CITY ACCOUNTS 727 0 Ike Select and irj‘s.lnatirit Councils of de City of Pittabsrei. ,G22IT: 'The joint Committee of Oeuneils appointed at - their weagular meeting in November last, fur the purpose of - -*anditing the city accounts, for the year 1643, beg leave so rpott: -'That they-have exami ned the'Warrant Books or the 'Mayor', and compared the Warrants drawn with the .: different Vouchers, and find the ssme to be correct; "•• they have also examined the payments made -by the Treasurer, and find themto correspond with the war rants drawn on him, .and have destroyed said 'warrants. They would further report that did' balance of cash on hands iartwor thousand five hundred and thitty-five dol t- lars and twenty nix cents, one hundred and seventy-five of which is.in-deprenated and counterfeit money. Your•cormaittee - woukl further report,- that on corn ` paring the amount of warrants drawn, with the pay "-meats made by the Treasurer, there appears to be now outstanding as•nonr as can be ascertained, the sum of $4240712 • in addition to Which' . there will be due 'dur ing the year 1843, in certificates bearing 6 per cent. interest, which were issued in the years 1842 c'43, the sum of 13,206 4 01 • %sill of which will have to be paid for over and above the ordinary expenses of 'tile current year. Your committee have also examined the amount ' *tpaid in by the different city officers, and find them to -- agree with the treasurer's account current, which, with '• the reports of the different city officers is herewith sub rnitted. The committee have also thought it their duty to -•submit to Councils a Schedule of the permanent and 7,ternpontry debt of the city, as well as a list of eta pro v.perty, with valuations annexed. All of which is respectfully submitted. • JOHN SHIPTON, MORGAN ROBERTSON, Pittsburgh, January 3,1844. Committee. In Select Council, 3a Jan.:1844, read and accepted, - -and ordered to be published with accompanying Doc sments. ALEX. MILLAR, Cl'lt In C, C. Jan. 3d 1844; Report read and accepted - --anti order for publication concurred in. E. J. ROBERTS,4CI'.Ir. :lames A. Bertram, City Treasurer, in account with sho Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Pittsburgh, for the year 1848 11843 -.Van. 1. To Balance in Treasury, on set tlement this day $10,044 15 " Cash ree'd far rent inside stalls, Diamond Market 2,497 50 • " " of Thos. Hartley, for rent of moveable stalls outside do -683 65 - " " of Thos M'Fadden. Wharf Maser, Merton& River • " " of E W Cook, do illeg'y ao • " " of B Hublcy, Collector City Taxes, 1841 714 50 • -'• " of Richard Dugan do 1842 751 24 -" " of Wm. Graham do do 2,198 35 -" " of Thos Fairman do do 229 79 '" of Jas Dalian do do 457 89 W M'Cutcbeon 1843 5,155 94 " Wm Graham, Jr do 3,158 50 -" " Thos Fairman do 5,400 00 " Jno Vandivender do 5,642 63 -" " Jas Dalzell do 2,697 26 ------22,054 33 " of Wm M'Cutcheon, do Water Rents do 3.618 11 " Wm Graham Jr do 3,332 75 " Thos Fairman do 4.300 00 " Jno Vandivender do 3,300 00 " Sas Balza do 2,564 58 ---17,115 44 Wm Hartupee, Weigh Master 100 00 I " Chas Glenn, Rent of Hay Scales 85 00 R Moor tent of house at Water W. 150 00 " -.I Loughlin do property at N. Basin 45 20 " 0 Fahnesuack, on ac't rent room North end of Court House 87 50 " John Shaffer do do 87 50 " Chas Rayner do South 175 00 " lames M'Dowal, City Guager 314 88 " D Hunter, Inspector Salt, 1843 87 88 " Alex Hay, Mayor, Watchmen's fees and costs 115 20 " Do do Fines and forfeits 110 51 " Do do Licences for vegeta- 584 67 Ale stalls, &c. Diamond market, 4 : Do do for Licences, &c. 514 13 " W W M'Gregor, Board Measurer 471 , " D M'Clelland din') 22 22 " John Creighton ditto 33 94 " Caleb Burst ditto 5 18 " S W Carr, assessor water netts '42 827 53 " Ditto do 1843 135 30 " Trustees Gas Works 29,341 53 " Sundry Loans 16,818 24 " John Haffey, Board Measurer 13 00 " A Hay, Mayor, Collected of the Board of Trade 14 00 'lBl4 "Zan ITo Balance of this amt on hand 2,535 26 1.843 Cr. _Jan I By payment of sundry appropriations, viz: " "No 1 Salaries of City officers 5.709 25 " " " 2 Interest on City Loans 35,543 23 " " 44 City Gass stock 4,817 00 .40,360 23 156 83 ' " " 3 Public Printing " 4 . Engine and Hose Com panies 1,090 00 " " 5 City Watch 3,577 25 " 6 City Water Works 7,606 41 " " 7 Repaeg paved cart ways 1,647 22 " " " 8 Cleaning Ditto 1,651 67 " " " 9 Redemption City Scrip 711 90 " " "10 Sundry Loans 10,448 35 ' " "11 Outstanding Warrants 4,449 34 " " "12 Improvement Mononga hela Wharf " " 14 Contingent Fund Am't Trustees Gas works '" Balance to 3annary - 1, 1844 Report of City Officers. llVllubley, Collector of taxes lst Ward for 1841 Balance due on duplicate for 1841 $1,340 04 'Paid Treasurer on actt. 714 50 Balance remaining unpaid $625 54 Fit Dugan, Collector of tams, Ist Ward for 1842, 'Seance due on duplicate for 1842 817 00 Paid Treasurer on ac't. 751 24 'Balance remaining unpaid6s 76 'Wm Graham, Collector of taxes,ed Wa-.., rr:1842, • Balance due on duplicate 2,300 2,108 86 `Paid Treasurer 'Exoneration, and reductions 3 75 ICommissions on $2,266 33 67 98 ----- 2,300 08 Mumma Fairman, Collector of taxes, 3d Ward 1842. 'plane° due on duplicate 295 82 Arniumt collected an aiditien d S 7 Paid Tresurnrer 229 79 'Exoneration andzeductions 55 79 Commissiotui on 12 21 297 79 .James Delia, Ca)lector of taxes.stli Ward 1842, alance due on cluptioase 47.2'05 Paid Treasurer Commissions Wm ideCutcheon, Collector, lit Ward, Taz .Amonnt of duplicate raid Treasurer 1,155 94 Commissions on $5,155 94 154 67 5,310 61 Water Rest. Anuntnt of duplicate Paid Treasurer 3418 11 abduction by Water Corn. 1113 00 1-ftleraed ancolleeted 536 75 Commissions- on $3618 11 108 54 4 . 44 E 40 13ahirroennpaid 418 60 Mr McCatcbin has since settled the,balanoe &mon his duplicate for Water Rents, and has priden get. city Taxes , $1125, and made returns of lost 'Taxes $172 .54,1 e bestrewn confined by sickness, ind was net able to make his-report in time. WirtUrabarn,jr. Collector, 2d Ward ,Tax Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer Commission on $3,158 50 List taxes remitted , Ctunterfeit notes Balance unpaid Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer '..eduction by Water Com. illumined uncollected Commissions on $3,332 75 Tbos Fairman, Collector, 3d Ward• Tex Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer 5,400 00 Commissions on $54 . '00 ❑69 00 Redurtions on lost taxes returned 175 92 '5,737 92 13aledance unpaid Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer Reduction by Water Corn Returned uncollected Commissions on $4300 Balance unpaid John Vandivender, Collector,"4th Ward Tax. Amoant of duplicate Paid Treasurer Commissions on $5,642 63 Lost us:est-emitted Balance unpaid Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer 3,300 00 Reduction by Water Committee 54 00 Returned uncollected 490 00 emission on $3300 99 00 James Dalzell, Collector, sth Ward, Tax. Amount of duplicate 'Paid Treasurer Commission on $2,697 26 Lost Taxes remitted Balance unpaid 8,413 26 112 97 Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer Reduction by Water 'Corn. Returned uncollected Commission on $2,564 58 Br lance =paid 248 74 'Valuation of Property beknegint to the 'city cl'ilitte- burgh. Value New Water Works including the Lots and Basin, &c., as per Bills of cost $240,000 Value Old Water Works, including the Lots Basin, &c., with pipes Laid 222,000 Present value Value of Lots for Gus Works " Poor House Hay Scales " on Holmes' Hill " in the sth Ward " on 7th street, Neptune En gine Hose ss "oa 4th street, Eagle and Al leghersy • 466 Shares Gas Stock CITY OF PITTSBURGH AMOUNT 1111 , LOANS. Amount of Loans. Time when Redeemable $B,OOO Ist ofJuly, 1840. 2,000 Ist " 1841. 2,500 Ist " 1842. 15,000 Ist Sept, 1343. 45,000 29th " 1843. 1,200 29th 0cer,1843. 11,000 let July, 1845. 6,000 lit ' 1847. 17,500 Ist Ocer, 1347. 111,000 Ist " 1851. 1,876 Ist Jisn'y,l3.s4. 40,000 Ist July, 1856. 8,896 75 -13th May, 1856. 18,000 31st Deer, 1858. 100,000 lit May, 1859. 12,000 Ist Jan'y,lB6o. 12,000 Ist July, 1860. 20,000 Ist " 1862. 20,000 Ist " 1864. 20,000 let " 1866. 30,000 Ist Auet, 1066. 20,000 let July, 1368. 5,000 No date. 3,800 (B.of Pitts.)lst. March,lB44. 114,900 09 $530,772 75 Those Loans that are due in 1843, are provided by Ordinance 27th Nov., 1893, to issue bonds payable Ist July, 1863. AMOUNT OF CERTIFICATEs OF DRAT ISSUED BY TAX CITY OF PITTSBURGH. Certificates of Debt payable in 1843, $683 82 t. sI 1844, ._13,206 01 1845, 46,959 30 1348, 1,086 29 1!!ZI RIPORT OF ALIXAIIDER HAY, MA Yea. Received for Fines and Forfeitures, $110,51 " " Watchmen's fees & costs, 115,20 " " Licences for Drays &c. 514,13 " " " Veg'bla stalls, 588.67 3 , ...5 39 8,789 56 25,841 53 2,535 26 $1,328,51 Paid te Treasurer. $1,328,51 Faid to Treas'r for Coal to Board of Trade. $14,00 He has also received fees to which be is entitled by law, 846,35 114,900 19 TILATLIY, GLUM OF MAREIT . Receimil for rein of staltsfrom lit of Jan 1843, to lat Jan. 1844, Fees on above, $75,96 Paid Treasurer, 683,65 Received for branding and measuring, $10,12 " " -measuring bark, 28,11 „ ai woo d , 14,00 " " " & bmn'g coal w'gris,l3,7s Sutter taken in market, being toe light weight, 1 297 nominal pounds. DATIDHUNTIR, SALT INSPICTOR. Has inspected of No 1 Salt, 25,389 bbls. " 2 " 3,088 " 3 1 33 R ece i ve d fees $439,44. Paid Treasurer $87,88 CHAS GLENS, WItGE MssTre AV HAT SCALES Has weighed in Hay Scales up to the 15th Dec 1843, 830 gross and 351 nett tons. Received fees Paid Treasurer Wit )<T~ETOFIY , Vi r tlGH MisTYRi rIVIJRRYTs Has received for fees at the Weigh home in the Diamond market since Jan 21st up to Dec 20th, 1343, inclusive, Paid Treasurer rent, 07 89 14 16 *,S4B a BOARD MEASURERS. W W McGregor, raeaeured3l4,ooo feet; .e 31,40 Patel Treasurer 4/71 Jno Creigbtoryrneasured 063,645 fear, fees 228,36 Paid Treasurer 23,94 D McClelland, measured 1,481,528 fork fees 148,15 Paid Treasurer 22,29, Caleb Hunt, measured 245,273 feet; fees Paid Treasurer, 3,837 88 4,865 00 .... 5,679 37 3,158 59 94 75 131 33 600 3,390 58 Water Rent IMMO 8650 551 . 77 99 98 •Water Rent 4,300 00 •84 75 577 25 129 00 5,091 00 5,642 63 169 27 193 89 6,005 79 Water Rent 2,697 26 80 91 142 20 2,920 37 IVater Rent 2,564 58 118 00 260 75 76 93 3,020 26 Floating Debt, John Halley, measured 859,214 feet; fees 85,92 Paid Treasurer, 13,00 John Owens, measured737,9sl fear, fees Paid Treasurer 11,07 J•xse McDowsta.,'Gti Has glowed - 6,914 bbls Whiskey, 6908 bbls Molasses, -663 bbls Linseed oil and 101 bbls stock. Receivad•feas Paid 'Treasurer TO - John Ehipton, Morgan Robertson, and ciao. eon, Esqs., Committee un City Accounts: , Girevr: This sheet presents a synopsis of the business of the Wharf at this port • for the • current year, ending 31st day of December, taken from the:books, 'whiob :are, agreeably to .Yyourinstructions, herewith presented: Flake and 'Rat Boats. mums. currants. B .4 3 g L ? 2,288 79 4,070 00 4,070 00 5 55 27b January, February, 16,020 47 July, 16 August, 15 September, 18 October, 13 Novemiser, 16 December, 11 5,336 00 Totals, 180 2140 107 00 Keel and Canal Boats. 1-1 3. s 0 > g:Ls • 14 76 7,140 92 amuary, , 1,135 13 February„ March, 4 110 April, 44 1170 May, 56 1505 June, 47 1200 July, 34 905 August, 76 2960 September, 40 1330 October, 49 1110 November, 30 750 December, 9 200 3,943 00 3,913 00 3,195 24 Totals, 401 11535 576 75 Steam Boats That have arrived oftener than once a week. o 3 8 • 3,269 00 January, 43 2454 68 21 February, 5 546 15 80 March, 64 5666 107 20 Aril, 128 9781 223 50 My, 140 10801 250 36 June, 144 10529 243 07 July, 97 6682 155 13 August, 28 560 10 68 September, 48 4363 94 00 October, 96 1619 143 26 November, 113 8469 189 08 December, 79 5715 .121 43 $463,000 30,00 20.000 8,000 le 000 1,500 2.500 Totals, 1070 72134 1651 72 Steals Boats 5.. •;• ; i January, 20 2241 112 05 February, 2.5 3972 198 60 March, 53 8131 406 55 April, 86 12425 621 25 May, 9 l 12811 640 53 June, 87 12284 614 20 July, 54 6073 303 65 August, 27 1928 96 40 September, 58 5837 291 85 October, 89 (1875 593 75 November, 65 9077 453 85 December, 42 6479 323 95 $569,800 Totals, 697 93133 4656 65 4656 65 Extra wharfage, and wharfage on boats hid •up, Wharfage taxed on the Dry Dock up to time of its removal to Allegheny for repairs, 10 months, at $lO per month, Wharfage taxed on Jenes Ferry Landing, for 1 year to lst January, 1844—two boats at $b each per month, Wharfage taxed on coal and brick fiats, Wharfage taxed on lumber lanfl- ed, One half of the wharfage taxed at Bakewell's Landing, Laid up wharfage taxed on Keel Boats, viz: James Banton $5, George Stoop $4, Jacob Roof $4. Balance,being uncollected wharf age fur 1842, brought forward, Amount ovetpail, CONTRA. Cash paid into City Treasury,aa my receipts show, Counterfeit money on hand, Wharfage lost, included in the balance uncollected 1842, viz: Steam Boat Leanderl 38, Na poleon 69, Penelope 1 20, Tel egraph 6 50, Vigilant 90, Balance, being amount of uncol lected wharfage, tui per detail ed statement, $21,934 62 140,011(1 00 $B4OO 18 $B4OO 18 Very respectfully submitted, THOS. McFADDEN. Pittsburgh, January Ist, 1844. E. W. Cook, Wharfmaster, Alleglnetry Wharf. Report. Amount of wharfage in 151.11 t, Do upcollected, good, Do do doubtful, Paid Treasurer, $759,65 Annum/ Report of the Water Committee for the yeariB4l3. , To the Select and Common Council* of the city of Pittsburgh: The Water Committee present the following Report of their proceedings for the year 1343: The Waterßents assessed on the different establish ments using the Hydrant Water, amount to twenty two thousand and seventy dollars and eighty cents, as fol lows, vi= City Gas Works, $lOO County Jail and Offices, 100 3 Glass Manufactories, 61 4 Public Baths, 102 3 Tanneries, 120 7 Breweries, lls 19 Livery S tapes, 296 13 Foundries, 265 52 Steam Engines, 1,616 4394 Stores and Dwellings, 16,855 55 Retail Liquor Stares, 401 6 Rectifying Distilleries, 115 7 flatteries, 106 - 73 Taverns and Hotels, 1,231 BOnaw Builaings; 587 80 --"---$22,070 90 $lOO,OO bridals aatosmt the Collector of tho FIRST WARD Reports Reductions by Committee, $lB3 ji Uncollected, 536 75 , 629,76 814168 18 25 13 75 19 00 9 00 9 00 9 75 7 75 10 75 7 00 5 50 58 50 75 25 60 00 45 25 148 00 66 50 55 50 37 50 10 00 I t 13 1651 72 - 12000 283 78 27 72 8163 87 12 00 213 54 $175 12 16 35 8 40 112 97 $336 84 " dollectsd Amount of his Duplicate, ezoonigortnn. Reporti tßeductiensby Committee;sBs . 50 Uncollected, 551 77 " Collet tied 0432.79 Amount of hie Duplicate, '' e THIRD WARD. Reports reductions by cortUnittee $B4 75 Uncollected 577 25 " Collected 4674 Amount of his Duplicate, TODRTH WARD. Reports reductions by committee 154 " Uncollected 490' " Collected 3399 Amount of his Duplicate rirru WARD. Reports reductions by committee $llB " Uncollected 260 76 " Collected - 2890 26 Amount of his duplicate ASSESSOR AND REGISTER. Report collected on new buildings, $135 30 " due It 452 50 Of the arrears of last year there remained unpaid $1827 Judiments on Aldermen's docket 153 84 Collected by Assessor and Re gister, $227 58 indgrnents on Aldermen's docket 719 34 Amount due for 1842 considered as lost 433 97 Total Amount collected for Water this year. By Collector of Ist Ward, $4145 25 2nd Ward,' 343 i 73 3d Ward, 4674 4th Ward, 3399 " sth Ward, 2690 25 -- $18,541 23 Asseasor and Register, 135 30 " arrears kw 1842, 827 53 $962 83 Appropriations for 1343. Amount of Scrip a► pr supplement to the - Ordinance of June 4th, 1841, passed 2 7th day of February, 1843, $40,000 Bal. of Scrip remaining from '42 1,071 Contingent fund in bands of Su perintendent, in Scrip. Jan'y 7th, 1843 400 Am't of appropriation at three several times for current ex penses Continent fund in hand of Su perintendent, other than the Scrip Jan.:76, 1843 Total amount appropriated, $50,571 00 'Explx.ditures on ac. of the current e.rpenses of the Works. Coal for supplying the Works, $1450 36 Ropes and Packing Yarn 108 71 Oil, Tallow and Candies 227 54 Castings, including repairs of Engines and Pumps For signing Scrip Labor and servimes Stationary $3391 65 Expenditures on ac. of Extension of Pipes 4-c. For Pipes and Lead $1063 00 On ac. Laying do. 595 77 $1658 77 Expenditures on ac. New IVorks. raid for Pipes, Stackhouse anaTennock and Mitchell $BB4B rand J & C A Beck, Car penter work 3612 " for Lumber 2277 " Earieman and Blackstock for Stone work 5965 " for stone work at Basin 931 75 " for Painting 750 " for Paring 2578 84 " for Hardware 529 17 " rent of let for use of stone masons, 320 " rent of Steam Engine 270 10 " Iron, Nails and Smith work 648 o Lead 579 " Glass 143 - , " Labour 4540 14 " Brass and Copper work 254 75 " Plastering 349 " Arthur& and Preston on ac. Engines and Pumps " White Lead " !Aro Flats used for laying pipe in River " a House at Basin for watchman " Brick work " McCoy fur Excavation " Wm Barr for Graaing Basin " Hauling " Coal " Oil,Candles, Ropes and Packing Yarn '• Wheelbarrows " Buckets Contingent funds in hands of Superintendent Whole amt expended on ac N W for 1343 Continent fund in hands Su perintendant, one hundred and sixty-three dollars of which is in Scrip lan. Ith, 1544 Of the arnt expended for new works, there was paid in scrip by warrants 40,908 Paid out scrip Contingent fund 400 In bands of Superintendent, Jan'y 7th, 1843, $41,3011 raid out of appropriation for current espenses by warrants !,9i9 89 Paid out of contingent fund, other than Scrip, 688 Remaining in hands of Su perintendant, Jan. 7, '43 Ann scrip appropriated $41,471 • do expended 41.a08 Bal. of Scrip, being part of contingent fund, in hands of Superintendent $163 Of the Pipes laid down in 1843 there is 1770 feet of 12 inch on Liberty street; 285 " 8 " on Adams street; 324 " 3 " on Penn street; 327 " 4 " on Quarry street; " 4 " on Washington street; 4 25 t " 4 " -on Etna street; 621 " 15 "on O'Hara street; 2142 " 20 " Engine House to Basin; 171 " 18 " South side of Basin; 300 " 12 " Waste Pipe from Basin; 400 " 22 "in the River. 6677 feet. 457 " do laid in 1842; 52,295 " do as prreport of 1841; 59,409 total number of feet of Pipes laid in the city; being upwards of eleven miles. Number of Stop Cocks. 101 do Fire Plugs, , 59 Recapitulaties. Amount expended on account of New Works, as per report of 1841, 120,022 97 Amsgru expended in 1842, as per report, 61,172 54 aikr Amount do 1843, do do 44,867 89 Amount paid contractors in bonds, u per resolutions of Councils, 15,194 9.4 4143 25 Tcrtal amount of cost of New W. Works, $241,259 34 Amount expended for old Water Works, as per report of 1841, 188,819 48 Add for extessios of pipes in 1842, cost of ripe' arid laying, .r/cifor extension in 1943, cost of pipespaid IFennock & Mitchel in bond, as per re solution of Councils, Do cost of laying pipes, &c, paid out bf appropriation for 1843, Do cost of stop cocks paid by bonds, as per resolution of Councils, in 1843, .Total amount expended for supplying the city with water, $433,815 45 The Committee also report that they have counted and destroyed five thousand dollars of the torn and de faced scrip which had been replaced by the issue of new scrip, according to resolution of Councils passed .the !..)9th of May, 1843. The contracts being now all completed and the new works ready to put into operation; your committee have deemed it advisable to present to you honorable Bodies in addition to the expenditures of the present year, a report containing a condensed statement of the whole amount of the oost of the new works, together with that of the old, and embracing all the pipes laid down in the streets for the distribution of water from the commence• ment of the water works up to the present period, in order that the whole may be presented at one view to your inspection, as well as to affording to the citizens generally, a knowledge of the amount of their cost as well as of the amount of revenue required is be derived from them to meet the demands on the city Treasury incurred in consequence of their erection. By the completion of the new works, the old basin lot, together with the houses and lots at the river, and the two steam engines and pumps, contained there in, will he no longer necessary to the public service, and can be placed in the market and sold at any time which may be desired by your honorable Bodies. And it is thought that such a price can be obtained for them as will redeem a very large portion of the scrip which has been issued in payment for the work, for which purpose your Committee would earnestly recommend that'the proceeds of the said property be strictly appro priated. The entire amountthe which has -been water, expended w for the purpose of supplying city with as ill be seen by the report (omitting the fractions) is four hundred and thirty eight thousand dollars, and which, after deducting the probable value of the property, say one hundred and thirty eight thousand dollars, which will be convertible into money by the Councils when the public interest seem to require it, will leave a balance remaining as the entire cost of the works of say three hundred thousand dollars. The current annual expenses for the use of the works will be about Five Thoudind Dollars, sot including the salary of Superintendent and Assessor. The amount which will be required annually to pay the interest on theinvestment, will be eighteen thousand dollars— making together twenty three thousand dollars, which will be required to enable the works to meet the expen ses and interest. The amount assessed for the year 1843, as stated, is seventy-two . thouss.nri and seventy dollars, of which, including the collection more by the Assessor and Reg ister, of nine hundred and thirty two dollats, chiefly after the report of last year, there has been collected nineteen thausand five hundred and four dollars,—of the amount which has been returned as uncol lected, a very considerable part will no doubt yet be paid whether it be continued in the hands of the col lector, or placed in that of the Register and Assessor, for collecting. ' It is thus apparent that a certain revenue is at once derivable forthe works, allowance being m u I • for the increase expected from the extensions of the pipes, made in the year 1843, will, if the amounts assessed be properly collected, pay the interest and expenses, and may by proper management be made to yield a surplus, for the use of the City, without being at all burthensome to those porsens using the Hydrant Water. Your Committee are of opinion that a large addition al revenue may be ,had by supplying the city of Alle gheny with water from the New - Basin. and which,it is believed, can be effected 'at a small comparative cost by intersecting the main of fifteen inches, leading from the Basin down O'Hara street, at Quarry street, and Icontinuing it to the opposite side of the River. As it is now contemplated to take up the old supplying main I on Fifth street, and re-lay it in Wylie street, so soon as the weather in the spring will permit, the city, thus I having a supply at opposite extremities, no inconve nience could possibly arise from a want of water, in consequence of connecting with the present main at Quatry street, one for supplying the city of Allegheny, as stated. Your Committee are satisfied of the practicability of the project as well as of the ability of the works to fur nish them an adequate supply of water and at a much less cost than it could be obtained in any other manner, and as a Committee has been appointed by the City Councils of Allegheny, to enquire into and report upon the subject,we would respectfully anggest that due con siderntien to given to it by your 'Hon. bodies, should it come formally before you for your action. Your Committee cannot close the report without bear ing testimony to the very able and efficient manner in which the duties of the Superintendent of Water Works and of Register and Assessor have been perfor med by the present incumbents during the year, and hope that the duties asssgned those officers may always be discharged in the same satisfactory manlier to suc ceeding Committees. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN SHERRIFF. WM. J. HOWARD, lan 5 1844 WM.M. EDGAR. It is calculated '.hy the superintendent that the new works are capable ofsupplying four millions throe hun dred and twenty thousand gallons of water every twen ty four hours, and by laying an additioal main pipe from the Pumps to the basin of the same size as the one now in use, double that quantity. The two Ba sins together will contain six millions seven hundred and fifty six thousand seven hundred and four gallons. In C. C. Jan'y sth, 1844, read and adopted, and or dered to be published in the papers authorized to do the city Printing. E. J. ROBERTS, Cl'k. In Select Council, sth January, 1844, teed and ac cepted, and order to publish concurred in. A- MILLAR, Cl'k. The Committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry persons purporting to be freeholders in section No. 847 of the City District, laid off in pursuance of the Act of Assembly, passed 16th June, 1843, Respectfully report— That your Committee view the subject referred to them as one of the most important ever submitted to the considerati on of Councils,and therefore laying aside all regard to objects of merely a local or temporary na ture, it has been their earnest endeavor to approachsit with candor and impartiality, having respect alike to she laws of the state, the interests, claims and wishes tithe petitioners and other residents of the said set- I tion. and the oitizens residing and holding property within the present city limits. Your Committee cannot forbear expressing their regret that the said Act did not provide some equita- ' ble means of ascertaining the opinion of majority of' the citizens residing within the said distriet,in relation totlieir admission into the city, as they find it difficult to recincile tub idea of subjecting such residents, with out their consent, to the heavy responsibility and taxa tion necessarily incident to theirannexation to the city, with thatjealous regard to the rights of all her citizens which characterizes the Constitution of Pennsylvania; while at the same time the Committee firmly believe that the important consequences that may result to the community which they have the honor in panto rep-' resent, from the adoption of this measure, no less than due regard to the dictates of justice and equity would have rendered it proper that the consent of the citi zens should have been obtained before any steps had been taken to extend the boundaries of the Corpota tioa. t $3943 $587 80 $22,070 80 $l9BO 84 $1546 87 $19,504 06 $41,471 , 00 9,100 00 1207 15 173 00 200 00 22 89 9265 76 U $44,867 89 $50,571 00 $44,867 89 Shortly after their appointment your Committee re quested the City Solicitor to furnish them with his op inion on the legal points involved in the decision of this question, and they herewith present a copy of his com munication, from which it will appear that the Su preme Court have decided that the Act ofJune 6.1836, is constitutional, and if that opinion be correct, the Councils are bound to admit any section of the said District upon their compliance with the Act. Without presuming, however, to express an opinion at variance with such high authority, the Committee would observe that from a careful perusal of the opin- !!!!!fl - ion of edge Kennedy, it does tan appear that Cho questiba of the ebliguion of Courrsile, to admit soak Districts if-they considered such course injurious to gip interests of the City. or contrary to the wishes of tiks citizens, vies not entertainexr.by the Court, but that Alin. decision wu confined to the °pension of the law urettil• the District itself,.and the holders of property situated therein,and expressly recognizei the principle, that the promotion of public interest ought always to prevtlit over considerations of private convenience or alive.. Cage_ Since the petitions were Owed' in the hands of the Committee, counter memorials have been presentedV the holders'Of property in section No. 17, and twenty 'one persons holding real estate therein, have request ed permission to withdraw their names from the feat named petition, thereby reducing the number of teppli cants below the required limit and clearly showinethat considerable diversity of opinion exists within the Dis trict as to the prepriety of reception, while, from what the Committee are informed, equal difference of views exists among the inhabitants of District N 0.43, upon the subject. As fur as the Committee have been able to atter. tain the opinions of their fellow-citizens, they are gen erally opposed to the admission, believing that tile enormous expense attending the extension of the pave ments and other city improvements over the Dietriet would be by no means defrayed from the taxes 'that could be collected within its limits, and would there fore involve the city in increased expenditure at a 'them when its resources are scarcely able to meet the est of the public debt and other unavoidable expottlee. While the Committee have no reason to believe that such extension of the city limits would increase theta. cilities of borrowing money, or add to the security the loans already contracted It is also feared that the damages to he allowed the owners of the ground taken for'squares, streets and ak• leys might ultimately fall upon the city at large, altho' the benefits thence arising would be almost exclusivelfy I confined to the owners of the property in their imusti- 5,543 56 1,08 77 diate vicinity. Should yourhonorable bodies decide on the aartsi4-' lion of the said Districts No 2 and 17 ,or either of them, it will be important to consider whether such District shall be received as a separate and distinct ward,which your Committee understand to be the desire of the pe titioners, or whether it shall be incorporated wiih such of the existing wards as may be coutigious there to, and upon this branch of the question your Commit tee beg leave to, present the following observations: By the first section of the act of the 26th December, 1833, the Councils are directed to divide the city into four wards, as nearly equal in population "as'may be" and the same act declares that the citizens of each iw ward shall annually elect one person as member of'the Select Council and five persons as members of thiCchat mon Council; and the 11th section of . the Act of 16th June, 1836, upon which the petitioners -ground their claim for admission, recognizes the duty of Coeneils to divide the city into four wards equal in population. By the Acts of Ist cf March and 4th of April. 1837,. providing for the annexation of the Borough of • the Northern Liberties to the city, under the name and style of the "Fifth Ward," it is enacted that the same number of persons shall be sent from that ward to each of the City Councils, as from the other wards, and the same acts contain previsions that the Justices of the . Peace residing therein shall be known as Aldermen o the City, and exercise all the p avers of that office, and also for the full organization of said ward,and. the ' extension of the jurisdiction of all the City Ordinances and officers within the said District. None of these provisions are found in the Act of the 16th June, 1836, excepting a general extension of the city jurisdiction, nor is there any authority given to increase the wards of the city above five, the members of the Select Conn cil above fifteen, or the Common Council above twenty-fire. Whereas, the various provisions author izing the division of the city into five wards equal in population. and restricting them to that number, are at once unlimited and imperative. It is, therefore. the opinion of the Committee that if your honorable bodies should deem it incumbent on you to admit the said Districtsor either of then, it or they must of ne cessity be incorporated with the e x isting wards adja• cent to them, and a new division of the city into wards must take place, having regard to the increased popu lation of the city resulting from scid admissieih. The Committee arc not provided with the information se (visite for such a division, which, moreover,by the 11th section of the Act of the 15th of June must be made at least thirty days before the time fixed for halting ehe city election. Under the influence of the above consideraticos, your Committee would earnestly disclaim all intention to treat with the slightest disrespect the signers of the petitions referred to them, but believing that further action by the Legislature will be required to secure the rights of the citizens, to carry out the views of tho, petitioners and fully establish the cify juridiction with in the said section, your committee feel constrained res.. pectfully to recommerd the passage of the_ subjoined resolution and request to be discharged from the far ther consideration of the report. 'THOS. BAKEW ELL, - WM. J. HOWARD, WM. M. EDGAR,. M. F. IRWIN. Resolrei, That it is inexpedient at present to court ply with the prnyer of the petitioners. In C. C. Jan. 3d, 1844. Report read and accepted and Resolution read three times and adapted. Report ordered to be published in the papers authorized to de the city printing in S. C. 1.1 Jan., 1844, Report read and accepted, and order to publish concurred in; the Resolution read twice and laid over. A. 1111 ru..ta, In S. C. sth Jan, 1344, the Resolution was read a 3d time and adopted. A. MILLAR, Clk. FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP DUMWACTONT, it,. 13, Fifth street, between Market and Wood, and corner of Sixth. end Grant tts T &H. WALKER feel grateful to the 1 s public for the liberal patrowe bestow ed upon them, and beg leave to state that they are now manufacturing and have constantly on hand a very su perior article in Beaver, Russia, Neutria, and every other description of Hats. Also, a variety of cloth, sealett and fur caps; all of which will be sold at the %V* ry lowest prices. As no part of their manufactute it done by machinery, but by the best workmen by hang, they can recommend with confidence their Hats. as be ing superior and more durable than those generally of- feted to the public. Merchants and storekeepers cea be supplied upon equally as low terms as in the Eat; ern Markets. 1. & H. WALKER. 0`23-3m. New Fruits. 311 BOXES CHOICE BUNCH RAISINS 50 half boxes do do; 20 quarter " do do; 20 bbls Dried reaches; just received and for sale IT, REINHART & STRONG, .4 0 " - d 29 I.loLibertv sc. Wm. PEACOCK, M. BLISS. PEACOCK & BLISS, GREAT WESTERN, PLAIN AND FANCY Glass Cutting Establishment, SMITHFIELD STREET, NEXT DOOR TO Tilt TEMPERA:4CE HALT.. WHERE all kinds of cut, plain and pressed glass of all descriptions, run be purchased at very rem sonable prices, together with a great variety of splendid" cut glass, window lights for steamboats, private houses and churches. Also, window glass, a superior artiv ...le, wholesale and retail. person: wanting any of the above artieles„will deg well to call and examine fur themselves, befuretEmbx sing elsewhere. E . V P N. B. Watch and Time piece Glasses always on hand. 025-4 m. Lippincott Mills. THE subscriber having purchased and thervogbly repaired these MILLS, is now manufacturing, andkill keep constantly on hand, a full supply of all the different kinds of Nails, Spikes and Braden, etc.—.- made from the best quality of Juniata Blooms, and soon as the necessary additions can be mule to-the machinery, he will manufacture every d of Bar and Sheet Iron, usually made in this Orders left with S. Cuthbert, at No. 94 Fir* street. near \Vood, or at the Mils in the Fifth Ward. will be promptly attended to, JAMES ANDERSON. sep 29-3ri E. J. ROBEPTS, Clk
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