living by engaging in other work du ring the day, and they commenced their night work after hav ing been pretty well exhausted by their day's work. ' Each private receives five hundred dollars a year. Seven new horses have been purchased this year, and there are now sixteen horses in use. A smaller number was found inefficient for patrolling a city, whose extent is so much increased by its numerous squares and wide streets. There are now fifty-six men regularly engaged, and ten su pernumeraries, two sentinels and two steeple-men. The super numeraries are to fill the places vacated by sickness, and are paid for the services performed. The regular Policeman, of course, loses rateably every day he is not on duty. The sen tinels and steeple-men receive but $300 per annum. BOARD OF HEALTH. A very efficient reform and retrenchment was made by the Council of 1858, by introducing the Dispensary system of fur nishing medicine for the sick poor. MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. !> In 1858 the expenses under this head were.... $8,072 35 In 1859, they were " 6,282 00 In this year,'i860, they are 3,740 96 In 1858, the costs for medicines alone for the sick poor amounted to 6,026 93 This year the medicines for furnishing the CityDispensary, the Police, who are entitled to medicines from the city, and the medical at tention of the Health Officer, and for the Pest House, cost 810 54 The salary of the City Apothecary, was in round numbers ' 1,000 00 Total $1,810 54 By contrasting this with the cost of 1858 6,026 93 The saving by the Dispensary system between the two years is proved to be 4,216 39 The preceding Council abolished the old Board of Health, and on the incoming of this Council, they found four Health Commissioners at a salary of $600 each, making an aggregate of $2,400 a year. The present Council abolished these officers, and returned to the old system of a Board of Health. The Board of Health who have acted this year, are entitled to the thanks of the community for their efficient and gratuitous service; yet this system has its grave inconveniences. The duties of each member are arduous, and not always agreeable; yet nothing is more important in a sanitary point of view than an efficient, vigilant Board of Health. I would respectful!}^ suggest the following plan: After a due organization of the Board, let the members be held to a strict accountability for the proper performance of their duties. At the end of the season, let the Chairman give a certificate to such members as have faithfully performed their duties, and let that certificate exempt them from jury duty for the ensuing year. Surely those who aid in warding off, and removing the causes of diseases which destroy life, are as much entitled to such exemption as any other class of men. An act of the Legislature could accommplish this, and I think, insure a steady, efficient and permanent Board of Health. I know that the demands upon the time and services of the City Apothecary are too great to be responded to by one man. I bear cheerful testimony to the zeal and industry of the pres ent incumbent, Mr. Heidt. There ought to be an assistant, so that the Dispensary might be kept open at all hours of the twentv-four, which no one man can do. 9 10 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. DRY CULTURE. The lands owned by the City on Hutchinson's Island, have been sold to N. B. Clinch, for his several promissory notes, se cured by mortgage on the same, and payable as follows : February 1, 1860 $3,220 20 do 1, 1862 2,281 25 do 1, 1863 2,281 25 do 1, 1864 2,281 25$10,063 95 The first note due Feb. 1, 1860, for $3,220 20 has been paid; the residue are not due. MASSIE SCHOOL. During the fiscal year the following amounts have been dis bursed for the purposes of education : Teachers. $4,100 00 Stationery, Janitor, coal and repairs $258 55 Insurance on building 26 00 - 284 55 $4,384 55 Amount received for tuition 711 91 Appropriated for education, 1860 $3,072 64 This school is a credit to the city. WATER WORKS. Amount received for water rents $16,000 00 Paid during the year (see Treasurer's statement) 8'420 48 $7,579 52 Exhibiting an increase of receipts over last year of $2,180 33 FORSYTH PLACE. The following amount has been expended on the Park, improving the walks, paving around the fountain, planting trees, &c., to render the place attractive to visitors $3,824 26 LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY. This account is made up mostly of Keeper's sal ary, repairs to fence, &c $3,676 51 The receipts have been, as per Treas'r's state'nt 1,064 00 $2,612 51 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 11 Our city, this season, has enjoyed an unparalleled share of health. MARKET. The revenue from this source during the present year, has amounted to $8,036 80 Disbursements during the same time 4,244 18 $3,792 62 Increase of receipts over last year, $2,018 80. JAIL. The maintenance of this part of our city regula tions has cost this year $5,644 38 The receipts from this source during the same time 4,258 65 A large amount is due the city from the Justi ces of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, say 5,189 85 QUARANTINE. The increased expenditure of this branch has arisen from the fact, that in the latter part of the winter we were visited with the small pox; also the cost of constructing a road to - the Pest House $1,747 68 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. This amount is made up mostly of salary to as sessors, codification of State Laws relative jo Savannah, and printing the same, Mayor's re ward, repairs, &c $3,265 82 FIRE DEPARTMENT, Has cost this year $3,007 69 Less received for sale of engine houses 18 00 $2,989 69 During the year our city has been very much exempted from fires. The supply of water from the water works annu ally saves many thousands of dollars to the city in the expenses of this department. SCAVENGER'S DEPARTMENT. This dapartment has been given out by contract for three years, at $28,000; that is $9,333 33 per annum. i:! MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. FEES. It will be remembered that in J'anuary last the fees in con nection with the offices of Clerk, Treasurer and City Marshal were abated and given to the city, and in lieu thereof, regular and fixed salaries were given to each of said officers. The fees received during the last nine months, say from January to October, have been as follows: City Marshal $ 783 30 Clerk and Treasurer 1,606 13 $2,389 43 Amount of fees supposed to have been received by the previous Clerk, Treasurer and City Marshalbeing the first three months, say from last October to January 12, 1860 $1,700 00 $4,089 43 This calculation is not unreasonable. The most numerous fees accrue in the Fall, from boarding vessels, and early in January from badges. The increase of salary to said officers for the year $3,700 00 Gain to the city $389 43 The following comparative view of the principal sources of revenue, will afford some useful information : Receipts. Receiptls. Amount of taxes received from all 1860. 1859. sources, both real and personal $175,268 95 163,489 49 Ground rents, (city lots) 29,952 74 20,161 23 Sprina-field Plantation (rents) 1,580 87 833 82 Dividends and Premiums 30,947 00 30,403 53 Badges 9,381 54 9,661 25 Fees (Harbor, Cl'k and Marl).... 8,064 43 4,979 41 Fines, (Mayor's Court, &c.) 1,522 78 891 56 Rents, (wharf slip and canal) 893 00 500 00 Board of Health 129 25 56 00 Market, (fees) 8.036 80 6,018 00 Massie School, (tuition) 71191 539 00 City Court, (fees) 705 00 816 00 Water Works (water rents) 16,000 00 13,819 67 Jail, (fees) 4,258 65 4,005 66 Licenses 15,751 10 16,601 93 L. G. Cemetery, (fees) 1,064 00 1,678 41 $304,268 02 274,454 96 Gain, 1860 29,813 06 $304,268 02 304,268 02 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. IS SAVANNAH RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. No money has been expended by the city proper during this fiscal year, but an unexpended balance of the appropria tion by Congress, was, at the request of the Savannah Cham ber of Commerce, devoted to the dredging, at various points heretofore designated by the engineer in charge of this work, Capt, Whiting, of the U. S. Army. It is a matter of congratulation, that during the past year, vessels drawing eighteen feet of water have come up to our wharves. The improvements made at the Knoll, near Cockspur, have been noticed by my predecessors. They are permanent and real, and have very greatly improved the navigation at that part of the river. Our city has been favored this year, by an exemption from epidemics of all kinds, winter and summer. Its population is steadily increasing, many new buildings have been erected, peace and plenty, health and prosperity have abounded within our borders. 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K- I- rr\ /-o o^- IOIOIOIOIOOCOI0 1000JCIC0 i-iaciffi-ftccodcoi co^-'i-'dTfio-fcoiOi dcocsoioio - "- Cl lO CO Cft TP fiO O iO t (M to IO CO -H O CO COCOddi-iCOCliCVCO-H! t cotoi Cl CO d <*> eft en eft eft rft a MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 27 COMPARISON OF THE TAX DIGESTS. ASSESSMENTS ON THE VALUE OF LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS. 1836- 1853 1854 -Taxable value, $ 2,357,250 5,483,159 " " 8,133,270 1855 1856 1857 8,746,621 8,989,015 9,261,465 1858 9,903,825 City lots, or lots under lease, (in 1854 valued at $l,485,9o2,) not being liable to city taxation, are not included in the above compar ison. COMMERCE OP SAVANNAH. Statement of Exports from the Port of Savannah from the ?Mth September, 1859, to the 30A September, 1860, inclusive, to For eign Ports: COTTON. Upland Bales 307,579. Sea Island Bales 6,505. Value $17,210,168 RICE. 6,790 Tierces, 148,300 TIMBER. 18,013,500 feet, 254,292 BOARDS, PLANK, &C. 2,710,000 $ 43,823 Lumber of other description, 102,036 145,859 $17,758,619 Sundry commodities not enumerated above, 40,303 Total exports to foreign countries for the year ending September 30th, 1860, $17,798,922 28 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMITTEES. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SALES AND CITY LOTS. The Committee on Pnblic sales and City Lots, would respectfully present the following condensed statement, showing the amounts which have been expended in the purchase and improvement of the New Parade Ground, and also the approximate value of the Old Parade Ground received from the Military of Savannah, in exchange for the New Parade Ground. ABSTRACT. Disbursements New Parade Ground. Paid for land enlarging area of New Parade Ground $6,628 00 Paid for levelling ground, &c., 2,751 62 Paid for grading, fence, iron railing, cedar posts, &c., 3,036 40 Paid for shells, and drayage of same 1,036 75 Amount paid 13,452 77 Approximate value of land belonging to the cit}', and given to the military in exchange for Old Parade Ground: 28 Lots immediately south of Forsyth Place, between Hall and Gwinnett sts., and between Drayton and Whitaker streets $28,000 00 Land equivalent to 24 Lots immediately south of Gwinnett street, and lying on the east line of Whitaker street, and extending to New ' Houston street, south 24,000 00 52,000 00 52 Total cost of New Parade Ground exbracing land and expenses $65,452 77 Approximate value of Old Parade Ground, received from the military in exchange for the New Parade Ground, as follows : 78 Lots lying west of Whitaker street and south of Gwinnett street, being the Old Parade Ground, ac cepted in exchange for the New Parade Ground. 14 Lots to be deducted from the above, which are now under negotiation for exchange by the city for lands purchased and embraced in the New Parade Ground. 64 Lots as described above, now property of the city, 96,000 00 Approximate gain to the city $30,547 23 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 29 By the foregoing abstract it appears that the pecuniary benefit ac cruing to the city, by virtue of the exchange of the old Parade Ground for the new, as represented by the enhanced value of the lots, and their superior character for building purposes, may be estimated in round numbers at Thirty Thousand Dollars. When the further facts are considered, that the military of our city now possess a handsome, permanent and attractive Parade Ground, properly fenced and graded, wherein Company and Regimental drills may at all times be hadthat the open space allotted to this Parade Ground must materially enhance the health and comfort of that sec tion of our city, and in connection with the Park, add no little to its beauty, your Committee are free to regard the new Parade Ground as an important and valuable improvement to the city. Several lots, within the limits of the new Parade Ground, the pro perty of private citizens, who agreed with your Committee to ex change them for equivalents on the west of Whitaker street, and within the bounds of the old Parade Ground, still remain undeter mined. Your Committee would suggest that suitable measures be adopted at an early day, for confirming and regulating these exchanges. Your Committee would also report a conveyance of lots, numbers seventeen (17), eighteen (18) and nineteen (19), Brown Ward, and of such portion of the adjacent land as is now enclosed to the Chat ham Academy for educational purposessaid lots to revert to the city whenever the same shall be appropriated by the Trustees of the Chatham Academy, and their successors in office, to any purpose or purposes other than the education of youth. Annexed to this gift is a condition that the Trustees of said Acad-^ emy, and their successors in office, shall and will, in consideration of the above grant, receive for the purpose of education, and teach annu ally, at least five scholars, free of charge, bestowing upon them the like care, attention and instruction, with that extended to pay schol ars in the said institutionsaid five scholars to be known as City Scholars, and to be selectedMirom out the scholars of the Massie School, by the Commissioners'of said Massie School, and to be receiv ed and admitted into the Chatham Academy, only upon the recom mendation of the Commissioners of the Massie School. All of which is respectfully submitted by CHARLES C. JONES, JR., Chairman, Public Sales and City Lots. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STREETS AND LANES. Eon. R. D. Arnold, Mayor of the City of Savannah : SIR : The Committee on Streets and Lanes, submit the following report of expenditures and improvements made under their supervi- ' eion the past year: 30 MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. Your Committee have expended in watering Bay and other streets, and watering trees - In buildiug brick sewer, two feet in diameter in the clear, from Market to Whitaker street, including cesspools, grating, &c., ...... In building bridge foot of Lincoln street In planting trees generally, throughout the streets and squares of the city, including drayage, boxing, labor, and expenses procuring trees - In building wall foot of Whitaker street - In buildiug wall foot of Barnard street - In paving Bay street from.Whitaker to West Broad st. In paving West Broad street, building stone wall at foot of same, rebuilding, enlarging and improving cess pools, &c., &c., &c., - - In rebuilding wooden fences around all the public squares, railing inside of Johnson and Monterey squares ; pav ing with bricks in Wright, Chippewa, St. James, Mad ison and Orleans squares, enlarging, grading and gen eral improvemants to same - - - - In enclosing Wright square with substantial granite posts and iron railing, including painting, labor and other expenses of every kind - In building stone crossings, including curb stone, labor and drayage - ....-- In purchasing lumber and repairing Plank Road In ballast, labor, drayage, grading, cement, cesspools, tools, repairs, board of mules, keeping carts in order, enlarging mouth of sewer in Mill street, repairs to sewer foot of Whitaker street, and general repairs to streets and lanes ----- In purchase of one mule, for use of streets and lanes FORSYTH PLACE. For labor on Park - - For planting trees, building benches, cedar posts, &c. For painting fountain and benches - For shells to build walks - - - For keeper's salary - ... For drayage and wharfage on shells - For building sewer and repairs to cesspools For building brick pavement around fountain For ordinary repairs, &c. ----- SEWER AND CANAL. For constructing sewer from Whitaker street to the low lands of the city, including cost of materials, cesspools, $720 00 208 22 439 12 865 62 1,773 01 1,515 63 5,827 84 6,350 47 5,489 64 1,252 10 4,135 74 835 63 11,327 42 130 00 1,322 20 196 00 212 50 637 64 520 00 270 50 184 02 275 00 gratings, &c., &c. Amount carried forward 17,600 00 $62,295 30 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 31 Amount brought forward - $62,295 30 For cutting new canal from mouth of sewer to Bilbo's canal, deepening Bilbo's canal the entire length north and south, including new trunks, repairing banks lead ing to river, and cutting new canal from bridge on Thunderbolt road to mouth of sewer - 4,535 48 For award to Col. A. S. Jones, for constructing sewer and canal through his land - 700 00 $67,530 78 The streets and lanes are now in good order, excepting a portion of those east of East Broad street, and a portion west of West Broad street, which need repairs. Your Committee would suggest to the incoming Board, the impor tance of continuing the paving of West Broad street. Also, of permanently improving the street leading from the Gas Works to the eastern wharves. Also, the continuing the pavement of Whitaker street. Your Committee would also suggest that the streets connecting with the public roads leading out of the city, should be put in thorough repair and improved with shell or other material. That portion of Thunderbolt road between the brick culvert and Liberty street is being thoroughly repaired and shelled. Your Committee, in closing their report, refer with pleasure to the liberality of the Central, and the Augusta & Savannah Railroad Companies, in furnishing facilities for procuring trees to be planted in the city, and for transporting over their roads the granite posts for Wright square, free of expense. JOHN F. WHEATON, Chairman. 32 MAYOR S ANNUAL REPORT. o CO 00 w m o H o o H l-H M H O ti Q tz; ^ ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ n - C/3 03 H i3 -73 H) ft ? ^ g> "r5 CO 03 3 -a 3 CO S o CO s&< -2 O ^ -a c CD 3 o 3 a ig -<3 t> ^ oS 3 C fcfl o P* g C-) ^^ ^3 IS CD CO oo 1- o CO o -* t- i^ CO 1^ GO c>. .n iO 1/) r-H r-i OS l-H 3 13 ^ 3 o tH 03 CO o CO CCO o CO S C-l co 1