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bly diminished the former nuisance, and 
at the same time furnished funds for the 
making and draining the streets. These 
alterations commenced in January, 1801, 
since when, the value of property has in¬ 
creased at least twenty-five per cent. 
Brick buildings are now common, and the 
Cajun Houses, of which George Town 
was originally built, are disappearing 
very fast. There are not any Public 
Buildings in the Town; the following are 
those more immediately required: a 
Church, for which there is reserved a very 
fine spot of ground in the upper part of 
the Town; a Government House, Custom 
House, Public Offices, Court-House, Hos* 
pital, and Jail*. 
* Since the above was written, the Lieutenant 
Governor purchased a large strong any commo¬ 
dious building for a Jail, and made contracts 
for two Bungalow s, one to serve for all the Pub^ 
lie Offices, the other for the Court of the Judge 
and Magistrate* 
