Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-22
THE EDGEFIELD BOARD.
A MayOriRl Message Setting Forth the
Financial Condition Of che Corpora.

A MayOriRl Message Setting Forth the
Financial Condition of the Corpora.
ton.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen, of
Edgefeld, met last night IN regular session,
Mayor Brooks i'm the chair.
The following message from the Mayor
was read and laid upon the table:
EDGEFIELD, Tenn, Sept. q, 1S74.-
Honorable Board of Aldermen-Gents: AT
a regular meeting of this Board held Aug.
II, 1874, the Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, submitted detailed report
showing the entire debt of the corporation
10 be -.----.----....- S34,01S 81
Paid since. ................... l,JOO %
Balance due So, 5lS 81
Your Recorder also submitted a state
ment showing that during the municipal
year beginning Jan. /, 1874, up to the
present time Gang. IL, 1871 be had dawn
checks on the Treasurer to the amount of
Sl1,0l9.7l, which amount was charged to
the different departments. OF this amount
n very small portion has been contracted
by the present Board. Although citizens
in various parts of the city are clamorOus
for work TO be done upon the streets, (and
justly, too, in their opinion,) not knowing
the financial condition of our treasury, /
herewith submit a statement showing the
amount Of taxes due the corporation of
EdgefeldI (which is as follows:
Am'nt due previous 10 IsT4..S 5,l42 o.
. for 1874. $1,000. p ,5Ss -
for curbing....... 30 -
2I,7Ss 50
O'''' '''' ~ -'''''' ''- 1s,oe5 8
Total amount due cOrpOratiOn........ -, 167 SO
The corporation is indebted for tie fol-
lowing amounts due and falling due in
1874:
Notes in Nashville banks.....Sj,4l9 %
Outstanding checks........... 500 "a
Interest on notes and Outstand-
ing checks. ....--..--...-.. 80 20
Interest ON bonds. ........... leo o.
1859 IS |
Leaving bslancc.. 5,5Is 50
in the treasury after all the debts due and |
falling due in 1874 have been paid, prOyi- |
ded the taxpayers would come forward and |
pay their taxes promptly. As have said |
before, great injustice is done the prompt |
taxpayer. He not only pays his own tax, |
but is compelled to pay interest on Dor |
Towed money TO keep the wheels Of the |
corporation moving. You will see that |
only s., 1929 has been collected for taxes !
for the present year and nearly tMee-fOurths |
of the year has elapsed, leaving a balance, |
due and to be collected for 1874, of |
S19,025.e3.
This, gentlemen, is the reason We cannot |
build up our streets and put them in first |
class condition, and | do not believe it is |
the wish or desire of the taxpayers Of |
Edgetield for this Board to plunge deeper |
into debt, but on the contrary TO husband |
our means and bring the corporation out of |
debt. l am Of the opinion We should issue
as few checks as possible. and in order TO /
do this, We are compelled to suspend all /
unnecessary work and commence no new /
work until we have funds in the treasury /
20 complete the same
| would suggest for your consideration 2 /
change IN our police system, so that wewill |
have our policemen on duty day aud night, |
say twelve hours on and twelve off duty. /
Also a chan. in regard to the price of feed |
ing PRISONERS. l am inclined 10 believe |
that we ought to be able 10 feed prisoners |
AT zoe per day, instead Of paying 75c per /
day.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
J. Y. BROOKS, Mayor.
a batch of minor Enthusiastically petit |
tions for reduction of assessment and reso.
lutions concerning street Improvements
was disposed of, and the Board took Up the
Mayors message, which, on motion Of Aid.
Benson, was referred 20 special cOIpmit-
tee of three.
Alderman Benson, Williams and Garfield |
were appointed that committee.
The Board then adjourned till the :next /
regular meeting.