CITY ACCOUNTS To Oil Selett and COMIIIOS-Countila of-the City of Pittsburgh.. Gem?: The johieCemrnittee of Councils netrertrittel at their regular meeting in Ntivernber last, fsr the purpose of ' • acid inne the ci y accounts, for the yearl643, bey leave to rpot t: - Therttery hare ewartined the Warrant Books of the r/rlesoc; and compared the Warrants-drawn with t ililOrents Vouchrro, and find the settle to bo corret; - -iltryitare•airrestrtnined the prttnents made by the -elaensurer; and find them to correspond with the war -rintiitlrawn on him, and base destroyed said -warrants. That, would further report that the balance of sash on i'"%restia - tviro thousand five litiedred and (bitty-five lift and twenty sizoehts; one hundred and scventy.fitts ^ which is in depreciated and .cminterfeit money. Your-eormnittee-steuldfarther report, that nn com liter'mg theatre - um of warrants drawn, with the pay .. msentsminde by the Treusurer, there appears to be now • outstanditee as near as can be ascertained, . the stm -of 142012 :in-addition to which there will be due der ' 'lng the year 1893, in certificates bearing 6 per cent. interest, which were issued in the years 1842-&'43, the sum of 13.206 0-1 which Wilt - hereto be paid for over'und above the 'ordinary expenses .of the current year. Your committee have also examined the amounts ; -nairl in by the different city officers, and find them to Agree with the treasurer's account current, which, with the reeorts of the different city officers is herewith sub - mitt( a. The committee have also thought it their duty to - - submit to Councils a Schedule of the pern n and -'temporary debt of the city, as well as a list of its .pro . - petty, with valuations annexed• All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN SHIPTON, MORctAN ROBERTSON, Pittsburgh, January 3, 1844. Commitiee. In Select Council,-3d Jan. 1844, read and accepted, - :arid ordered - tc - be publeshed with accompanying Doc - mments ALEX. MILLAR, Cl'k 1n C. C. Jan. 3d 1844; Report read and accepted and order fur publication concurred in. E. J. ROBERTS, Cl'k. —lanes A. Bertram, City Treasurer, in account with s the Mayor, Aldermen, end Citizens of Pittsburgh, for the year 1848. 1843 Dr. . 2 —Jan. 1. To Balance in Treasury, on set tlement this day $10,044 15 • " Cash recd for rent inside stalls, Diamond Market 2,497 50 " " of The Hartley, For rent of moveable stalls outside do 683 65 " " of *Thos M'Fadden. Wharf Mas.er, 114 vtiong'u River 8,413 26 " of F. NV Cook. do Alleg'y do 112 97 " " of B Hubley, Collector City Taxes, 1341 714 50 " of Richard Dugan de 1842 751 24 " of Wm. Graham do do , 2,193 35 " of Thes'Fairman do do 229 79 " " of Jae Dalzell do do 457 89 " " WN'Carcheon 1843 . 5,155 94 s. « Wmpitithane,dr do 3.158 50 " " :Tleos Pairman •do 5,400 00 " " Jen Vandivender do 5.642 63 " "' "Jas .Dalzell do 2,697 26 22,054 33 "4 •,rof Wm M'Cutcl eon, • 'do Water Rents do 3 618 14 .4 4.; Wm Graham Jr do 3,332 75 " Thos Fairtnan du . 41.300 00 1. 4" Jno Tandirender do 3,300 00 • " .Jeer hell sle 2.564 .58 ------17.115 44 " Wm Hartupee, Weigh Master 100 00 " " Chas Glenn, Rent of Hay Scales 35 00 " " R Moor rent of horse at Water W. 150 00 " " J Loughliu do property at N. Basin 15 20 " " 4)Ftsbn,stock, on ac't rent room Votth end of Court House 87 50 "." " John Shaffer do do 87 5U " " Chas Rayner do South 175 00 • James M'Dowal, City Gouger 314 82 " " D Hunter, Inspector Solt, 1843 87 88 " " Alex Hay, Mayor, Watchmer.'s fees and costs 115 20 " " Do do Fines end forfeits 110 51 " " Do do Licences for vegel I 583 67 %legal's, &c. Diamond marke , '" '. Do do for Licences, &e. 514 13 . .44 - 4" W W M'Gregar, Board Measurer 471 " D M'Clelland ditto 22 22 " " John Creighton ditto 33 94 " " Caleb Hurst ditto 518 " S W Carr, assessor water rects '42 827 53 " Ditto do 1843 135 30 Trn,itee. Gas Works 29,341 53 - " Sundry Loans 16,818 24 " " John Milroy, Board Measurer 13 00 "" " A Hay. Me or, Collected of the Board of Trade 14 00 :844 4ita ITo Balance of this am't on hand 2,535 26 1143 Cr. Jan 1 Bypayrnent of enmity appmprirttions, tizc No 1 Salaries of City officers -5.709 25 " • " " 2 liverrAt on City Loans 35.543 23 " " " " City Gass stock 4,817 00 .40,360 23 156 83 " " 3 Public Printing " " 4 Engine and Hose Com- panies l.OlO 00 -" " " 5 City Watch 3.577 25 " " 6 City Water Works 7,606 41 " " " 7 Repar'g paved cart ways 1,647 22 " " 8 Cleaning Ditto 1,651 67 " " 9 Redemption City Sctip 711 90 " " "'lO &miry Loans 10,448 35 " "11 Outstaading . Wnerants 4,449 34 " " "12 Improvement Itlonortga • helm Wharf " " 14 Contingent_Fund 8.789'56 -44 Am ' t Truatees Gas works 25,841 53 "" Balance to January 1, 1844 - 2,535 26 Report of City Officers. VI Flubley, Collector of taxes Ist Ward for 1841 'Balance doe on duplicate for 1841 $1,340 04 Paid Treasurer un 714 50 Balance remaining unpaid $625 54 R Dugan...Collector of taxes, Ist Ward for 1842. Balanre ate nn duplicate fur 1842 817 00 'Pala Treasurecon set. 751 24 Balance rernainiaa unpaid ' 65 76 Win Graham, Curlector of taxes, 2d Ward, 1842, 'Balance duo on duplicate 2,300 08 'Paid Treasurer 2,198 35 Exoneration' and reductions 33 75 'Commissions on $2,266 33 67 se 2;380 08 Thorn's Fairman, Collector of taxes.. 3d Ward 1842, Balance due on duplicate 295 82 Amount collected in addition 197 _ _ _ Paid Treasurer - Exonarations and reductions -;Commissions On 297 79 --limos Dalt°ll, Collector of tfix.eo. sth Ward 1842. 'Balance duo on duplicate • Patti Tr!esuret Vonattniatioss MCCutchooo, Collector; lit Ward, Tax Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer 17,,n,m6Aions on $5;155 94 aftrokint ofdepliaate Paid Treasurer Sa . rim W by irer Care ~...2411611modeapaiteeted 114.900 09 111,900 19 297 79 229 79 55 79 12 21 457 n 14 16 8,348 49 5,155 94 154 67 5,310 61 3,037 88 'Water Best. 4.865 00 3,618 11 183 00 536 75 Commissions on .$3514 11 108 54 4 445 4'o • . %lance nnptild 4iB tiO - Mr MeCtitchlif he, since settled their:ll*nel aneon his duplicatte fnilVater Rents, and ha* nc't. city Taaeii4ll2s, and mnao returns of lase TII3CCIS $172 5`4, he has been confined by sickness; wawa@ not able to -make his report in time. %Vitt Orahain.jr. Collector, 24 1 Ni:it'd Tax Amount of duplicate • aid Treasurer Commissionons3.ls9 50 Lost taxes remitted Counterfeit notes Balance unpaid _ 'Mai ileh, Amount erelutilicata4,o7o . 00 rent+ Paid TuFer . . . 2,332 75 Reiducticm 'ly Water Cam. 85' 50 Returned uncollected 55,1 -77 COmmissions on $3,332 75 '99 98 —"---- 4,070 00 Thus Fairman, Co!lnuit, 3d Ward Tax Amount or duplicate 6,020 47 Paid Treasurer 5.400 00 Commissions on $54 00 162 00 Rcdurtions on lost taxes returned 175 92 5,737 92 13a1alance unpaid Water Rent Amount of duplicate 5,336 00 Paid Treasurer 4,300 00 Reduction by Water COM. 84 75 Returned uncollected 577 25 Cumrnisdions-on $4300 129 00 5,091 00 'Balance unpaid 245 .00 .T. ha Vandivender,rollectar. 9th Ward. Amount of dnplitate 7,440 92 Paid Treasurer 5,642 '6B Commissions on $5,642 69 469 27 Lost taxes remitted 193 89 6,005 79 Balance unpaid Water Rent Amount of duplicate 3,943 00 Paid Treasurer 3,300 00 Reduction by Water Committee 54 00 Returned uncollected 490 00 Cumission on $3300 99 00 games Dalzell,Collertor, sth Ward, Tax. Amount of duplicate Paid Treasurer Commission on $2,697 26 Lost Taxes remitted Balance unpaid Water Pee Amount of duplicate 3,269 00 Paid Treasurer 2,564 58 Reduction 6301Yater Com. 118 00 Returned uncollected 260 75 Commission un *2,564 58 '76 (A 3,020 26 Bkinnce unpaid 248 74 Valuation of Property belonging to the city of Pitts- burgh. Value" kw Water Works ineintlintt the Lots and' Basin, Stc., as per Bilk of cost $240,000 Value -1 01 d Water Works, including the t Lcas Basin, &c., wit♦t pipes Laid Present value $463,000 Value of Lets for 8-ts Wnrks 30,00 " Tour House 20.000 " Hay Scales 8.000 Al " on Holmes' Hill 10.000 " in the sth Ward 1,500 " on 7th street, Neptune En gine Hose 11 on 4th street, Eagle and Al legheny 466 Shams Gas Stock CITY OF PITTSBURGH AMOUNT 07 Loris. Amount of Loans. Time when Redernr.ble $3 000 1-t ufJuly.434o. 2,000 lit " 1841. 2,500 Ist " 1842. 15.000 Ist Sept, 1343. 45,000 . 29th " 1843. 1,200 • 29th 0cir,1843. /1,000 Ist July, 1841. 6,000 Ist " 1847. 17.500 lst Oct'r. 1d47. 111.000 lit " 1851. 1.876 Ist Jan'y.lBs4. 40,000 Ist July, 1856. 8.896 75 13th 3,lny, 1856. 18,000 31st Decr, 1858. 100.000 Ist May, 18i9. n.oeo Ist Jan'y.lB63. 12.000 Ist July, 1860. 20,000 lst " 1839.. 20.000 Ist " 1864. 20.000 Ist " 1866. 30.000 lit Aug't, 1866. 20.0110 Ist July, 1868. .5.000 Nu elute. 3.800 (13.0 f Pitts.)lst .March,lB44. $530,772 75 Those LOW'S timtnre due in 1843, are prnviaefi by Ordinance 27th Nov., 1843, to issue bonds payable Ist July, 1863. AMOUNT OF CERTIFICATES Or DEBT ISSUED BY THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. Certificates of Debt payable in 1843, $683 02 1844, 13.206 01 It It" 1845, 6.959 30 s 1848, 1.086 29 Floating Debt, REPORT OF Ar.ExANnEre HAY. MAToPt. Received for Fines and Forfeitures, $110.51 " Watchmen's fees & costs, 115.20 " " Licences for Drays &c. 514.13 " " " " Veeble sutlls, 583,67 $1,328.51 Paid to Treasurer. $1,328,51 Paid to Treas'r for Coal to Board of Trade. $14,00 He has also received fees to which he is entitled by law, 846.35 Taos. HARTLEY. CLERK tiT MARKET Received for rent of stallsfrom Ist of Jan. 1843, to lstJun. 1844, Fees on above, $75.96 Paid Treasurer, 683.65 Received for brending and roP.asuring, $10,12 " " rneastning bark, 23.11 • wood, 19,00 " " '• & bran'g coal w'gns,l3,7s Butter taken in market, being too light weight, 297 notainal pounds. bA1 , 113 HUNTZR, SALT INSPY.CTOR. Hu inspected at N° 4. Salt, 25.389 bbls. " 2 3,088 " " 3 " 133 " Receiirekd fees $439,44. raid Treasurer $87,88 CHss OLEAN. WEIGA MASTER 'AA' FIAT' SCA.I.I.S. Has weighed inlay Scales up to the 15th DeclB43, 830 gross and 231 nett tons. Received fees 295.25 Paid Treasurer 35,00 Wig IlAwroptii. Wzioa MAITER4T MARILET.S. Has received fur fees at the Weigh house in the Diamond market since Jan 21st Op to Dec 20th, 1343, inclusive, - 383,07 raid Treasurer rent, $lOO,OO BOARD MEASURERS WAV McGregor, tneaswed 311,000 feet; fees 31,40 Paid Treasurer 4.71 Jl3O Creighton,measuted eA63,645 feet; firs $26.3.4 Paid Treasurer 3414. D . McClelland. measured 1,481.5ta reer„ fr. * 148,15 Paid Treasurer t2i 1 33 Caleb Hunt, measured 245,273 feet; fees 34,53 Paid Treasurer, 5,18 Jolla Haff4iNneatiurefl 859,214 feet; feel 801 Paid TrettAucer, .13,00- John Owe,., meadared737,9sl feet; ices - 73,79 Paid Treasuror 11,07 J A IlleitNlol,o* ELI., Or AOllll. Tlnq gamed 6,914 bbte W hickey, 6903 bbls 1 61oloften, 653 bblq Linseed nil and 101 bbla stock. Received fees 029,76 ?aid Treasures 314,23 5,67937 To John Elkipton, Morgan Robertson, and AP Clach , ! eon, Ergs., Committee un City Accounts: GOV'T: This sheet presents a synopsis of the business of the 'Wharf at this port for the current year, etaling - 31st •flay of December, taken from the books, "whielt -are, agreeably to yol.rinstruction 4, herewith presente9: Flats and Flat Boats. auttrs. ettspirs. 6-3 00. g 9 :11 1,158 S 9 94 15 - 131 33 600 9,399 58 2,288 79 January, 6 55 275 February, March, April, 84 365 19 25 May, 23 275 13 75 June, 30 380 19 OD July, 16 180 900 Aug,cru, 15 180 9OD 1,135 13 3,913 00 3,196 -t4 2,697 26 80 IR In 20 2,920 37 222,000 $369,800 $2l-934 61 140,0140 00 $759,65 StTtember, 18 195 975 Octether, 13 155 775 Novem:er, 16 . ..QM 10.75 December, 11 140 700 Tomle. 180 Ql4O 107 00 'lO7 00 Keel and Canal Boas. 't g to se `2 A • January, 12 295 14 73 February, March, 4 110 550 April, 44 1170 08 50 56 1505 '75 4/5 June, 47 1200 60 00 July., 34 905 45 25 Atiznet, -76 2960 143 00 SertPMber, 40 1330 66 50 Di-diber, 49 1110 5150 Noreinber, 30 750 37 50 December, 9 20J 10 00 Tcmth, 401 11535 676 75 3 6 '75 Steam Boots That taire arrived oftener than once a week. g g ‘C. 3 le ),. ;.• t • 2 Janunry, 43 2414 68 21 February, 5 546 15 80 March, 64 5666 107 20 April, 1213 9731 223 50 May, 140 10301 250 36 Julie, 144 10529 243 07 July, 97 6682 155 13 AueliAt, 23 560 10 68 September, 48 4363 94 00 October, 96 1619 143 26 November,ll3 8469 189 03 December, 79 5715 121 43 Totals, 1070 72134 1651 72 1651 72 Steam Boats ° a • = ? ; • • Jnmmry, 20 2211 112 03 F,•hranrv, 25 3972 193 60 Mardi, 53 6131 446 55 April, 86 12425 621 May, 91 12811 610 55 87 12284 614 20 July, 54 6073 303 65 Augur, 27 1923 96 40 S••ptrmber, 58 5837 291 83 Odd) . r. 89 11875 593 75 lil.weiriber. 65 9077 453 85 December, 42 6479 323 93 Torah., 697 - .13.1 4656 65 4656 65 Extra wharfige, and wharfage un honts laid up. 363 71 Wharfage taxetion the Dry Dock up to time of its removal to Allegheny for repairs, 10 months, at $lO per month. 100 00 Wharfage taxed MI June 11 ' Ferry Landing, for 1 year to I.t Jarniar:, 1344—t..0 boats at $5 each per month, 120 00 Virinernfre tinted on cool and brick flats, 407 87 Wharfage taxed un lumber land ed, 17 85 One half of the wharfage taxed at Bakewellts Landing. 104 13 Laid up wh .r sae taxed on Keel Boats.. viz: James Ba don $5. George Stoop $4, Jacob Roof $4. 13 00 Balance:being tincollocted wharf . - age fur 1842. bronghl forward, 283 78 Amount overpaid, 27 72 CONTRA. Cash paid into City Treasury,as my receipts show, 8163 87 Counterfeit money on hand, 12 00 Wharfage lost, included in the balance uncollected 1842. viz: Steam Boat Leanderl 38. Na polcon63. Penelope 1 20. Tel• egraph 6 50. Vigilant 90. 10 77 Balance... heiag amount of uncol lected wharfage, as per detail• ed statenaem, 213 54 $4400 18 $B4OO 18 Very respectfully submitted. TI4OS. 31cFADDEN. Pittsburgh, January ht. 1844. E. W. Cook, Wharfma , ter. Allegheny Wharf. Report. Amount of wharfage in wuit. $175 12 n,, watollected, good, Dn do doubtful, Paid Treasurer, Annual Report of the Ilraler Committee for the year] 343. To the Select and Common Councils of the city of Pittsburgh: The Water Committee presron tit: following Report of their proceedings for the year 1343: The Water Rents assessed on the ti,lferent establish ments using the Hydrant Water, amount to twenty two thousand and seventy dollars and eight• cents, as ful- lows, viz: City Gls %Yorke, $lOO County Jail and Offices, 100 3 Glass Manufactories, 61 4 Public Baths, 102 3 Tanneries, 120 7 Breweries, 115 19 Livery Stables. 296 11 Foundries, 26) 52 Stearn Engines, 1,616 4J91 Stores and Dwellings, 16,855 55 Retail Liquor Stores, 401 6 Rectifying Distilleries, 115 7 Hatteties, 106 73 Tuserns and Hotels, 1,231 80 new Buildiage: 587 80 --- $22,070 80 Of this amount the Collector of the lIIRAT WARD Reports Reductions by Committee, $lB3 ' Uncollected. 536 75 Cul.edied ' 4145 23 Amount of his DupliCate, $4865 sEcuttif w.sicro. Reports Reductions by Co6omittee,sBs 50 " Uncollected, 551 77 " Collet ted 3432 73 Amount q'6b Doplictes, hilt titrw.vas. Reports reductions by cornrnittes $34 73 Uncollected 577 25 " Collected 4674 Amount of hid Duplicate, Reports reductions by committee $54 " Uncollected 49D 0 Collected 3399 Amount of his Doplicrito Report* reductions by committee $ll9 • Uncollected 26 .) 75 " Cultected 2890 25 Amount if hiA 'duplicate $3269 iiISICSSOR liteD REGIATIR. Report collet:tad on new buildings, $135 30 " due 452 50 1517 80 Or the arrears of lag year there remained unpaid $1327 Judg,ments on Aldermen's docket 153 81 Collected by Assessor and Re . $827 . 513 indgments on Aldermen's dotltet 719 34 Amnant doe fatl9l9. ronsid••red a. Tom 433 97 jrntai 'Amount collected for Water this year. By Collector td Ist Ward. ;4145 25 2.1 d Ward, 3432 73 31 Ward, 4674 " 4 b art), 3399 sth Wurd, 2890(25 -- $18,54123 " Assessor and Register, 135 33 " " arrears for 1842, 827 53 $19,504 06 Appropriation for '1343. • Anywint of Sraip as pr annnlement to the OrdinitnreofJ une 4n. 1811, pa..ed 2 7th day of February, 1843, $lO,OOO But. of Scrip remaining from '42 1,071 Contingent fond in haruLt of Sit• p riiitemlent, in Scrip, Jan'y 7th, 1843 110 Amer of appropriation at three several times fur current ex penses $8,503 Contingent fund in hand of Su perintendent, other than the I,Fcrip Jan. 7th, 1843 600 Total amount appmpri.vea, $50.571 00 Expenditures on ac. of the current expenses of the Works. Coal for supplying the Works, $1450 36 Roles sod Packing Y.rn 108 71 Oil. Tallow and Cancilea 227 54 , Cmit ing4, including npairs of Engines and Pumps 1907 15 'For signing Scrip 175 00 Labor anti servires 200 00 Stationary 22 89 $3391 65 Expenditures on ere. of Extensirn of Pipes 4.e. For Pipes and Load $1063 00 'l3ln ac. Lacing do. 595 77 $1653 77 rxpenditures on go Ness. Works. Paid forripes. Starr.lionie andPennork and Mitchell $BB4B 'Paid J & C A Beck, Car penter work 3612 " for Lumber 2277 EINPIT and Blacketork for Stt n • work 5965 '• for stone work at Basin 931 75 " for Painting 750 " for Paving 2575 81 " for Hardwaro 529 17 " rent of lot fur use of stone masons, 320 " r tof Steam Enzb • 270 10 Iron, Nails and Smith work 645 " Lead 579 ••• Gloms 149 " Lnboor 4540 14 " Bros s and Copper work 254 75 " Plastering 349 " A nbuts and Preston on a'. Engine!, and Pumps 9265 78 " White Lend 41 " two Flats used for laying pipe in River 51 50 " a House tit 'Basin for watchman 15n " Btick work 86 62 " for Excavation 756 " Wm Ban fur Grading Basin 460 " Hauling 75 87 •• Coal 275 " 011,Canales, 'Ropes and Packing Yarn 73 " Witeetimmove 28 " Buckets 5 38 Contingent funds in hands of Superintendent 1000 Whole nmt expended on ac N W for 1343 $44,867 89 Contingent fund in hands Su periotend•int. ono hundred and sixty-three dollars of which is in Scrip lan. sth, 1844 1552 89 OF the amt expended fir new works, there was paid in scrip by warrants 40,900 Paid out scripCuntingent fund 400 In hands of Sorriatendent, Jan's 7th. 1343. $41,308 Paid out of appropriation foi current expenses by warrants 2,959 89 Pail out of rontingent fund. other than Scrip, 600 Remaining in hnnd,i of Su perintendant, Jan. 7. '43 $44,867 83 Aim scrip apprnpiiatrd $41,471 do expended 41.308 $336 84 Bal. of Scrip. being part of coAtiLizent fitl, in hands of Sup'•rintendent $163 01 the Pio.. laid down in 1843 there is 1770 feet of 12 inch on Liborty street; 285 '• 8 " on Atinm44tree4 3:24 " 8 " on 4'cnn street; 327 " 4 " on Quarry street; 87 " 4 " on Waghington street; 250 " 4 " on Etna street; 311 " 15 nne rn street'. 2142 " 20 " Enzine Muse to Basin; 171 " 18 '• South Aide of Ba4int 300 " 12 " Waste Pipe from Basini 400 " 22 " in the River. 6677 feet. 457 " do laid in 121441 54 '215 •• do is pr ropuit of 18411 59.409 total numh"r of feet of Pipes hid in the city; bring unentols of eleven miles. Number eLStop Ciwks. 101 do Fire Plugo, 59 Reervitteatios Amount expended on ecnount of New Works. as per report of 1841, 1211=1 97 Amount expended in 1842, es per report. 81.172 54 7017KTIKIPARD VITTti 'WARD $1930 94 $1546 87 --- $41,471 00 450,571 OU A:nourit do 1343, do do 44,857 89 &nouns paid cAitractorrin bona:4, as per resolutions of . Couacils, 15.194 94 Total amount of coAt of New F. Winits,s.l4l,27/9 31 Amount expended for old Water Works, ° is per r port of 18 4 31, 133,619 48 Ada for extmisios of pipes in 1842, cost of pipes and laying. • Do for extension in 18 1 13. oust ntpipespoid Pennock & Mitchel in bond, as per re solution of Councils, Do cost of layin; &c, paid out of appropriation for 1843, Do coat of stop cocks paid by bonds, as per resolution of Councils, in 1843, Total nmrsint expended for -supplying the city with water, $433,815 45 The Committee alto report that they have counted and cle4froyed five thousand &Hart of the torn and de faced scrip which had been replaced by the issne new scrip. nrcordine to resolution of CotmCils passed the 29th of Mac, 1843. The a liclet being now all completed and the new works ready to put into operatioa; your committee have deemed it advisable to present to you honorable Bodies in addition to the expendi•ures of the present year, a report containing a condensed statement of the whole am r unt of the cost of the new works, together with that of the old, and embracing all the pipes laid down in the streets for the di strib,rtion of water fr ,m the comm'nce• meat of the water works up to the present period, in order that the whole may be presented at one view to your irtsp•ction. as well as to ramiing to the citizens generally, a knowled,m of the am runt of their cost as well as of die amount of reveou • required derived from them to meet the demands on the city Treasury incurred in consequence of their trection. By the completion of the new workt, the old basil lot, together with the houses and lett at the river, and the two ream engines and pumps, contained there in. will be no longer necessary to the pubic service, and can be placed io the market and sold at any tirna which miy be desired by your honorable !Indies. And it is thought that such n price can be obtained for them as will redeem a very large portion of the scrip which has been lasued in payment fur the work, for which purpme yo ir Committee would earnestly recommend that the pro.teeds of the said property be strictly appro priated. .The entire amount which has been expended for the purpose of supplying the city with water, as will be seen by the report (omitting the fractions) is four hundred and thirty eigrit thousand d diens, and which, after dteletting the probable-value of the pmperty, say one hundred end thirty ei;ht thousand 'dollars, which will be c..nvertibleitsto money by the Councils when the ruhlic interest seem to require it, will leave n balance remaining as the entire cult of the works of sac !bree hundr.d thousand dollars. $962 83 The cnrrent annual expenses for the Clie of the works will be about Five Thousand D .Ilar3, not including the salary of So;ierintend tnt anal As4essor. The am Ault which will be required annually to pay the interest on the investm •nt, will be eighteen thousand dollars— ma'%ing together twenty three thoo.and dollar., which will be required to enable the works to meet the expen ses and interest. The amount assessed for the veer 1843. es stated, is seventy-two thousand and seventy dollar-, 6f wl ich, including the collocti•ra m we by tho Assessor una Re.g, ister, of nine hundred and thirty two dollars, chiefly after the report of last year, there has been collected ninet.en thuusand fire hundred and four dollars,—uf the amount which has been returned us 1111Ccd lettea, every eonwidorable part wi:l no doubt vet be paid whether it be continued in the hands or the col lector. or placedin that of the lit-gicer and Assessor, fur collecting.. It it rho• apparent that a certain revenue is at ranee derivable for the works, allowance bei 17, ma: I , lr thOirlereD4l9 expected from the extensions the pipes, mado in the veer - 1844. will, if the amounts as.esscii be properly collected, pity the internee and expens and may b y proper management he made to %ie:d a -:irrplu., for the use of the City, without being it a:t burtheasome to those personstisiog the Hydrant Wnter. 9,100 CO Your Committee are nfopi that a bitge addition al revenue may he had by supplying the city of Alit.- gimy with water fr im the New Basin. and which.it ran be eff.eted at n small comparative vost by intersecting the ma'n of fifteen inches, leading from the Basin down O'Hara street. ut Qnarrt• street. and cantinuing it to the opptedte side of the River. As it ii now come-npl ited to take up the 0141 supplying main on Fifth stree - , and r.-day it in Wylie street. so soon as the wea her in the spring will permit, the city. thus havin ,apply at opposite extremities, no inconve nier.w cried possibly arise from n want of water. in cnriseqitence of cnanecting with the present main at Qoll.lry street, one for supplying the city of Allegheny, :►s •toted. Your ,:ommittee are satisfied of the practicaLility of the pr t tect a well R 3 of the ability of the works to fur nish them an adequate 547,p1y of water arid at a much less cost than it could ha obtainert is nay ocher manner, and as a Committee has been appointed by the City Coo. icils ni Allrghony, to enquire into and report upon the subject,stre would respectfutly +oz.:est that doe c an siderutien he given to it by your &to. b tdies, should it come formally before you for your action. Your Committee cannot clusl the nport without bear ing testimony to the very able and efficient manner in which the duti?+ of the Superintendent of Water Works and of fttgister and Assessor have been perfor med by the oresent incumbents during the year, end hope that the Junes asssza,-d those Oleo 3 rely arrays discharzed in the some satisfactory manner to suc ceeding Comm't tees. All of .which is irspectfuly sul mined. JOHN SHERRIFF. 1V M. J. HOWARD, Inn 5 1814 NV M.M EDGAR. It is calru'ate. l l by tha surr:ntentlant that the new works are repshle of playing four millions hlit iirvd and twenty thousand gadonsof water evt ry MCI/. ty four hours, and by laying tin addi•atal mutat piste Imm the Pumps to the basin or the same size as the one now in usts, &Kittle that crox oity. The two Ba sin* together will contain six seven hal lrad and fitly six thntasanci seven hundred anti four gallons. In C. C. Jun'v sth. 1814, read and itclopted.alli I or dered to he pah!bthed is Ch. n mere rrh trize I t ad t the city Printing. E. .1. ROB -:R1 . 3. Crk. In Select Council, sth Ja itiary. 1844. fetal and ac cepted, and order to pubdsti concurred in A- MILLAR, The C nittee to ‘vlErn was r7t;•rral Ells petition of :pm Ivy Pere Inc purporting to be froisholdors in sertion No. 847 of the City District, laid off iat pirstEtnee of the Act of Assemb!y, passed 16th J one. 1813, Re4pect illy report— That your Committee view the subject referred to them as one of the most important ever stfonitted to the consi lerttion of C00:1614.mM therefore laying aside all regard to objects of inere:y a local or temporary na ture; it has been their earnest endenvor to appr. ateh it With cnntior and impartiality. baying respect itiilse to the laws of the *tat., the interests, claims and wishes of the petitioners and other residents of the said .sez thm. and the citizens residing and holding property within the present city lizn'ts. Your Committee cannot forbear expressing their regret that the said Act did not provide some equitn ble merles of ascertaining the opinion of the maiori y of the citizens residing within the said districtda relation lotheir admission into the City, as they find it-difficult to reconcile the idea of subjecting such residents. wit h. out their consent, to the heavy resrionsibilty and taxa tion necessnrily incident to theirn n nexat ion to the tlty. with that jealous regard to the rights of all her cittien which characterizes the Constitution of Pennsylvania; while at the some time the Committee firmly believe that the important con-equences that may result to the community u bleb they have the honor in putt to ria resent, from the adoption of this ransom, no less than: due regard to the dictates of .ji.wica and equity would have rendered it proper that the cmisent of the citi zens should have been obtained b: , fure uny steps had been taken to exte.nd the boundaries of the Corpot tiou. Slimily after their appointment your Committee re quested the City Solicitor to furni=h them with his op inion on the !era. 1 points involved i tthedecision of this question. and they herewith present a copy of hi -com munication, from whith it will appear that Vie Su preme Court have decided that the Act lifJ rie 6.1836. is constitutional. and if that opinion be correct, the Cou.icils are hound to admit any section of the said District upon their compliance with the Act. Without presuming, however, toexpress an opinion at variance with such high authority, the Committee Would °haat ve that from a careful perusal of the opin- foe of Judge Kennedy, it does nut appear that thst question of the obligation of Councils, to admit snob Districts if theyconsitlered such course icjarions to the interests of the City. or contrary to thet,.witirs of the 1 citizens, was not entertainaby the Coat, latAtlisa ' decision was confined to the operation ()fibs law spits lthe District itself, and lb.) bolder: of property !kasha tberein.and expressly recognizws the pirinciple, %bathe promotion of public interest ought_ always.htresai over considerations of private convenietairwr - isaree. 'age.' . 770 32 Since the petitions were placed thallaads dtbr Committee, counter memorials have been pinioned by the. holders of property in section No. 17, a.ad twenty- cne rersothiholsling real estate therein, have request ed permislioulo withdraw their names from the fart named petition, thereby reducing the number of appli cants below the reqedred limit and clearly showing that con tiderable diversity of opinion exists witbietbeDiss, trict as to the propriety of its reception, while, from what the Committee are informed, equal differenal Of views exists among the inhabitants of District No. 9, upon the subject. As fir as the Committee have been able to iscer. Lain the opinions of their fellow-citizens, they,itns get(- (-rally opposed to the acirnissiou.believVriplarthii enorm mi expecJicratentlin4,the extension of the pare. meets and other city improvements over the District would be by no means defrayed - kJ= the taxes that could be collected within its limits, and wourd then- Ft In• involve the city in increased expenditure at a time when its resources are scarcely able to meet the inter est of the public debt and other unavoidable expenses. While the Committee have no reason to believe that rich extension of the city limits would increased:le fee cilitieA of harrawinz money, or add to the security the loans alr,adv contracted 5,543 56 1,633 77 It is also fiar - ed that the damages tobeallowed the owners of thegrJund taken for squares, streets and ello , lays might ultimntelyfall apon 'he city at large, side" the benefits thenca arising would be almost exclusiveli confined to the owiters of the Truperty in their imute! dime vicinity. Should yoorhinornhle bodies decide on the sion of the said Districts No 8 and 17,0 r either of them, It will be im:iortant to consider whether such District shall be received as a separate anddistinct ward,vrhich your Committee understand to be the desire of tits pe-' titioners, or whether it shall be incorporated wills such of the existing wards as may be contigious there to, and upon this oinneh of the question your Commit- tee beg leave to present the following observations: - By the first section of the act of the 26th Decembei, 183-3, the Councils are directed to divide the city in* fear wards. as nearly equal in population "as ttuty be" and the tune net declares that the citizens of each ward shall a:mu-illy elect ore person as member or the Select Council and five persons asmembers of the Com mon Council; and the 11th section of the Act of 16th Jh is, 1836, upon which the petitioners ground their claim for admissicm, recognizes the duty of Councils to divide the city into four a, arils equal in population. By the Acts of Ist i-f :‘larrli and 4th of April. 1837, pmviding fir the annexation of the Borough of' the Northern Lilx-rties to the city. under the name and style of the "Fifth Ward," it is enacted that the MUM rutmber of persons shall he sent from that ward to each of the City Cot:mils, as from the other wards, and the same act. c intain provisions that the Justices of the l'eare residing therein shall be known as Aldermen of the City, nil exercise all the p 'wens of that office, and also fir ti e rod orzanization of said warrl,and the extension of the jurisdi:ti.i, of all the City Ordinances and officers within the sail District. None of these provisions are fund in the Act of the 16th June, 1836, excepting a g tneeni extension of the city jurisdiction, nor is th , re aiy atith.o ity given to increase the ward* of the city above flee, the members of the Select Coun cil above fifteen, or the Common Council a bove &rent:Hive. Whereas, - the varistos provisions author izing the division of the city into five wards equal in population. and restricting. them to that number, are at on.-e it 'limited and imperative. It is, therefore, thin ttpieien of the Committee that if your honorable bodies should d Jt•TTI it incumbent on you to admit the sail Districtsor -r of them, it or they most of net rt'ssity be inc wpm:vet-1-x 'e....tle_Ah.ti-existing wards adja cent to them. anti a new division of the city into wards most take place. Lavin:in.-earl to the i creased pore latio of the city resulting from sail admission. The Committee nre tun provid-A nich the informttion re (resit, tbr such rt m, which. mor,over.hy the 11th section of the Act of Ca , 15Ih ofJmnt must be made nt lenst thirty days befere the time frkyd for kidding the city e'section. Under the influ ance of the above considerations, your earnriitt.e would e:rrnestly disclaim all intention to treat with the:lightest disrespect the signers of the petitions referred to them, but believing that further action by the Legislature will be rerpii red to secure the rights of the eitizstis, to carry out the views of the pvtitioaersnial folly establish the eitypridirtion with: in the said section, your committee f:el constrained M k,. pet-trolly to teco•nmerd the pas*ale of the sulijoi r •solution and request to be discharged from the Stg t• er consideration of the report. THOS. DAKEWEIL, W3l. J. HOWARD, WM. M. EDGAR; M. F. IRWIN. • Resolve-Z. That It is ineiipedient at present to mitt; p!y a it h the prayer of the petitioners. In C. C Jon. 3d, 13.14. Report rend and acoepteti ai d Re,dation read th . ree times and 4kdopted. Report ordered to be pob!ish.d in the papers authorized to dd tie rioting. In S. C. 31 Jan.. 1811. Report read and accepted, And o.aler to pablisb concurred in; the iteAo:urinn rcitd tv, ice an I laid over. A. MIILLAR, Olk. 4n S. C. sth Jan, 1;144, the Re.o!ution was rend g 3I time nnd }opted. A. MILLAR, elk. FRS. R. SHUNK: Subject 10 the decition of THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Cosi:EN:TIM( ir;l)c Mail') Morning Potts AI.)NDAY, JANUARY 8, 1344 Th htivo crowded out our gcliiuridl matter thin mor.,ing 7:7The m o n n r 1.. which thAga gcts over oar no.; tice of it. abuse of the Court and Jury in the Biddle Case, is so very original and conclusive. that we have no room for reply Some people may not rightly dermand how the job work and adverti3ing of the Mors lag Post, could influeoce the min:l3 of the Judge ari( Jury, but it i 4 no doobt pbtin tt thoxu whose principal emortno3s consi3te in med Ling with other people's bit•inees otroirs. The list of patronage made out for us by the Age is very pleasing. but it would be still more agreeable if the editor would irf Rrn ist of the 111:1A convenient way to scare the "twenty two hun dred renions." Such a windfall would suit at 4.liicotr_c In our pnbliciitioll on S ituri3y of the meeting at the Washington Hot(' on Thitrschy evening, in relation, to the .‘f uynt n lityt,he trimrs of . the Committee of Vi„tileyee of the sth IVArd mere 0n:t2.1 in the copy furnishe utd. We publish them helm,. sth k Vuril-6-Pcter ift. David Freer+. Wm. M..; son, .111:111 A Parkinson. AiMellsvainP.S H AVoor)yrrird, Ormeston, IL sbt Glass. James Benny, Wm ary. .fa ne. lihn Smith. S tinitPl Biirton, Pollard MeCormick. tvinrrls James Hamilton, Wm Hamilton, Jno Fortune, Geo Stewart, Esq., Jahn THERESE DT:Mani. t I,e fr MI the profs; pen of F.ucr.%P: SUE. tra../s'utl:l by J. F. Kum, is f rate at Coox's ..THAT" Thal —S /e ua y,A j al.r.ey'9 Ec presii took. The Sene.-a Funs Demaccat of the 28th ult.. ht 4 tiv e•Litive to ir3— No rPrtnin tr.iro ha+ yet been.li c:Afered of the rob hers of Pttrriervy . s & rirh"..ll. W. 219der•tar'd •1 left do c sr+ is this vitinzP on 514i.n13c right hat been an exted on suspicion of being concerned in it. and is now lodged in Waterloo jail to await as exami; nation." MMWEra E. .f. rtntEPTS, Cl' FUR GUVP:RNOR
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