e are requested by Wit-Lisst J. tiowattn,
Esq., Mayor elect, to say that he will be hippy to see
his 41 ientis this evening, at his house in third street,
between Cherry alley and Grant street, left hand side.
[Gaz cite.
- In accordance -with the above notice, the C °Metier s
met to partake of the good things provided by th e
iieccessful candidate to grace his triumph. We were
notthere,bat"Cebwebs" our reporter fur suc h occasions
was among them "takin' notes," and has furnished
vs - with a free report of all their proceedings.
The company was "small, butbighly respectable."
The chief of the Cordeliers was there, accompanied
<by the author of the whig, Address which proved the
^natives to have been guilty of knavery and falsehood.
"Ancient Pistol," late of the Aqueduct, was among
the most conspicuous of the honored guests; ho was
, accompanied by the funny—not finny—Mr. M—l, who
cametocongratulate the host on his saccessful struggle
4forthe loaves and fishes. His efforts on the occasion
were not calculated to make his "shad-ow grow less"
for some time. The editor of the Gazette walked arm
'in arm with his brother of the A merican, and appear
ert to be entertaining his "fat coadjutor" with some dis
closures about the fifteen whips.
After the guests had all nriivra, the company par
took of an entertainment, which was really creditable
to the liberal host.
After they had feasted sufficiently on the good things
of the table, a proposition was made that the balance
of the evening be spent in a pious and social manner.
At the request of the editor of the American, the host
consented to read a chapter from the Bible, which he
did with"proper emphasis," and appeared to be as
touch interested in what he read as if he had never
opened the hook before, After complimenting the
reader on his style and pious demeanor, Deacon White
requested that before closing the book, he would read
*o tbecompany the chapter io which it is remarked,
"The fool bath said in his heart there is no God," but
"Ancient Pistol" suggested that the remark might be
considered personal to some of the company, and the
reading of Ara chapter was dispensed with.
Our friend of die Gazette—who appeared to be in a
very merry mood, was called on for a song, sentiment
or something entertaining. After a pleasant display
of a little affected modesty, the Deacon sang with much
taste and pathos,
'be piece was encored by some of the Conk Hers;
bdt as the editor of the American was evidently vexed
at the attention paid the musical efforts of the Deacon,
some peaceably disposed person proposed that he
should be called on for a song. He declined singing;
but if the company would listen he would give them
something more agreeable to his taste. lie then fix
ed his eye upon a very fat ham, and recited with great
earnestness.
"Ye Isles of Grease! Ye Isles of Grease!"
A distinguished squatter was the next to contribute
to the amusement of the company. He sung, very
skillfully,
- "I see them on their winding way,"
and from the peculiarly expressive manner in which ho
gave portions of the song, it was evident that he allu
ded to those natives of old mother Franklin who may
be expected to shortly settle down in this "land of pro
'
mite."
It would be impossible forus to name all the good things
-that were said and done on this interesting occasion.
After enjoying the hospitality of their host until a late
tour, it was proposed that they should regale a few of
the "humbler class," who had congregated in the cor
Ser. They werecalled up and liberallihelped to what
was left of the feast, after which the company sung in
•chorus
"Money makes the Mayor go,"
- and then all adjourned in perfect order, without any
thing having occurred to mar the pleasures of this first
attempt to imitate the Lotd Mayor's Feast, of London.
This is the first time, we believe, in the history of our
-city, that a apccessful candidate for the Mayoralty has
;adopted the Engljsii cu,tom of giving a feast to his
partizans es * recompense for their services. It is, we
are sure, the first time that it was ever publicly an
•nounced. We do not suppose the festival was equal
in splendor and expenditure to those given by the Lord
-Mayor of London, .but the public must consider, that
- this lathe first attempt of the kind in our city, and it
-is not to be expected that our Lord Mayor could have
-every thing perfect at the first trial. He will "live
and learn," and if he should be fortunate enough to
retain the office, we indulge the hope 'bathe will, in a
'few 'years be able to arrange as brilliant fetes as his
British exemplar.
AttoexAnott.—We learn from the proceedings of
'Congress that some of the leading whigs in both branch
es, are taking ground in favor of annexation. Mr Fos
ter, a whig senator from Tennessee, after a speech re
lative to the proper and constitutional mode of annex
•ing Texas, introduced a joint resolution for that ob
. ject. It provides for the admission of Texas as a State.
Also, for the admission of other portions of the Terri
tory when they shall have become sufficiently populous.
- The resolution was twjce read end referred to the corn
,rnittee on foreign relations.
Mr Milton Brown, a whig•member of the House
from the same State, is also eat , in favor of annexation
rir We learn from the Baltimore Bun that the ex
;rated meetingbetween Messrs. Clingmanand Yancey,
of the House of Representatives, took place on Mon
day afternoon, all tEe efforts of fiends up to the last
moment being ineffectual to produce a reconciliation,
or any adjustment of the difficulty. The several per.
ties; principals, seconds and the personal friends of
each, assembled by preconcerted at mngement in the
-vicinity of Beltsville yesterday morning, and in the
afternoon the meeting took place in a field on the right
of the old Washington road, something less than 12
miles this side of that city. The weapons selected
by the challenged party, were pistols, and the distance
whieh they fought was ten paces. A single shot
woe estAanged, after which the hostility of the combat_
anis yieWed before the urgent intervention of friends, a
reconciliation took place, they kook hands,.putup the
hair triggers, took tho afternoon train for Washington,
and returned to their more appropriate duties once
more.
A detailed statement of particluars may be expected,
w e presume, in a day or two through the Washington
prom, from the parties engaged in the affair.
AMERICAN ARTISTs IN I T•LT.—The fullowingpas
sage can scarcely fail to gratify the frieuds of Fine
Arts in this country:
Genoa has been-crowded with Americans for two
months. Huntingdon, the painter of New York and
his lady; the gen.rous and humane Dr Howe and fam
ily, of New Haven ; John Tappan. Esq., and lady, of
Springfield; Mr Cromwell and lady, of New York; Mr
Partridge, of Baltimore; Mr Fos, lawyer. from Mas
sachusetts. Morse, the architect, and Cheney, the
Crayon artist, of Boston are some you know. By the
by, Cheney (brother of the celebrated engraver of Bos-
Horning foot.
M. H. SMITH, EDITORS.
AY, JANUARY 17, 1845
"Here I'll raise my Ebenezer."
ton of that name,) has astonished every body in Genoa
by AIIITIO of hi, heads in Crayon. He has taken my
family, and stirceeded so redmidably that I look upon
alt the pertraits and minarttires we bud before as use
less. although some of them were painted by the hest
artists.
He hasvisited Europe several times; last year . kte
came for his health, and travelled over the Continent
and passed the winter in Rome without expetieneing
the least advautage. He came to Genoa, and intend
ed to rush by, us must Americans do who have never
been here before, but we prevailed on him to stay.—
He has now been here six weeks, and will remain
some time longer. Next week we all make a little
oia g gio to Milan and Lake Como.
To tell you the truth, my dear J., I begin to think
we are as superior to Europe (at Me present time)
in the fine arts as we are in mechanism. There is to
European sculptor who pretends to be equal to Powers,
now Thorwalsden is dead. Crawford has no rival in
designs for basso rielievo. Cole can piiint a better
larotscape than any in Italy, and Cheney's heads in
Crayon are pronounced all over Italy superior to those
of any oilier man.
PROCEEDINGS IN SELECT COUNCIL.
January 13th 1845.
Present: Messrs Algeo, Brunet, Fulton, Kerr, Kin
caid, Laughlin, M'Cracken, Ogden, Sawyer, and Mr
Bakewell, President.
The Report of the Water Committee was presented
and having been read, was ordered to be published,
with the accompanying documents, in the papers auth
orized to do the city printing—sent to C C, who con
curred:
A Reanlution adding $4,000 00 to the appropria
tion for Water Works, was rend 3 times and adopted
—sent to`C C, who concurred in the adoption.
Mt Kincaid offered a Ite,tolution appropriating $75
00 to (14ray tho expenses of City Elections, $l5 00
to b.' paid to the order of the Judge of each ward,
which wan read 3 times and adopted—sent to C C,
who concurred.
M Ogden presented the following:
"Resolved, That the City Solicitor be directed to
"appeal from the decision of the Arbitrators in the
"case of T. O'Neal against the city," read 3 times and
adopted—sent to C who concurred.
Mr Alpo presented u Report from the "Commit-
tee on City Farm," which was read and ordered t o be
published once in the papers authorized to do the city
printing—sent to C C, who concurred.
On motion of Mr Brunot, the Resolution offered by
him on the Gth inst. for the erection on tho Monon
gahela Wharf of an office for the Wharfmaster, was
taken up. and lost on third rending.
Mr M'Crarken offered the following:
"Resolved, That the thanks of Council he presented
"to Thomas Bakewell, Esq., fa- the fbithful and
im
"partial manner in which he discharged the duties of
"Piesirlent of this Council the Past year.
The President having retired, Mr Kincaid tonic the
Chair, when the Resolution was unanimously adopted.
Adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN COMMON COUNCIL.
DIOND•7. Jan 13th, 1.845
Council met: present, Messrs Baiter, Berry, Blake
ly Boreland. Davis, Gates, Homer. Mackey. Magraw,
McKown, Meyer, Montooth, Morrison, Nicholson,
Robert,. Scott, Small, Stockton, Stratton, Whitten,
Woodward and President.
Mr Robertson, President in the Chair.
The President laid before Council a report from:the
Committee on Wharves and Landings which was read
and accepted and concurred in by s c.
Mr Davis offered a re.i.dwion dire:ting the pay
ment of $2140, to Thomas McFadden forearm services
as Wharf Master, which was read a first and second
time, and laid over.
Mr Baxter offered a resolution directing the pay
ment of $lO. to S McFarlane for Extra service as Me'.
senger of C C which was read three times and adop
ted and concurred in by 3 c.
Mr Blakely offered a resolution directing the Can&
Committee to ascertain whether it is not the duty of
those who erected the bridge across the canal from the
U S Hotel to the Jefferson House to keep the same in
repair, and if so to secure its re-construction, which
was read three times and adopted, and concurred in
by s c.
Mr Baxter =vied to take up the resolution direc
ting the payment of $24 to Whitney, Demers and
Wright, and of $22 27 to Johnston & Stockton. and
of s.is 87i to R E M'Gowir, which was agreed to.—
Mr Magraw moved to strike out $5.5 874, and insert
$l5 50 to 11 E McGowin. Mr Baxter demanded the
yeas and nays, and the amendment wis rejected bi the
following vote :
YEAS—Messrs Blakely, Horner, Magraw, Meyer
Roberts, Scott and Woodward-7.
DAYS—Messrs Baxter, Berry. Boreland, Davis,
Gates, Mackey, McKown, Moritootb. Mortiron, Nich
olson, Small, Stockton, Stratton. Whitten and Presi
ident-15. The resolution was then read a third time,
and the question, "shall the resolution pass," being
pur, Mr Magraw demanded the yeas and nays, and the
resolution adopted by the following vote, viz : YEAS
—Messrs Baxter, Berry, Boreland, Davis, Gates,
Mackey, McKown, Montooth, Morrison, Nicholson,
Roberts, Small:Stockton, Straiten, Whitten and Pres
ident-IG. NAYS—Messrs Blakely, Horner, Magraw
Meyer, SCott and Woodward-6.
Mr Magraw offered the following resolution which
was read, and the question being put by him the same
Was unanimously adopted viz: Resolved, That our
thanks are due, and we hereby tender them to Mor
gan Robertson, Esq., for the able, kind, and impartial
manner in which he has discharged the duties of Pres
ident of this body. Which was replied to by the ['res
ident in a short and appropriate address.
Adjourned sine die.
Rest of proceedings in a c.
OUR NATT IN THE AUDITYRRANEAN —An inter
esting letter from the American Consul at Genoa (C.
Edwards Lester,) to a friend in New York, and con
tributed to the Tribune, give a gratifying account of
the condition, conduct, and reception of the American
Squadron at that place last summer. He says:—
Cum. Smith you may possibly know; he is from Bos
ton, and is.a true New Englander; he guesses, and is
generally right. Every ship in his squadron is in per—
fect order, and as neat as a Shaker kitchen. Every
officer and every man knows his place. Count Admi
ral de Very told me, after examining the vessels, that
he had never seen a squadron in such perfect order;
nor such beautiful vessels. Our naval vessels always
excite universal admiration, but this squadron is what
the Italians call veramenle an incanto, and the Co
lumbia is without doubt one of the most beautiful frig
ates in the world. You may judge of the perfect disci
pline of the fleet when I tell you that 200 men came
on shore, and not one broke his liberty and only one
got drunk. But the Temperance Reformation must
take its share of the credit for this, for the flag-ship is
a teetotal ship, and very little is drunk in the other ves
sels.
The impression created in the Mediterranean by
'Com. S.'s squadron, will be infinitely more to our
credit thanany other that has recently entered it; for
generally the Italians at least have supposed that our
seamen were "a fighting and drinking set of fellows."
The squadron remained twelve days, and it was a sea
son of festivity. Every day at dinner, or every even
ing at a soiree, or the opera, we met. Nearly all the
officers spoke either French or Italian, and many both,
which made their society courted universally. iVben
this squadron came, the Maequis di Negro was at his
country villa. He canto in the town as soon as he
could make arrangements to give a succession of fetes
at his viletia, with illuminations in the garden. But
the Commodore had been detained at Mahon by ad
verse winds four week, and be could no longer delay
his summer cruise: and day before yesterday we all
went on board to say good bye.—and in ibur boors
the maintop-gallant-yards of the frigates were hid
behind the blue waters. The Fairfield sails for Ma
hon, and then joins the squadron at Naples, where
the Plymouth had been ordered, and then they all sail
round to the Atlantic and the coast of Greece.
A Hiatt° Ladies.— T. Hood, in his new work, says:
"It is a treat to see Prudery get into an omnibus.—
Of course sherejects the hand that is held ont to her
by male Civility. It might give here squeeze. Nei
ther does she take the first vacant place: but looks out
for a seat if passible, bntween an innocent girl and an
old woman. In the meantime the omnibus moves on.
Prudery totters, makes a snatch at Civility's nose, or
his neck, er arywbere, and missing her hold rebounds
to the -.other side of the vehicle, and plumps down in
a strange gentleman's lap. True Modesty would have
esceped.all theses indecorums.
lIMME
PI f ISBURGH MARKET. 1 REPORT OF THE WATER COMMIT: En.
L,.. c 7.
REPORT= toe THE POST BY ISAAC HUM pS. . o tn. . s e le ct and Common Ortssecila of tke City
Friday, January 17, 1845. l
The Water Committee beg leave to present the fiti"
of Pittsburgh.
. Business romans quiet and liule corapatativety do- l
rt, together with the accernpaaying dote
ling in the selling way. The "stock* ass ; good and owirigmeats:e"
Prices lowiend Merchants are-geneeelly 'making their , Althcagh the new Water Wachs were so mstsiy
preparations for an early spring business. Our riv- completesi in the year 1843; as to admit of the use of
ers arc generally in good order for the seasov, and
the t pum s ps and cunnectio ) us - withthe Reservoir, early
the weather being very warm and mild, and some to
trial, t h e
were ia f t souprnidngine
, i y e t
some
et
slight
ba l . m iti so Perfe tli t a lo t n it s, on s
rain falling. We may expect a rise in the Ohio anti not deemed expedient to make use of them, even for' '
Allegheny, and The latter cleared of ice. I the partial supply of the city till April. Soon after, a
Flow—Sales from Boats and Wagons at $3,60 a
leak was discovered in the South wall of the Reservoir,
hich appeured alarming, but, on letting out the water,
$3,621, and some irrferior brands sold at the river at was remedied without s e rious ' difficulty; and the only ,
$3,50 a . $3,56} a bbl. I existing leakag e arises from the joints in the rock at
Grain--Wheat 65a75; Rye 37.4a40; Barley 75; the bottom of the Basin, which it is hoped will be
Corn 23a28; Cats 16a184c a bushel. gradually closed by the infiltration of sand and sedi•
meat from the water.
Ashes plenty and sales not so good—Pots and Since the month of Jane, the city has been exclu-
Scorchings 3a31; Pearls dati and Sulam-taus 41844 sively supplied with water from the new works; the
cents per lb. old ones were then abandoned, and th e iarse pipe used
Beans—Plenty and Father dull; sales at 83ia1,12i
a bushel.
. Butter—Butter is plenty and rather declined; sales
of Heikki 8 to 9c a lb. in bbls, and Keg 6 to 74c a lb.;
Lard, market well supplied, and sales in bbls and by
the Keg 54 to 5.1 c a lb.
Bacon•—The stocks are daily improving, and city
cured is firm and advanced a little. Hams 61164;
Sides 4415; Sbosiders 4.14 Ilog round 11 to 5 cents
a lb.
Beeswax bus declined—Sales new at 25u26 cents
Buistlea—Guud %%ill sell ut 300374 e a lb.
Chresa—Sulas of 200 boxes at 4 (0 4i rents a lb
Feathers—Fair to prime, 25.123 c a lb.
Fish—White fish $9 and $5,50 half Ibis, No 1 Sal
mon $l7 a bbl; choice Henieg 5,75146 a bbl.
Fruit—Dried apples are nut coming in so plenty its
peaches; about 200 bbls sold at 62.75, and they are
generally held at 7017 ac. Dried peaches, sales of a •
bout 500 bushels at $1,25. Bunch raisins are $3,50 a
box.
Groceries—N 0 sugar plenty and dull; new is com
ing up and keeps the 'market low; limited ss les of in
ferior at 4144, fair 4f a 5, and prime 5,14 cts a lb.—
Molasses, market well supplied, and sales at 24, 25a
26 cts a gel.on per bbl. Coffee, our market is well
supplied, and sales steady but net very large quanti
ties; Rio 7a7icts; 100 boxes of prime Green sold at 7a
7j cts on shurt credit.
Ginseng—Rather dull at 25 cts a lb.
Iron and Nails—The stocks good and pr ices vary ac
c-ird nig to size; good bar 3a3.3 and nails 4alj cts a Ib,
assorted.
Hay—Timothy and good hay is selling at $646,50 a
Lead—Pig, 4; 8ar,44a41.
Pork—good fresh Pork is 3,133 i; and a good deal
arrived during the week.
Pig Metal—about 200 Tons have sold during the
week et $ 3 6a28 a Ton-
Seed--Clover seed sold at s3.r2i from wagons,
and $3,75, (tom store,.; Flaxseed, 95c a $1; Ti
dull at $1,25 a bushel.
Salt—Sales at the River, No 1, $1,16; Stores, 1,25
a biol.
hickey—Sales of common, 17ia18; and Rectified,
23a24 et* a gallon.
AT a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of
the Sharpsburgh Bridge Company, in the borough
of Sharpsburgh, on the 14th January, 1845,tbe follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Books of the Sharpsburgh
Bridge Compnny shall be opened for subscription at
the store of Peter Miller, in this borough, on thu 17th
and 18th February ; at Sat ver's tavern, in Lawrence
ville, on the 19th and 20th; at Beitler's tavern, in
East Liberty, on the 21st and 22d ; at Miller's tavern,
on Liberty street. Pittsburgh, on the 24th and 25th;
at Jones' tavern, Bakerstown, on the 26th and 27th;
at Wm. Benuy's (tavern) in the town of Butler, on
the 28th and March Ist; at Oberly's tavern, in the
town of Tarentum, on the 11 and 4th ; and at the
tavern of Lewis Brenneman, in the town of Freeport,
on the sth and 6th—when due attendance by two of
the Commissioners will be given from 10 o'clock, A.
M. till 9 o'clock, P. M. each day.
jan 17—w4t
To School Teacher,.
D 110PO8A LS will be received by the President of
I the Board of School Director. of the Borougls
of Blaimille, until Saturday the Bth day of Mardi
next, for one principal Male Teacher to take charge
of the male department of the Public school; also for
principal Female Teacher to take charge of the fe
male department of said school for the next six
months, to commence on or about the first or second
Mondays of Apt! next. Alan for one Assistant Male
Teacher, and one Assistant Female Teacher for said
school. By order of the Board
J CUNNINGHAM, Preet.
DMITRI. H. BARR, Secretary.
jan 17—Wfit.
♦actioo Sale
Oa Account of whom it stay concern
AT McKenna's Auction Mart, corner of 2d and
Wood PIS, will be sold on Monday the 20th
inst., at 2 o'clock P M, (to pay charges on 27 casks
of wine.) the balance of said lot of Wine, of which those
concerned will please take notice.
Terms—Cash, Currency. P McKEN NA,
jan 17 Auctioneer.
SANTA FEI
THE PRAIRIE WILDS! THE INDIANS!
Commerce of the Prairies, or
THE JOURNAL OF
A SANTA FE TRADER,
By Josiah Gregg.
" It treats of a subject which is already of vast im
portance to our city, and is every day becoming more
interesting to our business men and manufacturers."
Pittsburgh Post.
"These are a couple of most interesting volumes,
well worthy to occupy a place beside the rich narra
tives of Irving, Kendall, Townsend and others. The
writer appears to talk of what be fully understands,
and in his pet ilous experience has gathered incidents
illustrative of the peculiar character of the trade of the
country and the inhabitants, that hold the reader with
a power equal to the magic web of fiction—softens
the heart with the privations and sufferings of our fel
low man, and expand the mind with the wondrous
realities aid vicisitudes of Life on the Prairies."
Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
"We have here in two handsome volumes, a large
amount of matter, not only of importance and value,
but of deep interest."—N Y Cou 4. Enq.
This work was also very favorably noticed by all the
other moat important N York Journals, as well as the
press generally throughout the Union: else by many
English Magazines and other periodicals. The follow
ing is from the London Palytechnic fleview :
"It is a valuable contribution to general literature, a
very necessary and useful addition to our stock of eth
mological
knowledge, a most amusing, exciting and
delightfulnarrative, not surpassed in interest by any we
have lately read. We earnestly recommend the book
to nor readers "
For sale at the principal Bookstores in this city, and
at the warehouse of A Beeler, No 39, Front street,
Pittsburgh. Jan 174.16 t
Dr Leroy's Dreilicine.
THIS remedy has been in use for upwards of forty
years, and it will only require a trial to place it
above all other patent Medicines. The fact of its
having been in use for such a length of time, witb its
increasing popularity, and that the French almost tmi
venially make use of it as a family Medicine. Is suffi
cient guammee of the virtues of the Medicine. By
following the directions, it may be used with confi
dence by thine who are unacquainted with it. The
genuine is sold at the depot, NO-39 Front street. •
jan 17-d&
will make the total amount expended by
the city in completing both Works. 452,456 14
The said Works and lots, with the old ba
sin lot, were valued by last year's Com
mittee at 138,000 . 00
leaving as the estimated value of the new
Works and Reservoir, with all the mains,
&c., the sum of 314,456 14
By reference to the accompavning report of the As
sessor, it appears t} at. a loss of about $l6OO will be
sustained on rite Water rents of 1843, and on pew
buildings for that year,, a loss of about $25 will be ex
perienced. The Assessment amounts to 321.082,
being rather less than for 1843, of which nearly $5OO
arises from the reduction in the number of Tavern li
censes by the Court, and the diminution in the con
sumption of the Breweries and distilleries, but it is ho
ped that the loss on collections will not exceed $lOOO.
The Committee could not feel justified in estimating
the nett proceeds of the year after deducting allow
ances, commissions and Water tents, at more than
$lO,OOO. The current expenses of the Works, sala
ries of Officers, necessary repairs and Intetent on the
debt owing for the cost of the works, will amount to
about $25 000. As the Committee believe that the
produce of the Works ought to meet their expenses,
they would respectfully recommend to the considera
tion of the next councils, the adoption of some means
,cf so regulating the assessment and collection of the
r Water rents, as to render them more productive to the
city, without becoming oppressive to the consumers
of the Water. As a measure which the Committee
believe would be advantageous, they would recommend
the appointment of a single collector of water rents
for the whole city. as by that means the loss of
Water tent arising from the frequent removal of per
sons from one Ward to another, would be obviated,
and the collection made with greater certainty and
despatch.
These hays been laid during the last year 4,800 feet
of new pipe, and 2,357 feet of old, of which a large
proportion are from 12 to 18 inches in diameter—
which am required as feeders. Those laid In Logan
street and the upper port of Wylie street, from the na
sure of the ground, are too deeply buried, to furnish a
supply of Water to the inhabitants adjoining them, ex
cept by means of Pumps. The remaining extensions
are principally made with four itch pipe, in the Third
and Fifth Mods, and Pitt Township, and will next
year yield it revenue, considerably exceeding the inte
rest on their cost.
Several applications have been made for further ex
tensions of the mains, with which your Committee
were not prepared to comply, bet twine of which may
be advantageously made next year, as a general rule,
the Committee would recommend that no extension
should be effected unless the income guaranteed there
fr.rm will amount to ten per cent of the cost of pipes
and laying, except such extension should be required
to form a connection between the basin and other parts
of the city.
From the favorable report your Committee have
heard of Babbage's anti-attrition metal, they were
induced to apply it to the journals and slides of the
new engines and pumps—they find their anticipations
fully realized, as a saving of 75 per cent. in the oil re
quired is obtained from its use.
Your Committee take great pleasure in stating that
no serious accident has occurred during the construc
tion of the works, and that since the resumption of the
work in 1841, no unnecessary-delay has taken place,
nor has its completion been protracted beyond the
period that might reasonably have been fixed for its
termination. They are also gratified to stare that no
serious debt is now outstanding against the Works,
that all just claims have been promptly met, and that
any further appropriations requited by their successors
will be applied to the extensi m of the mains, and
thereby become immediately both advantageous to
the citizens and productive to the city.
Your committee also report that they have counted
and destroyed thirty thousand dollars of torn and de
faced City Scrip, which has been replaced by the issue
of the same amount of new scrip, as authorized by
Resolution of Councils, passed May 29th, 1843. They
would also remark that the scrip continues to circu
late freely, both in the city and the neighboring coun
ties of our own and the adjoining States.
By the calculations of the engineer, it is found that
250 bushels of coal are required to keep one pump in
operation fur twelve hours, during which time 2,160,-
000 gallons of water are raised, so that one bushel of
coal a ill send to the Reservoir 8,640 gallons of water.
The Committee beg leave to express their satisfac
don with the industry, fidelity, and attention manifes
ted by the Superintendent and other officers in their
employ, and hope they may be continued in their present
situation by the next Councils.
In conclusion; your Committee cannot refrain from
offering their congtatulations to your honorable bodies,
and to their fellow-citizens in general, at the successful
issue of the arduous work in which they, in connection
with their predecessors have beep so long engaged,
and by which the inhabitants will be furnished with
a constant soppl}of pare and wholesome water, &bun-
WM. LAPSLY, Sr.,
PHILIP MILLER.
TEXAS!
ESMI!
for their supply was raised and has beenrCtaid in
Wylie street, forming a .eennection with the ;ewer
part of the city both by that torte, and by Liberty
street.
No disposition has yet been made of the old Reser
your lot, nor of the lots, building and machinery at the
old worki. The pumps and pipes leading to the river
were all removed during the low water last slimmer,
and are now in a condition to be sold whenever a suit
able purchaser can be found.
In consequence of the ratting of Fifth and Grant
streets, the old Reservoir lot is rendered useless and
unsightly, and before it can be advantageoudy dis
posed of, will probably regime to be reduced to the
level of the sin pairiding streets. The pipes and stop
Cocks in the Basin, have been repaired, and used in
such parts of the extension as they were adapted few.
The pipes ate provided for completing the commit
lion from Grant street by Fifth to Sn ithtield, but they
cannot be laid till the grading of that street is com
pleted.
The danger that was apprehended of bursting the
pipes and hydrants from the increased prostaire of the
water, has been uhriated by careful regulation of the
stop cocks.
From the annexed statements, it will appear that
the current expenses of the present year are rather
larger than last: This arises, in part. from the increa
sed power requisite to raise the water to its present
elevntion, being about 49 feet above the old basin, and
partly from various expenses arising from the con
struction of the new Works, and loss nt time and fuel
in bringing them into operation, tett it is believed that
when the additional supply is taken into view, that
the average expense per hogshead will be but little
more than with the old works, and that the new
Works will be capable of meeting any demand that
the increased business and population of the city may
occasion.
The project alluded to in last year's Report, of
supplying the city of Allegheny with water, has not
met with much favor, from the difficulties apprehend
ed in laying the large pipes across the bed of the ri
ser, and of detecting and repairing any link that might
occur in pipes so situated.
Thn amount expended this yenr on the new works
and Reservoir, is $2,994 80
and on the extension of pipes
and laying with stop cocks.
&c. 15,515 89
Together making the sum of $18,510 69
which added to the cost of new and old
Wolks, aith the Reservoirs and lot■
on Cecil's Alley, as per statement of
last year, say 433,945 45
dent in qnantityland sofficient in quality, fur evil,
lai ,
purpose of domeitic economy, arum ~iameefact
and ptotection against the ravioli, of Ora, at,„, "
lower than in almost any city in the . '/nit 'w
they are convinced that the -gradual increase- of*se
consumption of water, will, in a few years 6ot conly
paylibe interest of the debt incurred in the consuuct•
inn of the works, and defray the current expenses of
the establishment, bat wilt contribute a fund that may
be applied VI the extinguishment of the debt, without
bearingoppressively on the conitmer, or involving
posterity in a debt by any means eqnivalent to the
advantages they will derive from it with regard to
either health, cleanliness or security.
Report of the Assessor and Register of
The Water gents assessed on the different esteb•
lishments using the hydrant water. amount to tarn
ty-nne thou-and and eighty two dollars, as fulluars,
V
1 City Gas Works, $lOO
1 County Jail and Offices, 100
3 Glus Factories, 82
4 Public Baths, 87
3 Tanneries, 11(1
5 Breweries, 102
16 Livery Stables, 242
16 Foundries"
223
43 Steam F:neines, 1549 •--
4 Ructifying-Distilleries, 60
7 Flatteries, 103
112 Hotels, Taverns and Grog
shops, 1 . 296
6 Chandleries, '7'2
4529 Dwellings, Stores and
Shops, 16:3111 25
8l New Building., 644 75
4839
Of this amount Wm M'Cutchefm, CoDec-
for orate First Ward reports,
Reduction by Committee, $227 50
Uncollected, 3116 92
Commissions, 112 18
Collected and paid Trear, 3739 65
Amout of his Duplicate,
David Kincaid, Collector of the Second
Ward, reports,
Reductions by Committee,
Uncollected,
Commivaions,
Collected and paid Treas'r,
Amount of his Duplicate. $3,858 00
Thomas Fah man, Collector of the Third
Ward, reports,
Reductions by Committee, $B9 50
Uncollected, 645 00
Commissions, 129 00
Collected and paid Treasurer, 4300 00
Amount of his Duplicate, $5,153 50
John Vandivender, Collector of the Fourth
Ward, reports,
Reductions by Committee, $l2l 00
Uncollected, 332 08
Commissions, 9B 83
Collected and paid Treasurer, 3294 59
Amount of his Duplicate, $3,846 50
Alexander Glass, Collector of the Fifth
%Yard, reports,
Reduction by Committee, $136 54
Uncollected; 188 75
Commiss'ons, 83 23
Collected and paid Treasurer, 2774 52
Amoante(hi. Ditpllcatr, $3,183 CO
Astessor and &lister reports,
Collectors on account of As
sortments upon new build
ings of 1844, ;590 00
Due, 144 75
Of the arrears of last year
there resnaitted unpaid thy
sum of V 416 52
Of which lies been collected
and pail to Treasurer, In
cluding CommisAinna, 571 25
Leaving a balance i.f $1.845 27
All which may be CORSiderPd R 4 1114 t„ with lho
lion of a pori ion of Nhom. $250. few which judgments
have been obtained, and which may be u:timately
recovered.
Total Amount collected for Water Reals this gear,
viz:
By W m M'Cutcheon, in Ist Ward, $3,759 65
" David Kincaid, 2d " 3.161 77
" Thomas Fairman, 3d 0 4.300 00
" John Vanclivender, 4th " 3,294 50
" Alexander Glam. 51h " 2.774 52
" Assessor and Register, 500 00
$17,770 53
Amount collected by Assessor and Regis
ter, on account of arrears on new build
ings of 1843, 928 00
$18.193 52
CH ARLES L. VOLZ,
Assessor and Register.
Pittsburgh, January 1845.
Appropriations for tie year 1844
Balance in handed' filoperintendantas per
last year's statemect 6632 69
Do. owing by Arthur% &
Preston per last year's ac
count 500 00
Appropriations this year,
viz. for corront expenses 5000 CO
" laying pipes 1000 00
41 SG 3000 00
" Contingencies
$lO,OOO 00
Amnunt of City Bonds placed
at the disposal of the Com
miuee by various ordi
nances, viz: the 31st July
1843 $6OOO
Issued by former
Committee 1998
—.4002 00
31st or March, 1844 $BOOO 00
20th June, 1844 2000
feet pipes 16i 6 22
Making the total appropria
tions 924,830 91
Expenditures for current Ex
penses of Works, viz:
Coal, for supply of works $2670 20
Labor, including repairs of
Pipes, Fire plugs, Stop
cocks, engine pumps 1179 62
Smith work and castings 399 30
Oil, tallow and packing yarn 367 49
Bri', copper and lead work 349 23-
Nails, shovels and hardware 52 3
Lumber and Hauling 98 00
Stationary, printing, &c. 25 00
Clerk, and &net. Assessor* 284 00
c as h, paid for labor, &s,
last year from contingent
Fund
For new works, Reservoirs
and extensions of main
pipes, in 1844, the expen
ditures have been as fol
lows
For coal used in taking up
the pumps at the old
Works
Labor, including taking up the
old.pipes out of the river.
laying 690 feet 18 inch
pipe, insoles at., and ew
feet 4 inch rope in Cecil Al-
M7t. , ,wwirM
THOMAS BAKF,WELL,
GEORGE OGDEN,
JAMES .T. KINCAID,
M. ROBERTSON,
JAS. M'EOWN,
JOHN NICHOLSON.
Water Routs.
1521,082 00
$4,386 25
$133 75
467 63
94 941
3161 77
- $644 7:i
•!1.®83 Pe
91,152 69
1000 00
5646 48
$llB 75
iserisaadry replying at new
bits», dec.
andth work and caatings at
Misr works and basin 1593 85
Oil, ropes and packing yarn 118 74
Bre-s, copper and lead work 203 70
Nagrotittrrels and hardware 103 48
Luntber and carpenter work 83 28
Gravel. puddling clay at new
basin
Wood, for laying pipes
Lead "
Hauling pipes, lead, arc., to
new Works, and enterwiort
of mains
Hn*e fur engine house, and
Leather
Printing, othrenisios tail Sta.
tionary
Canvass, oil and paint, tocover
roof of new engine house 188 21
Paving " 205 001
Excavation and repaving on
Cecil's Alle) and Fifth street
to old basin
Ditto on Logan meet to lay
Pipe. .459 00
Taking up the 15 ineh pipe
in Cecil's Alley and Fifth
"treat, and old pomp, front ,
bottom of.engina boasts. , 450 . 00"
Laying pipes on extensions of
mains
Fins pkigs for 6 new ones
Permock & Mitcb.ll , paid
them fur balance due on no
coma of 1343 '
City Bonds.
Paid for Pipes, Castings. &c.,
viz: To Pommel; &
Marshall, Bradley &Co.
Sherif & Gallagher, Stop
Cocks, 733 75
Which will leavw a Contingent •
Fund of
These payments have been
made as follow s
Balance in hands of Superb!.
tendanr, as par last-years'
statement /652: 69
Balance due from Artburs &
Preston,
Orders drawn by the Com
mince, as per Superimen
dents' Book for
Of these a considerable a
mount are yet outstanding,
Bonds.. issued per
reso lution.v of
Councils May 6
To Pennock &
Mitchell, $695 42
2,906 05
Oct. 1. to stobritr
& Gatitigtx;r,
Oct 1. To Marshall,
Bradley & Co. 1,058 Oft
" 19, " 1,538 62
Total of Expenditure as "thew,
Cost of Works,
Toted cost of new and old works as
per last account,
Cost of extension of Main •
Pipes, lire. Plugs, Stop
Cocks, Branches, &c. in
1814. $15,513 89
Completion of Works and
new H aaaaa oir, tepailing
roof, &c., $2,994 80
Making total coat of new end
old works tip to this time •
of 9452,556 14
E.rdeal of Pipes laid ep to ate present time.
Inch. Amount from lest report, 59,409 Asst.
18 In Logan street " * 590 "
12 In Grant " 530 "
Bln " " " feet 140 /
4. 9
Bln Peon " 1 . '. 329
4ln Liberty " 44 .. 92 4
4 I i Chetham"
4 In Tunnel "
4 In Prospect"
4 In Etna "
__..
4 Relaid in Cecile A l'y " " 200
15 On Wylie street, Fifth street to
Graint,forinerty useless tbe ascend
ing main
Making mini length of pipes :- feet 61002
Or 12 and 5-8 of miles
Total of Stop Cocks, 113
" Fire Plugs - 65
Pittsburgh, January 17,1845.
CONCERT HALL,
PENN STREET.
Thursday, Friday, aad Saturday,
January 16M, 17M aid 181 k.
FAR-FAMED AND ORIGINAL BAND
MINSTRELS.
Massits. E. P. CHRISTY, E. Hs anis, C. ABBOTT.
E. PIKRCE, AND G. N. CHRISTY,
M OST respectfully announce to the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Pittsburgh and vicinity. that they
will have the honor of giving THREE ONLY* nt their
aniline and highly popular Entertainments in this City;
which have been patronized by the Elite and Fashion
in all the prinzipalcities of the Union, wan extent pa
precedenusi by any similar amusement.
Cards of admission, Front Seals, 50 cents: Back
Seats, 25 ets.; Children accompanied with their Pa
tents, or Guardians, half price.
Doors open at half past 6; Concert will commence
at 7 o'clock.
jan 16
ink An excellent farm, well watered, with gond
Minding*, and wall supplied with coal, situate
about 25 miles from Pittsburgh; will be sold or ex
changed for good city Property• Enquire of
3ILLMORE dr,PERKINS.
Corner cif Third and Thantstraets.
Lost Sugar.
5 BOXES lovirSogar for sale by
HALLMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
Jan 16 43 Wood street.
Cosa Fireeria
30 DOZ. Corn Brooms fin , solo by
HALLMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
43 Wood greet.
Patent ilaclusts.
.patentOD°Z
I 'e gr s tl IAII 7 ,JNI & CO.,
43 Wood street.
Dry Pratt.
200 BUSHELS Dried Beadles, (balvesq
20 bushels Dried Apples, in store an )
d foe
sale by HAILAIAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
jan 16 43 Wood street.;
atithisses.
20 BBLS. prime N 0 Molassei (or isle by
HAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
43 Wood street.—
250 Ltt i o: goy CoSeet ra
dui;
5 " Jose do; •
5 " INAtlsi dot in store, awl &it: soli
HAILMAN, JENNINGS &
43 Wood street. '
iES!
MWM
$2262 SI
321 k
79 43 .
589 19 • .
274 46
35 04
1 185 81
1345 58
240 00
700 00
$3.601 47
3,594 62
518,510 69424.157
.17
$673 74
500 00
13,071 64
733 75
--$24.157 17
$133,945
$18,510 St
•• •• 500
.• 0 475
.. .. 030
" 0 1911
Farm.