Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-25
w. T.. KEEsEE, ALIAS JUSTICE

1869, at which time he was, as he af
firms, elected Treasurer, and on pre-
senting himself at the Recorders of
flee the next day, prepared to execute
a bond, was informed that w. u.
Hume had been elected, etc. AS the
statement he makes does great in
justice to the Board and myself, r.
desire to give now, in refutation, q
true statement of the case.
At that election the names of w.
p. Keesee and w. p. Hume were
presented as candidates for the office
of Treasurer. The vote stood on first
ballot, Keesec, 5; Hume, 3. When
the result was announced, Clay Rob-
erts arose and stated to the Board
that he had voted for w. p. Hume,
and, furthermore, he had spoken to
two or three of those sitting near,
and was informed by them that they
had done likewise, and he thought
there must have been mistake made
in counting the ballots, owing, per-
maps, to the similarity of the initials.
Whereupon Mr.. J. J. Hamlet (soho
hddvotcd for Rcescc on the first bal
fOt), moved a reconsideration of the
vote, (,c!tich is i,s accordance with
parliamentary rules always, and the
motion having received second, by
another who voted for Mr.. Kcesee,
was carried.
On the second ballot the vote stood,
Hume, s.; Keesee, 8; and Hume was
declared duly elected Treasurer for
the ensuing twelve months.
w. p. HUME.
The above statement of Mr.. Hume
contains the substance and embodies
the facts as they occurred at the last
election held for City Treasurer.
HENRY FREcH,
..H Mayor.
GEO. ALwELI,, Recorder pro. tenn,
on the LIST of February, 1869.
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EDITORS CHRONICLE -" Pro Bono
Publico disclaims having had any
reference, or casting any aspersions,
just or unjust, on the present Mayor
and Aldermen. He said, and says,
that the corporate affairs are in such
a condition mo matter what caused
this condition., as to require the Sc
rious care of the citizens. He named
n lot of gentlemen who, in his csti-
nation, would compose first-cla 81
Board. a writer in your last issue,
by choosing n name to sign to his
article, tries covertly to aflix on these
gentlemen the stigma of being dris-
tocrdts. This is not so, and is unjust.
However, they have been in our
community SO long, and are so well
and f,vorably known, that they
need no defence from such slow
filings"
Anti-Aristocracy, the defender Of
the present Board, presents an expose
of brilliant deeds, which we presume
are their brightest and best. What
are they? They built Market
House! And they put their names
thereon as its founders. Did not the
citizens first move in this, and was
not siX-eighths of the cost defraye,
by private subscription? Did not ont
citizen give S2,O0O-one-cighth of tn,
whole cost? Would it not have beer
more modest to have put up TIN
names of the donors, or none at all
But this is small matter. We fea
that in n few years this great feat viii
he regarded by the public rs very fool
iSh, and not at all praiseworthy
Don't hollow until you are out of tn
, woods.
, And they have actually spent nea
, $4,000 on street repairs. We woul
: have been glad to have had the cor
: tract for this work ut tile price
g though we have not seen the ne,
\ Matchmaking on the street While
: runs only to the residence of OF
:, Mayor.
u And they have paid $1,000 of il
c tercst on bonds Well! "A levy
= $4,000 Is made annually to meet I'll
y Railroad bond interest, and out
u that, and the other revenue, the
l. have paid $1,000. Whew!
/ Anti-Aristocracy intimatcs thi
" the present Mayor and Alderme
~ paid the extra allowance to the 70
4. mcr Mayor and Recorder out of the
d own pockets. We cannot think |
meant to say 50. If so, they deser'
lie great credit for this.
But the expose Of bridge money
Il. not so good as he deems. Look
pl On hand Jan. ~ of bridge funds. Si,7l7,
Receipts TO sept. lSS..,...,......,....... 2,lS
q lS69..,...r......,........ 3,2h
rs TO September |, 1869 amounting.-sl .OSl
H. ON hand sept. |, lSGD...-............,.. 5,9Oi
al Absolutely unnccounted for.......,... si,l77
le If this is their best showing Tia
,a should be silent.
lat Aud when they retire It is to
al hoped that they will not appropriu
n, something 10 themselves 10 be pa
If 10y their successors, rs they have :
the precedent,
us Pro BONo PUBLICo
.n The Gettysburg FiaSco.
~ From the New Eclectic Magnainc.l
N, The North, il seems, is fatcd ne'
'd, to understand the South, her prin
tn pies, her motives, or her feelings
nd else how could they have perpctra
he the nhsurdity of inviting officers
he tine late Confederate army 10 attic