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Laney's Partner Is Arrested.

Augusta, Ca, August 25.--A special
to the Herald from Rome, Ca, says
that Dick Black, the alleged partner OF
Joe Laney, Jr., was arrested there TO-
day. Blacks family is one of the best
known in Rome. Laney, who is but 10
years old, is under arrest at Atlanta,
charged with embezzling $1100 from
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany Dallas, Tex
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FOR RENT.
Z rooms. 5000 Avenue H.
10 rooms, 7l2 South Both.
rooms, 2210 Highland avenue
10 rooms, 1909 10th avenue, south.
Z rooms 1880 Avenue d.
I rooms. 92S South 14th street
rooms. N. E. cor. X and St. Charles ST.
rooms, nc South 25th.
rooms, 1G0S North 9th avenue.
rooms, 1144 North 18th street.
rooms. 1905 North 18th street
7 rooms. 1920 Rush avenue.
rooms 20l9 Huntsville avenue.
rooms, us 22d street. north.
I rooms. 719 North 10th street
rooms, 52s North 10th street.
rooms, 1921 sth avenue.
rooms, 2030 5th avenue
rooms. 1928 North 21st street.
MCCONNELL 6 CARTRiGHT.
Phones, 46 200 21st 81
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VAN TED-TO KENT
For good tenants, 2 modern
6 room houses in desirable
part South Highlands. Jem-
lson r.. E. & ms. Co., lst Nat.
Bank Bldg.
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LOST, sTRAYED OF STOLEN.
P.4LMISTRY.

MADAM DEL REY. scientific paImisf.
advises you Gil love, family and busi-
ness affairs, sickness. changes, law
suits, Investments, speculations, lost
articles. etc. Confidential. 2012 Fourth
arenue. first GUS from central mar
ket S-10-1mo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

We are selling Electric
Fans way below cost. Now
is the time to buy for next
summer. B. R., L. & p. Co.
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CAN place $4,000 for two Of three years at
per cent on South Highland property.
Interest payable seIni-annualiy; secur-
itv ample. Apply to r. H. Thomas. 1872
Hood building. S-zo-St
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WANTED-TO RENT

Ne make the best rs In town. Age
Herald Engraving Company.
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FOR RENT.

New store, 2113 1st avenue.......s...$ so 90
New store. 2l15 LIST avenue ....... 5000
New store. PIP Morris avenue. 49,. 40 90
New store, 2l14 Morris avenue....... 1000
New store. ZIG Morris avenue....... 900
New store. 2l20 Morris ayenue. 40. co
Store. 201S Sd avenue .................. 12o.O0
Store "a loors), 2026 I'd avenue....... 1890
New store 6 fioors), 1920 I'd avenue. 100 90
New store 6 fioors), 1922 I'd avenue. 100
DWELLINGS.
Cottage rooms, 18th street near
18th avenue, South .................. 25 90
Cottage rooms, West End 1890. 1900
Cottage. rooms, West End ........ 100
Cottage. 6 rooms Lakeview. ........ 1870
Cottage. 6 rooms Charles street S.. 80. 80
Cottage, 6 rooms, Ave l near ed st. 25 90
2-story residence, 10 rooms, 2Sd st.
near 9Th Ave, North. 60.0O
2-story residence, rooms, 18th st.
2-story residence 0 rooms. 18th ST.
near 10th Ave. (furnacel. ........... 500
2-story residence, rooms 10th ave-,
near 18th street S. (furnace)...... $500
2-story residence, 3 rooms new.
Charles St. near nth Ave. S. fur
nace) :. :. ......,.............. -. 5000
2-story residence. rooms new). on
Idlewild car line furnace)........ $3.50
2-story residence rooms (new).
18th ST., s., near 18th Ave. FUR
nace) :. :. ........................ eo.oo
2-story residence. 10 rooms (being
built, near Five Points (furnace) $751;
2-story residence, rooms. 18th Ave.
near 18th street, S.................... $500
2-story residence, rooms new
near 18th St., N....................3 IS 90
2story residence, 3 rooms, 23rd ST.
near 9Th Ave. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
2-story residence 10 room. 10Th st.
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-G6SONAI.

gentleman with fine
practice and very wealthy desires ca
pable ard deserving wife. Address Mr..
Brown, So Hudson avenue, Chicago.
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MONEY TO LEND.
MISCELLANEO US.

MONEY TO LOAN--C. o. and p. A. Ros-
sitter. Room 2O5 Chalifoux bldg. S-12-lm
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Personally conducted autumn tours to
the Sapphire country via the Southern
Railway-On September 10, II and "a, the
southern railway will run personally con-
quoted excursions from Birmingham to
the Sapphire country. Tickets will be
limited s days from date of sale and
will include days board at the hotels of
the Toxaway Co.. Garfield Inn, Toxaway
Inn, Sapphire Inn, and Franklin lnn).
hlcs 'ide from Lake Toxaway to Sap
lnlre I'm or Fairfield Inn and return to
Lake 1cXaway. Rate from Birmingham
$50
s.eavr Birmingham at 5:15 p. m, you
reach Brevard 1910 a. m, Lake Toxaway
Ii zt a. M the following morning. with
sleeping car accommodations the entire
route.
For full information and sleeping car
reservations apply at district passenger
agents office. Morris Hotel Building, Br-
mingham. Ala. Both phones No. Gil.
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SPECIAL Low RATES VIA SOUTH
ERN RAILWAY.

eureka and Hot Springs. Ark. and re-
turn. one fare plus 81 round trip Tickets
sold only on Wednesdays and Saturdays
~ eacn week during the months OF June
INV. August and Septe mber. limited
sixty days for return.
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Account National Baptist Convention
Colored, Austin, Texas-September Alb.
the Southern railway will sell round trip
tickets for one fare plus s2.25 for the
round trip. Tickets sold September IL and
u with final limit September 30 for re-
turn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Account National Convention Fraternal
Order of Eagles, Baltimore, Md. Sep
TENDER 12-17. 19O4-For this occasion rate
of one fare plus SIPS for the round trip
has been authorized via all rail or via
rail to Norfolk and steamer Tickets on
sale September TO- H. u, limited to Sep
TENDER 10 for return. BY depositng
tickets on or before September 10 and
paying a fee of s1.oo tickets may be ex-
tended to September 20.
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ONE CENT A WORD.

Es-0ne cent word day; no
taken for less than 20 cents for
first in,ertion. Cash must accompany
every order.
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General Convention Protestant Epis-
copal church, Boston, Mass. and Return,
October 52S, 1904-Account of above oc-
casion a rate of one first class fare plus
soc has been authorized via all rail route.
Via rail to Atlantic ports and steamship,
one fare plus $3.50 for the round trip has
been authorized. Tickets on sale October
2 and 3, limited to October %. 1904 BY
depositing tickets in Boston Immediately
upon arrival at that point final limit of
ticket may be extended until October 81
Stop overs within this final limit may
be obtained at Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington upon notice to conductor
and deposit of ticket with depot ticket
agent Immediately upon arrival at the
point where you wish to stop
For detailed information. sleeping car
reservation. tickets. ETC.. call or or adj
dress, ]. N. HARRISON.
District Passenger Agent
r. B. CREAGH. Travelling Passenger
Agent.
Both phones ST. Birmingham. Ala
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ATTENTION Highland avenue property
owners-Those owning lots on Highland
avenue below grade can have them
filed cheap by applying to Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company.
2104 LIST avenue. S-14-tf
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summer excursion tickets are now on
,,Ie nv the juthern railway to all prin-
cinai summer resorts. Ihos, who con-
template taxing trip this summer
should get cop OF the summer
Homes.' folder which gives full and COM
nleto information regarding the different
resorts along the line or the Southern
railway.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Ct Louis and return. account worlds
.air season tickets, sixty-day tickets and
tifteen-day tickets are sold daily. on
TUESDAYS and Thursdays of each week
during month of June, coach excursion
tickets will be sold to St. Louis at less
than the one-way standard rate. limited
ten days for return.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
FOR SALE--(Read carefully We have
for sale at Birney Station a greater
bargain than we have yet offered.
Strictly true. Lot 100x170 it., fronting
car line, with a plain 4-room cottage;
fine we'll 63 #. deep; frst-elass location.
Price $3.50 Terms $3.50 cash. Balance
one and two years. The lot alone Is
worth the $3.50. So we just throw in a
$500 house If you will go with me l
will prove it. Wesley M. Smith, of Be
thea & Co. S-24-3t
FOR SALE-Paying drug business; in
voice s2400; must sell on account Of
other business. Address Drugs care
Age-Herald. S-1S-10t
FOR SALE-A bargain; Groom house.
bath and all modern conveniences; lot 50x
100; Bolt Avenue G.; price s2750. Address
Owner, care Age-Herald. S-17-tf
FOR SALE-26 lots, 50x14O feet, in block
6, Powel's addition to Cleveland; nice.
dry, well drained lots; Birmingham Gun
club house is on this block Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power Co. S-12-tf
FOR SALE-s15O cash, balance $50 per
month; pretty new cottage and lot. four
rooms and hall. nicely finished; near
Hillman street, Elyton; $1,000. Smith e
Stillman. S-26-2t
FOR SALE-A charming home, fine ele-
walton. two story nine room residence,
all modern, No. 2109 Humboldt avenue,
between 2lst and end streets The out
look over the entire city is great. Ey-
erything in good condition. Now comes
the rub--the price and terms. Price
only $500. cash $500; $40 a month. This
is your opportunity; don't delay. Wes-
ley NJ. Smith of S. Bethea &c Co.
S-26-2t.
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FOR SALE-Residence in Waucoma. the
beautiful sapphire country of Birming-
ham; overlooks the city; four bedrooms
steam heat and all other modern cen
veniences; $780, $4,000 cash, balance $50
per month without interest. W. b.
Leedy & Co. 8-H-7t
FOR SALE-Good paying business on,y
two businesses in town like it. all at
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29
Baltimore, Mb.,
BEN Is. Jebrnar 1904.

Scr swiidcn 6r Jir.man's Jnnh
Suimranee Company bnm Galifurs
nien nno Der Tiremen's SnInraner
Company bon Baltimore bereins
barte Guntraft fir bic Wieoerpers
iidrrnns bsr bnn lstterer Gnms
pasnic In Baltimore aus geftelten
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Sefretar Ter
0iircmen's Sniuranee Company
uuV utulluDtt Ctl
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BALTIMORE Md, rlontag, den %. FEBRUAR 1904
Srei;ebu Spfer.
Sranb anf rinem 9ampfer.

SoS observation-disclosures III Seattle,
gSalbv ollgeIangt. = Eolia9iere
nno Ntitglieber ser Wfonnicboit
ilnl9etolnmcn.
Sans SrouciSco, 2S. 3Se6ruor.
= Die nWtcr6ontS Gr6onge" erbieIt
beute 9tocbricbt iiber eincn ouf
Dem Galnpfer oSueen" mtsgebrode.
ncn Yrono, melher orci5ebn Men.
ihenleben sum Spier foroertc. Der
0ompfer Lief bcilte III iblinlm be.
idooiotenl3uitonoe mSeottle. .@oib,
Gin; Der groBtc Sbeil leincr oberen
@erte, ioluie Der Spieael iino per-
brannt. Die Sobten limo:
Sri, Wiato Steiner, crtruufen /:
6rou g. SlbonS, ltorb, nohoem lie
aus Dem @oiier se5oaen ,uoroen
nor. 9icic beioen 0onncn porcn
Ssoiiiteu Eoilogiere.
Die Sobten in Der Speiten aoiiite
il,b: .. &. Nemblrp lmb $. @udIep.
Son Den 3iuiihenbeefS Eoiiooie-
ren famen nm'S 2chcn: u. 9tellpn,
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Spier uu SteiporbS- 9cportement !:
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". Sermon lno q. 9onnellp.
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0rieaidait fir oen alteu Srib.

slicb onbcre &riegSbeloen iperoep
III @oibington Genfni0ler crbol-
ten.
sSoibin9ton. 9. s., %. sSe6r
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0eporten1ents licgt. ooS 9entnlol
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rolie oufplltcllru. Seboh, unb ooS
lit ooS Gntibcioenoe uno I'M porlie.
genocR Safe fir Die oentid,en Gatri.
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6rie nidt ollcin BORT ollfAeiteat
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Gdiar'S uno giapoleonS Elab fin.
ocn. Moglifer @eiie miro oic 3obl
Der Statllen oii ichS pernlebrt in.
Dem 9onltibol II. Wellington gleth.
follS III Mormor itnO YrpnSe Der.
clpigt iperDcn. Cine 2iitc, ole Dor
nlebreren Sagtn YrGlioent Hopleoelt
porlag, clltbielt oiid ocn 9toncn bes
befonnten ruiiiid)en Generals Sus
iraroff, HoolepeIt mar uber ser
snlidt, Suporoff iei fein ocrortiger
Griegsbelb geipeien, Dab bie sluiltcl.
lnng ieiner Statne por Der &rieas.
Afooenlie gere6tfertigt mare. Gr iii
Der Inlidt baB peit cher Sannibol
IN Die 9cnfmGleriilte eiitaefii0t iuer.
ocn lollte, oo bieier Secriiibrcr Der
&ortbogcncr elmer Der ar0Btel @e.
ner1le lei oet bie @eItgei6itbte
fcnnt.
gtienolS lu1re cS 0en g8oi6i1ato.
ncr Greiien in Den Sinn 9efolnmen,
,Scloberren-Statllcn ppr Scr aricgS.
9lfooenlie alijllitellell, ncnn nibi
aoilcr Nilbclnl Die glnerifnner nit
Dem Dg!lten Trib" begliidt bate.
3iclen ollein ipollte man niht ouf.
itellen, lueiI Sffijierc ii6 oogegen
ltr1ubten. @l1tt oblebncn fonnte
man oos 0ei6cnf ebenioaS ilid)t,
mo 10 pcrfiet nlan ori oen onaege..
benen 9lispeg. llln oie ii6rigen
9enfnl1ler ber}llIteQen miro ser
GongreB nm Ole erforoerlihen Otit.
tel ollgegnngen. Gic ieierlihe lie.
bergabe oeS Y9lIten SriB" lit ouf oen
20. Sftober ieitgeiebt. Bel oieicr @e.
lcgenbeit perocn Yr0liDeut 9fooIepelt
ino Baron Stcruburg lpre6en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29
Spe,iaI:Sfpti,.
&eitl. MsarDlduoer Gileu=
ba9u-Gonlp.,
Gpmmersitller Tradt Mgtnt,
Scntbern States Dispath,

SVHtptfH SFWltp GVcPWtVUI
Blue &ibse 1ispatt;
bister tn 2l5 Sn.Baltimpre.Strabe, tspt>
ppr6res Gefddftstefal an t5ilien. une Gre.
ter.StraBe, nnterer 8tur, Siden.gatnbpf.
6raHtbrtefe ausaeteat, Srahtraten feit.
sstelt, prle Iustunft getrffis Srahttefbr.
beruns ;wiften Baltimore unb 9lew.yrrf,
fcipie siriifen Baltimore unb philadelphia,
une alien nbrcli6, iatli6. bltli6 unp welt,,
lid selesenen yunitsn.
@tlieferuns ptne ger;6asruns.
3eleptpns: 8. unb 9. Wt. gernpu Gil
Marylanb Gpurtlanb 2266.
0earse 6. 8ilbt,
@pmmer5ieller Sra6ts sI9ent.
(55-)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29
0eo. Brcbm & so9n
orautr peu
"ONE GRADE ONLY" Uier.
ani 0Iai4m stfant In Sr
1raaerei an 9elair. S(bemme.
8. sns .. ad 80 usril7iN

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ger g1ent einer groBen Seiieniabrif.
Der m Streite bon oen italieni.
iden Eeomltbdn0leru Soni imo 3.
Bruno NIT aniippeln eeidIagen
ipuroe, 10 Dob er eiuen Sdaoelbrnd)
erlitt. 1T isinsn Berlebunsen srles
gen. @r NOR 32 Sabre alt ulto bin-
terl1Bt cine Wittfue ilno eiu &ino.
Die beioen Stoliener iiiio perbaftet
iuoroen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29

XXX ST. Guiiap SomriabauIen
iilnoiet an anberer Stels bes ,Oeuts
lden eorrelponoenten" an, bab er am
Ncntas. ben 20. Gebruar. feline neus
Hsltaurdtion in Rr. 205, Hortbtrabe,
erSffnen ipirb.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29
Anmntr \ Draer.
1eutides 8anis nno 9ee6ielsei6Git,
S17 Spurtlanb-Strai,e.

Wiitglieoer Der slttienboric.
gl,- uno 0erfoilf BON Stods rno
@onos. g4ed)iels imo Greoitbriefe
Gitf oae bouptiddlidlten St0ote
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@elOiorten, ioluie slnsfcrtigling bon
Gollnlo6ten. SdiffSforten bon ino
nocb 0eiItidlnno. (9lpril27
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9mfeM,
Sd)luinoiud)t.

@sna ia SdIlen, weld,e uon
sen Mer,tem anfsesedem uoroea
~areM TIC aae 9oRaaas b.r.
l@wnassn, aae Mittsl tebll9lu4
gen. Semane, pclder bon aIei.
der Oefagr gerritsi wuros, oa,n
femmt, bann iast sr: ,,Sie NnS
nlGt tallmmer, alS i9 mar, aber
ieben Sic mid iest an; sales
@omeD Of 9orebottmo bat
es setban nno ,pirs Sic edeufaaS
bsllen." Trenaoe, sebt ole S5oH=
nlins ni9t aui bis SIR psriu@t
babt: Sales @pneN Of
Sorcbonmo amo Ear. In
Slaiden 81 25s.. SOC. uno ST.
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Sate's $,omeD Of sore.
bo'tmo amO Sar, ba es slads
ahmnnsen sibt! 6. u. Grit.
tentoh, Nr. 115, Julton- Ctr,
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ba6eu IN aleu- slpotbeten.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29

sc trp It barf man r9(nateIis" fir
Elm un6eoin9t iiGereS 6Gmorrboiosns
$oeilmittel srtldren. Gs ihofft Iofort
na6 leiner @infiibrung in ben SiB
oes 2eioens Ginberuns, unb bas
i6lisblide 2elultat 1T bic pollfomz
meme Seilung. SIS lit bic Grfinouna
zines erfabrenen Nrstes uno piro BON
ben oneeiehenIten WebiSinern enpfpb>
len. Seit 25 Sahren bat ss iid bur9s
aus belod6rt, uno tsin anoeres bon
gleiher 6eiltraft lit porhdnoen. Sine
probe 1T TO fenfrei gu baben;
man brdlldt nur g. NeuitGbter C 60,
Dor 1916, Neipeglort Gitp, su abreiIi-
rem. Die nGnateiis" lit in alien @po.
i6eten gu baben. preis 81.
(MpMi5r. 5&W)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-02-29
9oenits sYaints sTurnberein.
6rU6er McsfcmbaM.

Wtcntas. Ten 30. S5straar 1904. Gins
tradt !6ale, 5ua. unp gsolonraBe' 81,
diets 25 Gents pro ysriun. 3mSlI wsrtb.
pclle Gin,sl' uno @rurpsn.prsife.
l52.96Ol
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Seiratbsgeju9.

Sunger Wiann, 81 Sabre alt, in
gutter Stelluns, piinldt bic 9etannt=
i6aft zines iolioen, adtbaren WldO=
dens ober Wittipe nit etpas Gelb su
MAIDEN, I'm Elm t!eines @slddft an5us
fangsn. Sfferten unter 80 85" an
bic expedition bes n0eutiGen Gorres
iponoenten".
(59-60)
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Wi6ti9e S,pti,.

Die ,,Well. .@arDlGnher Giienbabu=
Gnmp."
tefSrtert 6raht son Nnp. glcrf, bic iiter bic
Standardization" bon New Serisy ssrs
ihidt piro. 0pn pbilabslptia ibsr bic
nptilaeelpbia unc 8satng Gilentatn."
Bonn s8sitsn nit pem uSlus 8ipas Dsss
path." Bonn Sfen unp giorbsn iter bic
ppbilaeelpbia uno Neaoina Giisnbatn."
Bonn Siieen nit Der uglcrfcIt uno gBs.
tern Giienbatn."
ysausme @tIiefsruns ctne gsr,Sseruns
am 6illsn Satntoie. 6raht mad allen
punftsn nit Shnell,usrn beiSreert.
Q. 8. @ri swolt,
General Setrists=asent.
gS. 8. Sumter,
@ensral. 6raht-Isent.
.. $. 8nipple
(6fbr. .20-) eptaIer 8raht.Nsent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-04
MAYORS MESSAGE.

Gentlemen Of the City Council:
We have met today to organize the
municipal government OF the city or
Providence for the year 1904
Eefore presenting to you. the chosen
conservators and furtherers OF the inter
ssts OF the taxpayers OF this city. mat
ters for your consideration. appertaining
10 the different departments OF our muni-
cipality. / desire TO express to my fellow
citizens my sincere appreciation of their
approval OF my endeavors to serve them
the past year. which they have shown by
re-electing me as their mayor.
II 70 always gratifying TO public SER
want to feel that the people have conf
Sance I'm him and approve OF his conduct
Of ~ affairs which they have intrusted
TO him. and l hope that my acts during
the year ensuing will justify my fellow
citizens In their confidence. which they so
heartily lave manifested. / only can as.
sure them that IL will be my earnest en-
deavor In the term Of service upon which
I enter today, as II has been In tho past
year, TO work for their best interests in
% far as I am enabled TO do so.
FINANCES.
The following is a comparative state
ulent by tho city auditor OF the gross
debt. sinking funds and net debt OF this
city. 1g03~03 with 1901-02
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In my address to the city council one
year ago 7 called attention to the ordi-
nance which passed the city council and
was approved Sept. 26, 1902. authorizing
and directing the city auditor 10 allow
bills contracted by any department OF the
city during the fiscal year ending Sept. ~.
1902 I'm excess OF the appropriations for
enid fiscal year. and 10 charge the same
20 the appropriations made for such de-
psrtments for the fiscal year beginning
Oct 4, 1902. and said that the plan thus
adopted meant that the tax rate would be
Increased in 1898 aud that the amounts
20 be appropriated for these departments
IN September 1901. would he increased by
at least the amount ~ those deficits.
HIGHER TAX RATE.
The resolution of the city council passed
last May provided for tax rate Ave
cents on each 500 greater than the rate
for the previous three years. but the
same a. the rate assessed for 1886. 1897
Has and 1899 This course seemed 60. be
absolutely necessary. n the city was go
continue progressive and was approved
BY me.
The appropriations asked for
by the several departments
eDr the financial year isos-oi.
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excellent
repetition similar in the flu
municipal
the
devotion
aldermen and the
m 1 s
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expenditures by the sum OF Sii0.O57 ~
Equal C. over 81 cents on
each 500 OF the estimated
valuation.
The actual valuation as ascertained by
the assessors or taxes for July T. 1885
was S2Oo66s. $40.
The established rate OF H.65
on each siJO produces. 1891. .O30 81
A6d estimated receipts other
than taxes ..................... Sb.15 90
Add sewer assessments 10 be
applied to the payment OF
sinking funds for sewer
loans ..................a...... u.i9s 81
Total revenue ue................... s4.2Sos7e %
The total amount appropri-
ated by city council resOlu-
tion No. ai5. series Of 1905
including 4 sum sufficient to
pay the deficit from isoi-02 Of
Sl.4i3O9 was ...................
t1.i1s N was..................... H25s. .10s 81
Leaving an apparent surplus
revenue OF ...,............... s2i S7s ~
But uncollectcd taxes each
year amount TO large sum.
from S5 no 20 $1,000
The net increase In the amount appro-
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submitted to the city audi
tor in March last, after hav-
inc been reduced by the COM
mittee on finance S4l3539.69.
were approved by that com
mitlee Tor ...ts.........-..s... s,iuosoSS oi
To which was ,to be added the
1ehcit from l9)l-02. which the
city council had planned 20
to .........'................ s1.gS Oe
Making the total estimated
requirements ...........,..,..,. s424s,Oos sc
The ordinances require that
the tax shall be ordered In
May. and as the valuation is
fixed of July 1, and the
total ia not known until Sept.
/, ~ becomes necessary to
use estimates for the pur-
pose Of liking a tax rate.
therefore the auditor esti->
mated the valuation for July
l. 1903. at sl9S. 600 600 90 (The
valuation July ]. 1902 was
$l9G S73 e00.0cD The estimated
valuation OF 9sOo0.0ao0 at
$3.50 or eacn 500 gives. ....... s3l6e. coo 90
than taxes ..,................ ses. $50 ~
Add sewer assessments to be
applied TO the payment OF
sinking funis for sewer
loans. ......... ..............,.... 1,lS "
Showing a total estimated
revenue OF ..............'..,... ala7 .sas s.
The revenue at the S160 rate
was insufficient TO meet the