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DATLY suU Thursday Morning, Nov. 25, 1858. To Subscribers. Those of our subscribers receiving their papers with a pross tarked opposite their names, will know that their term of advance payment expires with the number bearing it. For Tax Collector, We are authorized to announce JORDAN L. HOWELL , candidate for Tax Collector of Musco gee county, Election first Monday in January. For Tax Receiver. We are authorised to announce the name of J. BARNEY WICKS as a candidate for re-election as Tax Receiver of Muscogee county, at the election in January next. Now, slte For Deputy Marshal. We are authorized to announce G. W. MAINES as a candidate for Deputy Marshal at the ensuing election. Nov. 16-tho The friends of J. B. WRIGHT, Esq., announce his name as a suitable candidate for Deputy Mar shal at the ensuing election, second Saturday in December next, and he will be supported by Nov. 11 the MANY VOTERS. —— Merchants’ Rail Road Shipping Receipts, neatly printed and bound, for sale at the SUN OFFICE. Thanksgiving: Thursday next having been set apart by the Governor on a day of Thanksgiving, my Store will be closed on that day after 10 o’clock a. m. Nov. 23-31 VAN, MARCUS. use Blanks.— Alabama Deeds and Justice's Blanks, for sale at the Sun Office, Columbus,Ga. New Advertisements. There is nothing like having good med icines, and plenty of the stuff at hand in cases of sickness. No better place can be found to procure such things, and oth er articles usually kept on sale in drug stores, than at the new firm of Acee Iverson. See their advertisement, “Christmas is coming,’’ but some of Strupper’s ‘‘goodies” have got here be fore old Kris Kringle, not forgetting plen ty of fire crackers. See advertisement. Bad teeth !—who is free from them? Such of our readers as desire a skillful and polite dental operator, are referred to the card of Dr. Lee. The person who wished to know who W. H. St. Phelps was, can very easily find out by calling at No. 88, Broad street, and purchasing some of those ne plus ultra, Bayadera Cigars, a sample of which he presented us with yesterday, together with the Empires. Now all ye smokers and puffers learn wisdom by trying Bil ly’s Bayaderas or Empires, as well as his other well and carefully selected assort ment of good things. Give him a call, for he is the most polite young man in town. We are pleased to announce this morn ing the name of Mr. Howell for the office of Tax Collector. Mr. Howell has busi ness qualifications that fit him well for the office. He has our best wishes for success. River News. The steamer Chewalla arrived at the wharf yesterday. She leaves this morn ing at 7 o'clock, for Apalachicola and in termediate landings, with a good freight. The General Stokes, with a full cargo, departed for Apalachicola last night. The river had fallen a little yesterday, but there was still a sufficiency of water in the channel. Action of Council on the New and the Old Bridge. We copy below, from the proceedings of the City Council on Monday night last, that portion relating to the Bridge ques tion. Ald. Thompson, from the Bridge Com mittee, (who were instructed to report upon the New Bridge, submitted the fol lowing report, viz . The Bridge Committee bey leave to re port that, agreeably to a resolution of Council, authorizing them to call in any competent persons to assist them in the examination of the New Bridge, to ascer tain whether it was such an one as the charter required ; and also, whether it is such a structure as could be received by the city, with safety to the public in terest. They procured the services of Samuel R. Andrews, J. L. Morton, R. R. Goeth ius, John 8. Allen, and Col. Asa Bates, and herewith submit the written opinion of these gentlemen, as to the strength and durability of the said Bridge: To Messrs. Verney, Thompson and Barschall, Committee of the City Council: Gentlemen: Agreeably to your request we visited and examined the New Bridge. We are of opinion that the said Bridge is strong enough for all the purposes to which it will probably be applied. We find, on examination of the charter, that it is required to be of sufficient strength to permit the safe transit of vehicles and produce. We are therefore of the opinion that the Bridge meets the requirements of the charter. You ask us to state our opinion as to its durability also. We aee plainly of the opinion, gentlemen, that it is by no means a durable structure, and we will proceed to state our reasons for this opinion. The whole length of the Bridge is feet. This is supported by one rock pier, one brick abutmen, one rock abutment, and nine wooden props. The chief support of the Bridge is upon these props, and consequently any accident to these props might cause the destruction of the Bridge. In consequence of these props having been placed at but short distances apart, in order to sustain the great weight of the Bridge, they are liable also to great dan ger from the drift wood, which, in time of high water, comes down in great quantities, and, at this part of the river, with great velocity. We are clearly of the opinion that any considerable accu mulation of drift wood against these props, in a high and rapid state of the river, would sweep them away, and the whole structure would fall. We find too, on examination, that the brick abutment on the western bank is insubstantial and insecure. It appears to have been built of brick selected without any reference as to their adaptedness for the purpose ; instead of being uniformly hard-burned brick, and laid in hydraulic cement, they seem to have been taken indiscriminately —or at least without any particular refer ence to hardness—and to have been laid with common mortar. They have already crumbled away to some extent, by the action of the frost, and from other causes; and we are of the opinion that at a high stage of the river the action of a swift current of water against it for several days will seriously damage, if it does not destroy it; and the destruction of the abutment is of course equivalent to the destruction of the Bridge. But should no such casualties as we have enumerated befall the Bridge, and should the props and the abutment withstand the pressure of the drift and the action of the water, still we are of the opinion that the Bridge is by no means properly protected from decay, besides the objection which may with propriety be urged against the wooden propa as being liable to rot in two or three years. We find the same objec tion to the upper works of the Bridge.— We find the trusses unnecessarily exposed to the action of the weather.The chief strength of the Bridge is in the trusses, and consequently they should be more carefully protected against the weather than any other portion. It is, however, left in such a condition as to induce us to believe it cannot last over five years at the farthest ; in fact, there seems to be no way to properly protect the upper works of the Bridge from rapid decay, as, being uncovered, no portion of it is sheltered from the sun and rain. We have briefly stated our opinion as to the durability, and will briefly say that, in our opinion, the Bridge cannot last over five years at farthest, ASA BATES, 8. R. ANDREWS, R. R. GORTCHIUS JOINE, ALLEN. This opinion is submitted by your Com mittee in order that Council should be come acquainted with the facts connected with the condition of the Bridge; and that they may have, from a knowledge of these facts, a sure basis upon which to rest their future action; while in posses sion of these facts, your Committee have but one course to pursue. They are clearly of the opinion that this structure does not meet the public expectation, and that it would be preju dicial to the interests of the city if said Bridge should be received under the obli gations and requirements of the charter ; and that although it is, strictly speaking, such a bridge as the charter specifies, yet we cannot think that a due regard for the interest of the city would warrant its re ception by the Council. It may, perhaps, be proper to state other facts that influence us in this opin ion. No evidence has ever been furnished us that the aforesaid charterees have any right or title to that portion of land on the western bank of the River, on which the abutment rests. It is well known that a serious dispute arose concerning the ownership of the land on which the west ern abutment of the lower Bridge rests, and that the City was forced to compro mise the said dispute by the payment of ten thousand dollars. Any hasty action of the present Council might involve the City in like difficulties, which may be easily avoided by proper care and pru dence. We would also call your attention to the necessity of having a toll-keeper’s house before the said Bridge become the property of the City, and it is estimated that the cost of a suitable house for this purpose will not be less than one thousand to twelve hundred dollars. No provision is made by the charterees to prevent this absolutely necessary outlay on the part of the City. It has also been intimated to your Committee that certain parties to whom considerable sums are due, for la bor done and material furnished on the said Bridge, are waiting the action of Council accepting the Bridge, to attach the same, or enter suit against the City for the recovery of the amount due them. We would also call the attention of Coun cil to the fact the the floor of the Bridge consists of but a single layer of planks instead of a double layer, which we think necessary. We close this report by asking Council to observe the utmost caution in taking any action which might, by any possible contingency, involve the City in expense or litigation. D. B. THOMPSON, M. BARSCHALL. On motion received. Whereupon Ald. Thompson offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the tender made to the Mayor and Council, by the charterees, be and the same is hereby accepted, provided that the charterees of the said Bridge give a bond to the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, releasing them from all and every liability to keep in repair or rebuild said Bridge, should the same be washed away or otherwise destroyed , and provide for the payment of all de mands against the said charterees on ac count of material furnished, or of work done on the same, for the payment of which demands the said Bridge might be subject to levy and sale, or the said Mayor and Council, after having become the owners thereof, might become liable , and provided further, that the said char terees shall convey to the said Mayor and Council the land on the western bank of the Chattahoochee River, upon which the abutment rests, and shall build a suitable toll-house for the Bridge keeper. Whereupon, Ald. Verney submitted the following as a minority report: “Bey leave to report the Bridge is built according to the Charter, and would re commend that the City receive the same.” J. VERNOY. On motion received and laid on the ta ble. Whereupon Ald. Kyle offered the fol lowing : Resolved, That the Mayor and Council receive the tender of the New bridge, made by the charterees, provided the charterees release the City Council from the obligation of rebuilding the same, provided the same is washed away or otherwise destroyed, unless the citizens wish it rebuilt; provided, further, the charterees pay all debts and demands of all persons against said Bridge; provided further, that they convey to the Mayor and Council the ground on the western bank on which the abutment stands. Whereupon Ald. Eastham offered the following as a substitute for both: Resolved, That the New Bridge is not such a structure as this Council can re ceive injustice to the citizens of Colum bus, and that this Council therefore de clines to receive said Bridge adopted. Yeas and nays were required. Yeas 6 —Ald. Barschall, Cody, Durkin, Eastham, Thompson and Walker. Nays 4—Ald. Allen, Gray, Kyle and Verney. By Ald. Eastham : Resolved, That the Bridge across the Chattahoochee River, belonging to the City of Columbus, be, from and after this date, a free Bridge instead of a toll Bridge as heretofore; adopted. Yeas and ways were required. Yeas 6 —Ald. Barschall, Cody, Durkin, Eastham, Thompson and Walker. Nays 4—Ald. Allen, Gray, Kyle and Vernoy. By Ald. Gray : Resolved, That the Bridge Keeper be instructed to collect tolls at the gate until the next meeting ; est. Yeas and nays were required. Yeas 4 —Ald. Allen, Gray, Kyle and Vernoy.— Nays 6—Ald. Barschall, Cody, Durkin, Eastham, Thompson and Walker. 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