copies of outgoing letters to other city officials, contractors, etc.; the first 36 pages of this volume have been torn out and are missing.

An example, from December 24, 1857: "[To Mayor Waterman] ...I learn that a great portion of the Bulkhead near Desiree St., together with the levee at the foot of said street has been carried away and as the River is rising very rapidly, [I have been requested] to ask you to call a meeting of both boards of the Council to take steps against an overflow in that portion of the city."