RICHMOND COUNTY. 501 



Milledgeville, 120 N. N. W. of Savannah, 136 N. W. of 

 Charleston, 83 W. of Columbia, in lat. 33° 33^, long. 5° IS'. 

 The city is handsomely laid out, with wide streets, crossing 

 each other at right angles. With the exception of Broad and 

 Centre, all the streets are named after distinguished men. 



The city is generally well built, mostly of brick. Many 

 of the houses recently erected display much elegance and 

 taste. Immense quantities of cotton and other produce are 

 received in Augusta and conveyed to Charleston by railroad, 

 and to Savannah by steamboats. The number of steamboats 

 which ply between Savannah and Augusta, is constantly in- 

 creasing. Augusta is most favourably situated for trade, being 

 in the centre of a thickly populated and wealthy country. 

 The merchants are remarkably active, and spare no pains to 

 induce planters and country merchants to transact their busi- 

 ness in Augusta. 



Government of the City. — The city is governed by a 

 Mayor and twelve Aldermen, called the City Council. The 

 subordinate officers are Clerk of Council, Treasurer, City 

 Marshal, City Constables, Jailer, Keeper of Magazine, Keeper 

 of Hospital, Clerk of Upper Market, Clerk of Lower Market, 

 Keeper of the Bridge, Keeper of the City Clock, Keeper of 

 the City Hall, Superintendent of Streets, Pumps, and Water- 

 works, City Surveyor, Board of Health, Sexton, and twelve 

 Watchmen. The police is excellent, and there is no city where 

 better order exists. 



Population. — According to the census of 1845, the popu- 

 lation of Augusta was 3,948 whites, 440 free persons of 

 colour, and 3,114 slaves: total, 7,502. The number of in- 

 habitants since that period has greatly increased. 



Public Buildings. — The city has a number of elegant 

 public buildings. The Medical College at the corner of Tel- 

 fair and Washington streets was finished in 1833. The 

 City Hall is an ornament to the city. It is built of brick, 

 three stories high, with a cupola surmounted by the figure of 

 Justice: cost $100,000. The Masonic Hall is a showy edi- 

 fice, fronting Broad street ; erected in 1826, and cost $30,000. 

 The Jail is constructed of brick — one of the best in the State : 

 cost $28,000. 



