Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-02
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On the other hund the expenditures in the Wharf
department have been greater than the preceding
year by 81 $50 SIS, by which the city has made two
hundred feet of additional wharf and prevented the
destruction Of the entire lower wharf Asuostantial
stone cuivert has been made at the mouth OF the
Lick Br pnch which renders the lower wharf availa-
BILE for all time 10 come
CITY Hall, No >, or the Improvement at the north
end of Market douse, has been erected and paid
for during the past year. ut cost OF upwards OF slo,
600, whilst little more than 5000 has been expend-
e. for finishing up school Buildings. Nashville Fire
Company No have their Hall in the upper story OF
City Hail, No ?, and their apparatus on the lower
floor.
amount than in the beginning Of the Municipal year
by the sum Of s2,Os2 ID.
The notes mentioned IN the liabilities to NJ. hackers
Co, given tor the II inch pipe now being laid,
and fail due different periods IA the ensuing year
The Interest account for the past year Is consider
bly, increased, the difference being "a se ~ IN iavor
OF the preceding year. This is owing TO the fact that
during the panic IN The autumn OF 1897, the Revenue
Collector found great difficulty in collecting the taxes
and therefore the semi annual interest for Oct 1887
was paid, and instead Of paying the interest on
outstanding bonds for year, (in 1855 had 10
pay the them for eighteen months, togeth
with interest on other outstanding liabilities pre-
yiously created Ioaus had 70 be resorted TO- also
pay the debts Of the Corporation; which, with the
regular interest the funded debt (about sfo,OOo
annually makes important item in the disburse-
The sum OF $40 ,91o "a yet remains unpaid
the interest account
The expenditures in the Slave department in
creased 1855, 1857, by the sum OF 81 $50 So
In consequence OF hiring a much larger force for the
streets and 70 aid in digging bitches and laying down
water pipe Owing 10 this important work and The faet
that the workhouse hands also brought INTO requi
soa for this service larger amount o! work has been
done In this department than IN any preceding year
since the erection OF the Reservoirs ny The eoarte
Of policy adopted and pursued by the Board In this
Improvement, a saving IN expenditure has been
made, amounting 70 at least $40 900
There has been laid down, during the past year, Is
inch water pipe extending from Asylum street, with
Lindsey Avenue, 70 the centre OI Market street,
along Market 20 the centre OF Ash street. aiong Ash
- the ceare ~ Sainnier1 distance u -soo>s ieet,
OF upwards OF hail a nile
o. l. iDch Iilr, here las been put down iine eA
t.adlg tran ts centre Ash, with eGinner 10 the
csntrc Il Sp gs street. with spring 70 the centre 81
hgn, and a.sag H-sh te Unon-a distance II 5Isc5
.,t % unr lu.ie al,1 423fceL About 100 feet,
nearly quarter OF a mile Of inch pipe, has been
put down Market street, reaching Irofn iidndsley
Avenue to a point opposite the residence al Isaac
Paul. ksq In addition, there has oeea pat down $40
feet Of inch pipe, a portion on High street, from
Watkins Avenue 10 Crawford street. and ne remain
der on Cedar street, from Spruce 70 AeLehose, via
the extension now being made down AeLrmofe 10
Gay street
the past uioaus, since the hrst "i April Iiie
etre Tine e water pe pat down, A. above reesled
reaches distance 81 lail tao nliics IN iensth
Tie expenditures Eos t.ic iInifs'Svin ai,d ex1en
ii 81 las la1lltses ~ te ct z-ns, NIL readily
be a,.rrrciatrd by every persoa, whca they IN
formed thai impossible % furnish fau supply
"a them In consequence Of the main pipes aadfns
fr.m The Reservoirs being only inches IN diameter,
while the main pipes are - inches, from Tie re
serxor across 10 SUMMER street, and the other IL
inch pipe from thai point on Summer loposr ASH 70
cedar street. Il IS beneved thai san the pre-
s.at improvements are completed, the higher
points Of the city readily be supplied with ssssr
:, an Seasons os the year The exlxndisare has been
xrry large-Say $50 900 IN the past two years-eui u
\ hoped thai ID viii not be suhect of complains,
when IL u remembered taai tne Work vas
10 pgonote Tie comfort project tns propsry from
dessrsction by nre, Of every one u car widely sA'
tsaded CITY. - ...ae
JOHN A. FISHER,
4 IRA r. JONES