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I i 4 i i A Mistorv of Old and Sew Waterworks Makes fly GORDON KOEIHfRTBt Cj HB fcUtory of Atlanta's waterworks fc ostinterestlnand mostraff- tuf arose frpto the ashWof A deVaspaliJcrar to a place among foremost' and' mot progressive cities ol at. nearly fifty years ago. Green B. taygoca fatter of BZiho Haygood wrt theirrstvsketoa- of Atlanta that was and In it he said clty fs chiefly supplied with the ry best freestone water from wells tonally from 30 to. 40 feet deep tbugh a ry great number of excellent prings ar toun4 within the city limits.

But Atlanta soon outgrew- Wens and prtigL The latter bad to be filled up when the tfetJ sod lots were graded and this was not much loss as the water from them. became ImjJure" as thV city grew. TM water from the wells in tne center the- city wer obdemed by physicians and" chemists ami they had to tea abandoned. The fist xtffwtog. cdtj 4ter- supply became ft grave problem as early as I8WX Anthonj Mtrrphr.

heFa lier. It Anthony Murp hyt still- one of- Atlanta's- most prominent and finable eltltens. who made first move to se cure the tytIaer works. In the tory of Atlanta- and Her Plonkers there 1 the following reference to the. part taken toy 3 r.

Murphy At Ud time 1886 the agitation of a system Of water work for the city wal begun rhdtaWy toy Anthony Murphy. Chairman of the city. council on pumps- wens and' clsternai He made a report to council on the. select embodying hit observations but that OV took no action until SiP. hen Mr.

Murphy being again a member of council. offered a motion to investigate the' matter. and was given authority to visit larger cities and gather Informa- lV SedVenur Into the arrangement. President of Fir" Board. rbo rreo first IVx.

the ht for a system of ago works system said. Yes. It is true that I was the first man to make a move to secure Atlanta i a rood water supply I was in council i from the fifth ward and I succeeded In getting a. charter amendment for an i issue of 300000 of bonds. I wanted II half million and because the issue was reduced we were forced to lay a inch main Instead' of a inch main.

My loft rnnnrll. Then' the- ctens rose up again. I started out and elected me ne more to Ii ter a long and nard I er as fight. I succeeded. You know there political jealousies In those days ju- there are now.

When I I we wanted to provide for" a city of OOCOO people- actually laughed at It. The finance committee of council that time was W. B. Cox. E.

E. Rawson and Dr. Red-I wine. I was made president of a water board. the first.

ever elected but the matter hung tire' so long that I 1' 1 signed. The citizens of the fifth ward reelected me to council. I want to give John iH. James credit I for helping me float the first water bonds. He stood by me all the time.

I When the bonds were first put upon the 1 market the offer for them was only 50 rents on the dollar. Mr. James floated I them at 75 cents on the dollar. The first lot of' bonds were bought by Bob at that- rate. I think he paid 25000 for what he purchased.

When the bonds were sold and we had the money In the treasury I went' to work and bought the pipe. I had visited all the principal cities in the country to find out about pipe and I pumps. I brought to Atlanta R. T. Scowden.

an engineering expert. and he' examined every piece of pipe before itj was laid In the round. At last the pipe I was laid from the lake to the city and the pump was started. It took hours and careful work to get the first stream through the pipe. which was filled with 1 all' A large crowd or citizens stood around the hydrant In th city watching' for the water.

It rushed out at last and there went up a glad shut i The report of the waterworks corn- mitts. of council which caused final so- Bon to be taken was made on Septern- her 30. 810. The NmmlttE' was i pos of myself. rf president Cox.

E. E. Anthony V. Adair. O.

W. Terry and C. Jlaml ock. The eni" mock me engineerwjis R. Scowden.

It was stated in the charter that by reason of the Inadequate supply of water In the city for extinguishing fires and for domestic an4 sanitary purposes the board of water commissioners is Uby lIhed. It was stated Jn the charter that contracts wouldnof made for longer than i three yean and- water- rents could collected ht advance- I Old knd err Water. Bates. The matter- of water rates is always. dear to the hearts of.

the Pl If' not to thelivjpocfcetboofcs find tht feature of the history of Atlanta water works system ik Very The first tote were based on the site of the house ind Jot where-water was used. Laterr ij 884. tha meter system. was adppiedand the' yrlce of water" wag maximum I and with discount or 80. cents.

Siii to jna4e- lower wr It at prieient80 ent maxlpum aoa 0 gent. discount The oRtTatwr 5' a year for a one less than 4 fe idth yearfdf a two-story hou iof thft same sUe nd tha. rate increasjed1 ai- thejSioo nc eased to the rVvmber f' stori and llddtb There wstalsoralong list of. Tites that molt have required deal of figuring by tie secretary and superintendent. The first annual report of the city water works was.

made on December 31. 1876 when It was stated that during the.year-M.SOO feet of 4 inch pipe were laid. 72 valve put' in and 127 ry- 4iat iocat at total cozt 4f" rt 28144. The amount of. water for the year was 222278181rcafion The JSrst water jrorkik were located at wtJ5 Sow ycnowa Lskwoda a pleasure resort stifl owned by.

the A. large wa pntructed byj building' a' flam The water camefrom three- small creeks. one of which was In later years icondemnedVJiecaasJB iLwas believedto contain sewerage matt1r from the dralpage- A pumping station wajj with a clear water basin. The water was allowed to. now from thefreaerya1r into the" basin from which ltwas pumped Both.

the cltyafter it settled-The works were bullf fty iuutroti toonda arid1 the amount sold the rirst year. was 4298560. Water Rents. Pint Yea The water rents for toe nrPl yearj vajnounteditqS527dTh department paid' i Its expenses ndobl1tat1dfl5 and had. left cask on hand.

53860. Tne first WM T. Wynne. There was no change of the member- ship of tile board In 1877 and the same officers held over. The growth tb.

works was phenomenal. In 1878tne ofaaersswere E. fl Rawson. president--Cicero C. Strong vice presldell 3.

ii. Gold. snrlth- treas reK Fr Wynne.uper- lntendent J. TV. Culpepper.

secretary William G. Richards chief engineer TV. G. and Wpllam' Haffey assistants. At ls- tltIli the old vtIuntefr fire department was In Its zenith and TV.

R. Joyner. the "city's present mayor. was the" Tire eti1f He reported' that year that there were only 32 fires with a total loss of 38494. In this ar- the' council committee on water works was E.

A. chairman TV E. Ha and TV. H. Patterson.

The year following the council. committee was as follows E. Werner. chairman TV. D.

Ellis and E. A. Baldwin. E. E.

Rawson remained president of I the board until 1888 when the board was hanged so as to have ward rep- resentatlon and the following members were elected Ward Representation on Board. TV. tL Middlebrooks first ward C. C. Hammock.

second ward Zack H. Smith. third ward Howell C. Erwin. fourth ward M.

IL ward Joel Hurt. sixth ward John Tyler Cooper. mayor and 1. B. Nelson.

chairman of tile council water works' committee. ex members. I Mr. Hancock was elected president of the board and held office until I his death In 1890 when he was sue- ceeded by Howell C. Erwin.

The other presidents of the board' were I George Riller In 892. 1893. 1894. 895. 1895.

1297. ass. 1901. 1903 George V. Harrison In 1899 and 1900.

land Frank P. Rice was elected presl- dept In 904 and still holds the position. I It was In 1887 that the Hyatt's ill- tprll were first used at the old water i works and they greatly Improved the quality of the water. They were still In use when the works were abandoned In 1892. I On May 20.

1899. the second era in the history of Atlanta's water works dawned. and the first move was made larger- and better facilities for supplying the city with good. pure water in quantities sufficient to meet all demands. In the spring of 1990 the water works committee of the city council I made a report In which it stated that the city must have new water works' as soon as possible.

That committee was composed of A. L. Kontz. Hugh T. Tnman and Joseph' HIrsch.

works Committee. Later Mayor John T. Glenn apponnt- ed a special committee to make a re port on the matter. The committee was as follows i Members or the water board C. C.

Hammock. Aaron Haas. George Winship W. W. Boyd.

II. C. Erwin and Z. Ii. Smith.

From Council A. 1. Xontz. Joseph i Hirsch and Hugh T. lnman.

From Citizens TV. A. Hemphlll John it. Grambllnll. Jacob Elsas.

James R. Wylle. A. TV. Calhoun and L.

P. Grant. This committee made a report on February 3. 1890. In which It stated that after duty and fully considering all the 1 available places from.

which the city might hope to secure art adequate supply of water It had been decided to recom- 1 mend the Chattahoochee river. It was further stated that It was ed 10.000.000 gallons of water a day would meet all demands. The amount pumped each day at the present time Is over i twelve million gallons. I Two stations were located. one at the river and the other two and a half miles from the city.

From the river the war i pump Into a reservoir at the second statk and there It is tittered and pumped Into the city. In concluding its report the special com. 1 mittee said I This will ever he a memorable year In th history of Atlanta. It was 1883 that President Rawson made the firs recommendation for a meter system. There was a howl from the people who did not like the Idea of having the very water they drank doled out to them by a measure.

but they soon ascertained that they got more water at cheaper rates. and they became satisfied. Meters were. first. Installed in April.

1884. anq 570' of them were put in. Thhe have been only three superintendents of the water works since I 87 T. F. Wynne served In.

that position in 1 876. 1 877. 1 878 TV. G. Richards.

served from. 1879 to 1899 when his death OC. curred- O. W. Terry was elected to fill the unexplMd term of a few months in January 1 896.

Park Woodward was elected. and later his office was changed That or general superintendent which psotltlon ha now plda Some- Financial History i At tne city Is bout to issue more bonds for the improvement of the water works. the financial part of this history will be of Tea interest. The old works were abandoned In ISU. The cost or establishing these works purchasing property machinery etc.

comes out of the original bond Issue of 9874. t3W.6oaoQT 7 per cent. bonds. and 1877. S2soooo 7 tier ent.

ibwids a. total IssMe" bt 42700000 TbV lust se- rise of these bonds were redeemed In J904' wUb 4 per- ce Uu a nnsryl877. tr jran arit 1fT 7 to- 1889 4JSo water wpi receipts' Were handled by the department and not pad Into. the. general tnnd.

The interest psl4 a theaa bonds amounted to up that 40000 Thy- cash collee toai troth tne1 Inception. of the. works 874 to iDe4 1 cember 8ist 4892 was iSezSaOO nd the interest on these bonds' from 1889' to 1 892 inclusive was ll 560-00 whlcbj added to interesf jsrior to 1889- would make the- total amount ald jtv as Interest to. and including 1892. 567.460.00.

In 1892 the old worn were sod the entire PQtYe laclualnj 50 fL- Ha 4 a4 i rn fry 1 U- Asi fcp ATLANTA'S WATERWORKS AND THE MAKERS OF THE SYSTEM. acres of land. pumping Engines and other lots of land' and other property I was turned over to the city and estl- i mated at that time to be worth 262. 00000. The.

land la now worth twice that amount. Bonds. I The following are all the bond Issues on oresent works January I 1892 50000 4 far ceqi bonds. interest IS years 30000. January I 1892 1500000 4 per cent bonds.

Interest IS years. 5300000. Janary I 1893- 182000 4 per' cent bonds. interest 14 years. 101920.

Janruary I 19OI S2OOOOO 3H- Per cent boVids. Interest 8 years. 42000. January I SI50000 3' per cent bonds Interest 3 years. 515750.

Total bond issues 892 to 906. inclusive. on the present works. 1082000 IX' Total interest paid by city city same period 489670 00 Total cash appropriated by city same period in addition to proceeds of bond Issues. 1717692 27 Total debit water department 53289362 27 Expenditures.

or the amount charged against the department the following was paid for buildings and grounds. ma- chimney pipe. meters taip- I ping shop etc. represent- log assets of the city 51732285 54 Operating and other expenses 1067406 73 Interest on bonds. 489870 00 3289362 27 Waterworks Cr dlt.

The water department is entitled to credit from 1893 to 1906. Inclusive. as follows Cash turned Into city treasury 2066764 81 Public service 734692 45 Total 3801457 28 Total amount invested la plant including interest on bonds 53289362 27 Balance In favor of the department 512094 99 null Income From Work The cash Income from the ater works from the water department from the inception of Urn. works to date is as follows Receipts for 1878 5700 IS Receipts for 1877 102176 65 Receipts for 1878 7638 84 Receipts for 1879 21258 76 Receipts for' 1880 24838 47 Receipts for 1831 27233 68 fleceipts for 1882. 27414 98 Receipts for 1883 31010 20 Receipts for 1884 35763 95 Receipts for 1885 39293 83 Recelpta for 1888 32745 48 Receipts for 1887 39065 as Receipts for 1888 38286.35 Receipts for 1839 58380 50 Receipts for 1890 63438 97 Receipts for 1891 74431 BO Receipts for 1892 79695 61 Receipts for 1893 81822 71 Receipts for rates reduced 65452 l.

Receipts for 1895 73582 83 Receipts for 1896 83339 39 Receipts for 1897 7 92484 St i Receipts for 1898 M0377454 Receipts fdr l89 IIX02 66 Jteceipta. for lSt0 v. I33al92a or Hi949vi7 vvYSV otal V. en the a thato there" was drop betwee the fact- that thA' meter ay's tern then tint put into operation. and the change la rates caused a deficit The department.

however lost nothing. as the weducUon In. the expense of run- nthg the works as the waste of wltef was decreased And less pumping was done. overcame the apparent' lots. There also appears a drop between ATLANTA theatergoerswiu have the first opportunity to see a' production of' the Schuberti which has been put on In this city when Merit Man ins will appear at the dorado Fri day evening" in GlorloUo Betsy.

Miss Mannerings coming will center on the Marietta street hquse- the iStsntlpn of the entire local' playgolng- pubnc. and will doubtless take to it a large number of Atlxntaps who have never yet been inside Its doors. The production of. "Glorious Betsy' is of particular interest In that it la ld to mean the probable entry of the Schubert line of attraction into the Atlanta field next 553500. At the' BUou Around the Clock" will hold the boards tfiroughout the week the production which Is promised a I89S and 1894.

This was due' to the tact' that the. rate was. lowered Scorn II to 80 cents at that time. A IS nel m. Anthony Murpby granted to int upon a- population of 100000 people.

lie was laughed ati the th Chat tahoochee owafroml. the" pure moan tain springs The Ja jply lit reatnpuglrf or city ofiaItanhlIon people. oruror AU that is wanted are pipes Del pumps. There. is to be.

a new issue of. water bonds 4thl1jrear. and the Vater works system of Atlanta once again begins a new era. as it has had to do in the jpast sodas It will have to" do 1 toe I future tolE pace with a wonderfuJ cZtr. jJ 4r HAT GLOSUOES fliJTSY AT THB KjLDOBADO 1 FRIDAY EVKXWO.

I one of the best shows put'S on at tt house this season. wll doubtless draw tb usual capacity- house. kt1Irt. Attraetloa the ART MANNERJNG. who.

has 7 chSiViNl lir au In past Jl the Jetry of1 thei and nffft pt hSr will ffla jit the Eldo otKBlgnt JVIday. April 28. in aia called Olorlbu Betser. from rthe pen of JUda JohnsonT ng under 4h direction of and incorporated Th pal UhtloY ilorjf of J3I abeth PalftefioV of Baltimore andtlle ind- dents concerned rWolTe around ne courtship and marriage with Jerome Dent- pirte. the young brother of Napoleon emperor of the French.

The opening seen show Betsy at tenon with her father at the old Vir pt Sweet Spthigs to frUch Tesort' ran Bonaptrt ome-i tacofidto I' ed with her radiant beauty- and parkl ing wit. he quicklyfails in love with Glo rious Betsy as her friends call br and to be near her he engage himself her Trench titon Mwhil7 the en. of Napoleon who have ac onipanled rotht9jMJ Kntryi' been dill- genty' aTrtilngforfhlm Thir' finally Si- tiiw iwi- to tticj rtnirtoinduce hloitoleaye and lth ipi jr aoclil ttfntionirithat" nave sxrangr X-fee Uni Jerome re fuses untfl th tmn of bl tutelag turoeUo JBamfflpre 'Whee a Tetef haajbeen nuPd young Bonaparte' honori- lhe fathe of Betsy to be entertained. The scene now changes to Betsy home 0 ntbe night of which given. During the Intervening week Bet 17 ha tiown by heracOon that she i unconsciously In love with her tutor.

8ne now lernhUrerldenUty In advance II or- tlnts part rili rrtve-- at. any moioent and na-iBtsytoWrir- hint Hl campanions art to i. slmllaraUte otanxj 5ety M' disappearance. Tber- JaT i to tjifa aaWuTn- th iewi that Ktjwteoa4 ha i n. proclaimed ern or If France.

wlt iemaadi tof. the of niff la Jerotna leon iu fieft that her aactiftcii 1 to- ran e. He reminds her that sT Is an American girl. owes a the debt of to to France. whose women did not.

hesitate to rive their own loyars ustand. and fathers' in America' hour ot need. He ten. her that It fa ry for the welfare of France that Je. rome should marry the princes of Wur.

tenburg. and in gratitude for what France did for her country he pleads with her to renounce hi lover. With a broken art she agrees to the sacrides. The foal act brings tack to Betsy's home la Baltimore. All sre awaiting the return of the Pattersons who are on their way home.

Anxiously awaiting Betsy arrival re all Her old sweetheart who have already learned much of what has happened In France from John t. Calhoun. who has preceded eBty by ai earlier boat. With Calhoun has con Jerome Bonaparte who hidden In the arbor in which they were. first plighted.

On Bets return she i told th truth but' even. then. she cannot accept him. She hat made her sacrifice for France to which Jerome replies that it sac not" for' France. but for Napoleons own etirsonal fran.

Uc tearch for Beisyt- stttttWe jupon her In JeroraeB jrB the Ides UT iiI8ftjni a and Wt wttfi Mr ir t-dra return' i Wft' Na- pr their th a rsaade jfcapo- juihr tsythat cannot back to America to claim her. The cut Is as follows Betsy Patterson Mary Manntrlng EMia Monroe her friend. HelenMaobeth. Miss Ellen MUlenblrd. Maud HM ford Miss Ellen Msssenblrd chaperon to the- Ctrl and and aunt of Betty.

Maud Hosford Etta. a mulatto mal4Gertrude Clemens Aunt Hannah a cook. Clara Lute Napoleon. William Bonelll William Patterson Betsy's lather. Herbert Carr John C.

Calhoun who loves BeUri. Charlel J. Wilson nry Blake Edward Trevor Henry Clay. Stanley Jessup George Peton a young American ity 7. Thomas 1.

Davis St. Pierre sent to Amtrkan by Xapoleon In' charg of Jerome Harry 8. Stiardfteld DeFresne D. Anderson De Langiac a' boy. Clarence vJlIama Murray caretaker of colored of th La.

iiecigaleAugustln Aroud the Clock. MIRTHFUL musical hedge podge A of satire and comedy inter- i spersed with catchy songs. sur prln. and' novelties. will be tile next attraction at the Bijou opening' there tomorrow night.

It bears the. striking title- of Around the. Cloct. and is the. effort of PrankHuffman a playwright of experience with the niusio anti lyric by In O.

Smith and Sebastian Killer Around use. Clock" was especially written to further exploit the raretalent of Ritchie's London. Comedy Company. company or player who made an International hit In-A travesty on the present vaudeville craze ullde A Night in a London Music Hall. The marked success obtained by this company In Europe and America induced Yr.

Hill to sign a contract with Mr. Ritchie and place the latter' performers into something more ambition in a theatrical way. If public approval- and commendatory praise from the press any criterion Mr. Ritchie's comedian and come dienns certainly have found- their Ideal in Around the Clock. This production isa mot pretentious has been staged in a style sure to male the most progressive theatrical manager look ap and take notice.

The is of the healthy relishing brand And. the- muste nd scenic effects 65 the kind that makes Around the Clock" a classic. Billy Ritchie Is again seen In. his world-famous part of a glided youth who' variea his morning- cocktail with' a dashor two of something stronger than aqua pure. Mr.

Ritchie" possesses- the happy faculty of being able to show the frailties of An inebriate without becoming offensive or vulgar. The character that he. im. personates la thoroughly human. yet there 1 enough blending to It to Snake it both amusing and- interesting.

In the Sail set of Around the the Ritchie players appear in a. scene thtrepresents a muslo halL It is' stage upon a tle with the eonven-- i' tlonal curtain and boxes on either vj side. The" audience occupy the boxes and lend realism to the scene by ap- plaudlng or deriding the performers' they fit Ritchie as the gilded youthh a seat in one of the stg boxes. Ills up. gesture.

manner and deportment suggests the good- naUTedfUppler prth jr lleXn attesidIit places the number of sub specialty In a notch close to he 8 box' and when the act taut. to pleEBM. Vottth dlaplay hi disapproval or disgust by casting th number to the floor. While each sp eilt' is infrodiiced IS action 1 splrjt. i ed- and some excellentcomedy fs result.

The whole scene is rol1kkipr side and infection and iT to an entSrtInn3eet fi brlmfuFof the bet things amusement line. Around the with the Ritchie company. isoaV eT' thehest provoking oVtbe' 2tn must bt Mnvt be a i8 0" w. LiA L' A' lf. Etce U' 1R' JE B1 tId r'TBj" tr 0 4- ts j' rr i- 71 I 1.

Jj t' ryclOO di BTGOBDO ilOEb 1Tf- hta torJ- ks f. fte fntere tlnc and ua'- 0 e. IJ1d t1' e- fr th4tarOM a to ap tOlJ1 It. nd of' tha 1 Uon. II.

t11f Gr' i hop etM thai uJUsbec ts wIth th wens' Uu frO et tb9U yT numberof gpnl1CII 10 l1 Th llr tet' it uP' wb lots r8 a4ed an4th1IWaIlIot 1 ntlr be me tey wells in th the Phy lclana be wf tel' ly Ibe a. eariyas Oth Df pbT. the Fthfr I Stl promluntlUid Ce. i th tire- His pton en1o S. IrYlteutof Obe rii1 tahIY ctt tern coun il ject.

ob MrMurPhy lng a tion and report the same upon his return. By determined efforts a charter was flnalh' obtained. a board of romTnt9St0 era lwat elected and Ir. Murphy was made Dresiaent of It. Bondo ert issued.

the works were ommenced and compteted largely due to the untlrlng efforts or Yr MurphY and 1111 colaborers. Thus the present IT1agnlftcen plant was made p08ible by the ht If cou although that body had TeYIOus 11 refu ed to enter Mr. lurph7 wu the president or the ate board elected councl1. He had made Bstem waterworks when opposlt10 and jJolitlcal jel lnusy met hl on every hand. Yr' urphy.

when 88k a Jew days bout the origin of Atlantas water- aystt su eEded and' bP aupe Is. ue wa 16j nch hUeA anA ft' Then 11'- LV" no Itlzeps Rnd. el t' aln tart mo. nd atte I df' wer jel ousils tho a hen I to for I I' ple I i was. I I i I I bo ds.

hen put on Je onl i at d. treastlr went I I anc thflJlumJl was' took-hours" a th cro 1eTs I the It Watching wa ter. OU I cO ncII. au ed taltn a om i posed a chairman. J.

Kel- 37 and A. 1. FOwler. at same mlt- tee bought the. flntt fire fnglne owned by boal tter 11' 1 rP1lrfd trom the' rd' was tollowa on.

W. R. treasurso auditor. W. Terr Ji The.

engl T. Ek charter I pUI' OSfS I wat ISE06ta eifnJbe Would lIof 7etL Yearsianwaterrgnta000id be netl. Ol ad Wat lRi at ter rat la e. btar ts. the.

1 thel tQccthooks this hlS' AtIant. a i o1nter stlng- ftrlttat oba I use 1o rwu U. 1. r. 6' met r' em.

adIlPle l1ld. plceOf wa mu ii niAt iirso L- I mt' pre. nt 0' ctnta um. and. 60 dl J' ot41aterCh as ye Mule.

as- ira 14 feet tD' Ic1U J' ora. Itor hO tt. sa lUe in ut4. the qeas mtt be- tle Ia Jonl ot. ri mu thave Vfat eaJof 11gu JfteaecretalY tend nt.

ember f878Iien at ted eie 3UOO 04 p1 wmla1d. valvupufJn n4 i I amoun f. at SuPPlied rthe7e wa222i7e ltlcaUon i Thellrat waterworkl ted wbt or ic m' Lak woQd. sO stllJon 1a ic9n5t cted y' Th me rrOm creeksone witS lndemDed' tt conialnse nrage th6. tr W' eteCted Wi Un.

Tiew rWas aI Wed whlcll1t. PUm ed i eLty after wo wer u1It' a hr lt year" S2 6s60. 7 IlI t' Yf' nr ty ar tmunt tt1 S5. The 1bpQnm nt I1ItaU nl caEoo Tb 41 bpennte ent was TF WJ th er' I theaame held of thei I 181 the o' oer president Cicero treasurep FWynnttJIper Inte dent 1 I I nd Haffe tf I W. I was e- ctll f.

repelt d' ear S3 1494. ytltl I ch irman W. Patt rson. Raw on so resen tat Ion en aid r. Comer.

fifth I the orks i H11 er I 18 8. 1900.1 and ple I I use r. d1iy g21899 hl tor I bet Iupt lylr. It works omml ee I. In man at rwork.

Id re- I Mfmb TII rlle. 1. Gran t. 18 after full rom. torfcom i WI tel' da I I lH et I I i ctr I I.

station I mlt ee i Wi the A 1883' Ra Wllon an 5700 Ilnce1874. 1879 G. wu ofa mO ths 189 1. tQ ptltloDha 80" lmpro nent I' ld workswere establlahJ 1g urcha lng I S14. bo l4e.

bon a. ot1fllS n1 es 1t eerped t1t. nd be LJU i AJ1t1IY1 PJ1. Were fan 1VD7' rn f' S8 wa-t S. lp s' led fnt eal he palc1Q tJ ese.

togpto that'd te 7'- OO.O.-bt" co1l lnffltIOnot workilln j2t2WUS62 te2L200eTtnd the I sg21 1156000 which. intereaprior 18S9 amo tt Paid Per cjtv. fn rest to 1 lud1bglsgZ. 4 ooo In' doned. th8.

li w' I. l' t' I I 4 I. I i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Janua In terest 00OOO yeaJ1l'- 200000 3 1 eJ' ceni 1 150oo0 SI ooO clt I I clt Issu I I I I I ot re SI732285 Th rice al a i sted 2 artment. 51209490 Water from he' lptt II li876 5100 1877. a 1883.

3101020 302933 63438117 or 1801. li 2 11 r' lptsor 02484U. Recei tfrr 1 774' ce. IPts. 89.

30 2J8 a. Iptlt l3 8 t25 Receipts' ox.n l4I86 09 RecelAta 157041 Recelpts ISlO3. nn SO Ipta 1 94. :0. JP1at IPC f- Yl 2 3 i th tth wu ifa nlfJ88 ta ttbalthA System oper tlon.

de cltalhe en t. eve 10s t. 110thlnlr. as. 1 expeneot ntn WoTlas nd- iz I I i i I I I A A.a I Whan tlon' 8ch berta wh h' mlt1gl wlU nt th ree lar AtIan wbohave ye tsy" partlcularlnteresftn sMd pro le tt cUonsinto ch mt ed.

18 3- thatthe JowefedfrOtD' to80centaat AWJI ConeIslSuI uP 1atlonof ple. th 1iJi th UlaD4 tn' lad tet yCr t1J Ct 4f Dj atJ e' tKOOCIa f.r't 11. ro rm a ni i iL. rtrii Ii rtb' aDd1ti tre 1i i UJn. pf Cl 11 CQntam1i1 l.

9. 1 re fi. olt i inIDtoneqllor more. thatIantedare plp nzereJ ne. auo bondl.

hf7ea 8yt ofAtla nla Oft ce. iLl et' o. huhadtodOht paataa4IU lOIlh Tet c1 hftt18 lkepaee lth Uo etr i il Jd. 1 I I I i I 4 1 I 1 A A i on I1 I th wllJ the I rt traetl. 0.

t. eEl ra4. MI NG. WhO. has.

btrualrn 11 tbi' h. tf erP 1 lii4i 4 l' rotp' f. Jie se 1 wDe 101. a dor tor f1t. Frida.

AJrtz Jai t. 4alo Ylrun4uthJ. d2rectf Q-oH IZ tncorp rate i Ye toriof Iabeth te b' 4f" um dtbe indJ con er arouncfbri iurt. IihJpand marrlaewitb e. 7 Uncbrothr poleoa.

erot' pte scenelbow' tatberat the SprtilptOhich i- lO1' 1. Jome copfto. edwlth ra4Jalltbeutr I1dfPUkJln. GI catblr. tOile' 1 ng TreDcbtvton NaJ leoilwho a 9J tijhiyi7 i U- cnt1) sarehiit fo thi lThITLansJl irhr ere 1t and av' m.

Jd Ct. jt 4. lia tOJuthati beei m. I I' of tut 1aC4 i bchrJwh6ll 1I 1 ne. rtw oBiJt1m re t' JIU een fia 7cnini 7b Dori fb tathet' ttiiio 4.

ThesceneilO1rchanuiO1Jeuo 1U encht tbe te tob DurtDcth ln eivenfn rekBef qhaj' blhetetfOlllltl athe f. Deimacio 1 IaJov heretutori 8 1e Ji 1iJui11lhI. rdenUtJ7 111 4van 8. ot .1 i 1'- tr I I If Oq U4 ten Jila JoT81or hl tit not' tltenflu hflClwii af. Ii hfr t1rJ th h.

0' ntfm-'Kt. Jht. ri ft' torim tt j' IJnk' I tDt' I Bt to tJt1D t. t4te. JnjOfttbI ea.

t- t. rItirn tN I 1 1 tt ml' I t111 a D4lt th Jtrtt t- btQt etom. an. tlWift th. :1 a 4 ftheotllrm ltthat.

1i. 1 tiU iti Iran 1. s' r' UU bU1T m11 UJIJOJiher 1ettirri I tiH' tblde t4' t9 a ii' i surf I thaalietl1 hletut01' I ft 1. 1tetI IAia t. hlch I re4iofl.

thr nnc I' th. JDi aMi ie qt t61) 1. atDt. r' I t- tU" w. return D1e.

uiiOr4tt tr ifn-- the hiJt fI l' t. a. 6JI. t.ft.- J1a ant. di h4 i' i meei.

hUro i lion th I tIJilJaBU tl a I i f. cunot Y. he OlNapo I' e11al1e hltber uett1ei Ita her Amedcanrlr1. deb. the.

t. tte-tonance. wom I Yer' Amerkilltour I lot.aT' the5welflre thltJ. I tb tenur tor I I ver. ltIar I I rfn us ack' tIY' Altar.

awaIUnc.the- arou Anx1ou ly' oldweetbearti ve all" ady bat InFranc Jo uC b. sq hU 11) Jero Is i th. were. rat PUibtecL' II th tr thbut er ce Ftancet amblUon. and that Iwhr be hucom.

onroe. trlendHelenHaob6th lIaudHOIfOrti Ma llenblrd DeUl 1 ih lovesBetaT Sfr Jlfnry 1warci1revor eo Dtyta a Am rlclU charI. De Frelne. loQ DeLanrtac Napoleon' env07. Patrlck Wallace PIppin.

John tile sP t' John 1 phrlam. a. servant. James A. Jckl CPWD the Clgale.

GeorlltoCht i the CllaleA ulun I Arotlae A co dY. cat hy aoneUr th tbeltllkl thClosk itlle lyricabY OSmith Seba Uan eI eo PinY" play tn' Ina ob- mEurol" lro pl ce i to a theatrfcalwaYa" pressls a Ycriterf.o T. R1tchl ndcome. eertl1l1yhave Thlpro ductl I. a letenUouoneaa4 eD the prorelslvtheatrlea in naler lo kup kenotlce.

otthebealthy bran and elfectll maku NAioun4. the Cl ck. B11JYIUtchleSI Uiht paFtof 1lde4 WhoTUlu hf mornl dah or ofaome- aCluapurL thhappytacUlt l1lC be o1rth tOfJU1 inebriate wlthoutbeeomne eI1lIY. Vu1carne characterthal I humanY1t ii bJend1neto1t tp.tn&ket and1ntereatln 11u1actof Aroun4. Joc p17.

ppearln iCeA. mulo ILlt lt IUDol flthheeollYD 13 n4bax on b. OCCUPYlhe cbo alidlend tothec ap if JllaUdlilcor4erldln rf i aiii leyILRltchJ ed. oi tb tJ one su eeturini llll tl4 04 jlt.i re PP 7ri. Xli teD4 then1lmber 8P 11.

ieJoe e- I. DdheD to his 1I it- Ii a pr 1. r. felIIPt beutJiI the Jr th i2O iYIiu hp tf1tJnfJ du cStf o1 ed excellent teom YJ. MrWj reaulLThwhol StOUIIJI 14pU UDC Dd fJ1f Uouaud i toaD enUrtah1IIt ttf brimfuofthe' la tIM Jln roueS JhCI kJ1f BltehteeotnJa1U 1.o.e."of the belt provoking t.

ata cOCJ Til1. 1z- tT COSTnuflONALATAGA. SATWWAYAPB42O19O7 I Ho vv A I KpLTEI. ii fl bfztgw I most aug- othegroYU ud ptY asbetO Ctte thsIon. X85 tiearl aygo.

a c1tyi th VS2t 1Eo11ud T41ter1a4 1Qt andthl wasnolnnich tnTUYe a 1 eent cf wereobdemd am e1js vter eesxie Antb i7 tbeFather. waa I wt ur 1ePronera by3jr At th ttnie yte I hen UPhY. 8fl as Mr. were fOreSight ell. Tevi I efued nter MU1P WWt bY cou 1 JeslousY asked ew ffiO' nd 4 diardl waterworks amd 0 I at that a fled- rj- I purupon Toombs I It hours I I I Th co That eornmit te boug the fir b't MuTfhyrpired 1 11am k.

I that estabja5' 1nthe ouJ fl ftn1ade oI4d. Negv State rates Is o. them. featu wat t31ery. 4aS housend.

84 syst ad pted. nd. ica max1ntjthCad fld PrOehst8Oeents I dla oun o-1ater- bargea' leaiha tiel4l 17 yarfo I 4 hotzaf thaanieasize apd theoUxejflcjeaae4 I of TleInd an a of 49 a i' ij amountor r. rst ogkawer a know 4 I i. stq Tesertoir tructe5by a ath crne 1three lecaa wat to snattr citysdraiiage wa with fro i It WL5 ett1ed oks er rst was Yeag year amounted 5570.

it 4I atiperintendent F. Th the ia7dtheooerwrere preld It i. Wfllam tiis. wa te was was msYqr. I I I to.

secure I au NesT 7. 1880 is puanpel tom wa- 874. oc- a the' mentof The t390D00Q eent iud The i wer 4' Pi1 t. tile wps. were ald an intothe od to ttdatet44T.

cOIletiQIt th 1w toDa' mber. wa to amountjaid enti L' St a ftr a ir 6 a 1. 2- trfIruI3QIrI 0 1. I I I 5 lj 1 I' 5. I I I I I a I 4.

I I I 2 I 0' S. tfe 0 I Q.dY- S. I 0' I I a I I i tAflfl1qIvy1tRPgv I tJ I ATN1eF I I I a a I CI. 6 OaD Puijre 5ThisOp Wfp 1 a AE ouri i I I a I. tgsuti.

I I I' I a i'- It.ara.o u4 I I I I I I a I I UL :1 I 461xnAa3. I r5tI. I S. I I I I 05 I I CrtriioocsE Piew STAIorl I 5 I i-I- I f54ie I I I I I I i I I PARt wOoPWARP- I I I I I Th I 5182.000 I. 31jtper I.

er i906 tat Credit. Works. tlreworkt 73 fo 3aae. 35 41. 1895v lBPSt.

ti rl89 IIL3o2es Receitotsl r- ReceIptifoiS03 4kAflT350 Rsceiptwfrrl 20494o tl Beceiota for' 23r1803 13 I i iroti 652 5 it rfllbe seen 3 abeje g31rsI betWekaW Qa dn. th I he works. thewaateof pUthplngwas appesdrpbtwisn c' i I t. It 5 etti utvs i ti I a I A TLANTA flr Pri center bee 1 toniesa aaid the rOmlaed aS tile Cte wa Wd Murphy of at. TOdaT the one- ls ndredt0ousaud magKlaaIbeenpaza the water works that wer.

thoug t4 lsrgenouZh jflft YPrsagoare zlOty. toqsrnalI h1Atlantagetz0o4wat jroxrtthe CIL3t1i00C8eeiVeFTi. wtr do fronthDUrCnou tlaspringi urtape0t1Lan4 there Ir nothlni 5boTatha0punliigI EtatIdn by will It can tb. centam1nated. upply great enugIffor aclty bondsthiayear water past todo Id 1ksp ei j- t' I 7 I tj I dw fa I 4 s- I 4v9 Iv I I I i a I I LNNERIG Ec on that at Eldrado a oa bj1iew Janice tliIve54ie6p hP Bose TreIaWfleI appeaAt idodo foroo ntght ilciedGiociauiRetser hf z.

BldEJobnsoneTotiige under.1 f8rnSandLestncorpOrated. T1l atorjofPieabet5 1teiiths4rBa1tIthore ii concer te. he at- o14V1r towbfc eorJ rsartscow t' a iu qickly hill I- itou an 1 3ierber a a a tvton V07OfNapoIewhobaaoornpanIe feithins Th2rna11 tbcpIjnqrlbJnduc hIm toieat ant tulIhet1Epa3iX. hvesangr4Xan snJeruxne h1gtue1ag5f ii rrasged1iyoung. onaart sisonor hI fatheEI0fBetatbentertalne cenenow to3etsys I ntbeniglttcj whtchtbefgti1stob I iliteTyenlfltwekBet hajti bheractions thtiti I nesc1oalyIa1ov iwdt rtutor8Iu I lOWIttIDI hler Inadvanci B' t.f 1 rfsid bIs vfoi eLi at dtstVIR llstan but her' owz fe OC5WUt5O 3h.

avproscworuie InVItd fIIStSIZIOW Itartihem tO6theruthey. nte JPstardn Iatb. esnUmeMtPat tiionls lookiasSor he om Ot35ff7temi7ZTtYe sEtsy- torscefr ilnt crttais r6 oanx- etoet a toIhIituIn with tl oreotx ptorbf flCeWIdemsndtoy r.ttrii. his uav ri. IilIdsd un0024c1oU1 46t.

the tnrmoii1 that lgslag osistl1 rao Lahlsfran tlUeazcht s8ts Inwitatthi has' ntanyvldg a jiosas4 s'ie. cur- t4thaflhtiT htraefWssiztlltutqr InntPdaiIegorne oBdallato hefbl1oWtai ICeli s1usetay Jerem. woihaee- consa OytlI with PitWti thTr11gtt CItI ta thorsa1oths 6ai 4fanee. WslUng tbaettlr8 ofruessioge at Poio8ShGtLrt4 btteg tuut toJromVsmaiiiags Wt Petur comes trnMUe ordezsrfn at one. iLOt 1Jerem than ft btltIpqr5pade4 geashdre sd meet hIabrOthsrfZ9urfng hIs1tbsctt.

apo. e1rd1 the htpi8i3aits 4 itt rasoudJexeme 8ll. a dOWcannetg5u Wia ete uscriftoahi 1 Praitee whos 1 esoy PtttrsOnIwho awaiting a FranceS returnhe the notfor em Is why ha. come 35osfOrd thi- an Bond tter StanieyTesmuP itiiams springs. Watson A.

plctaon Ctaln Chrlsti Sailor on CIi161AUSUStlfl LSwZ su Prank' Huftrnan. raretii ntl eompmny 0d In Amerlcainduced CIocktThis is ofle and min ger up' fun- Is possessssthe 4 bowth ie chara ter I personstes enoughblendlng appear k' a eonv see Rit hie tbeitaE. Iiatmetl tipplertp therZ life. An bo pIweth. youth5d1Iplays approvilor toW.

si th4 Is comfdy tit. 4 Is a- tJi. brimful of ClokJc Is. one of I treats octi. re-I.

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