Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-02
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On the other hands the expenditures the Wharf department
have been greater than the preceding year. by S29o2 o. by
prevented the destruction Of th entire lower wharf, sub
sana stone cuyeI has been made the mouth Of the Lick
Branch, which renders the lower wharf available for all tune tC
CITY HALL No or the improvement at the north end of the
House. has been erected paid during the past year,
at upwards SI5OOO whilst little So
expended for finishing up School Buildings Nashville
Fire Company, No. l. have their upper story City
Hall, No. >, and their apparatus the lower floor.
The outstanding checks existing are less in amount than
in beginning Of the Municipal year by the Of
The notes mentioned in the liabilities NJ Jacker Co.
given for the Il inch ppenow being laid and fell due at different
periods in the ensuing year.
The interest account for the past yer is considerably increased,
difference being S24 % in favor Of the preceding year.
This owing to the fact atdurng the panic in
1857 the Revenue Collector found great difficulty collecting
the taxes and therefore, the semi annual interest for Oct s5
paid and instead Of paying the interest outstanding
for eighteen months Together WITH interest an other
liabilities previously created.
teres the funded about $4,000 annually makes
pOrant item in the disbursements The sum Of SOs5 q yet
The expenditures in the Slave department. are increased in
le over d0l by the OF SSO IN consequence OF hiring
much larger force Streets and to aid in digging bitches
@ faet tbst ne work boe hands were also Brought into reai
On for this service, larger amount Of work has been done
this department than in any preceding since the erection Of
the Reservoirs BY course policy adopted pursued by
Improvement saving in expenditure has
made amounting to at least $4,000
pipe extending from Asylum street. with Lindsey Avenue
the centre of Market along Market to the centre Of Ash
street. along Ash the Of Summera distance OF $685.
feet upwards Of half a mile.
OF y inch pipe there has been put down line extending from
the centre Of Ash with Summer TO the centre OF Spring street,
with Spring to the centre Of Hgh and along Hgh TO unoa
distance of 1903 feet mile and 70 feet About 200 feet
nearly quarter Of Of inch pipe has been putdoWn
Market street, reaching from Lindsey Avenue to point opposite
residence Of Isaac Paul. ESQ., In addition, there has been
down $40 feet Of inch pipe portion on High street, from
Watkins Avenue Crawford street, and the remainder on Cedar
street, Spruce McLemore, with the extension being
made down McLemorc to Gay street.
The whole Of this work has been completed within the past six
months, since the t Of April The entire line of pipe
put down. above ree, reaches distance Of fu two miles
in length
The expenditures the improvement and extension OF the
facilities citizens will readily be appreciated BY
~ person. when they are informed that it impossible to fur
nish fall supply them, in consequence OF ne main pipes
leading from the Reservoirs being only inches IN diameter
while the pipes 18 nche from the Reservoir across
Summer street, other u inch pipe from that point
Opposite ASH Cedar street. II is believed that