Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-05

OlEG6J, HPdT the DIIuPt, -JU
was taken back and the payments re-
turned.
The house and lot near Mr.. Bur
sons residence go
was purchased.
Paid on Pest House, say 500
The costs Of advertising the original
sale in the papers of Va. Tenn, and
Georgia, and the printing Of the Bonds
and Coupons, title bonds, hand bills
end also advertising the meadow
which was countermanded by the
vote Of the people, all were paid out of
this fund
Allowance should also be made Tor
five per cent deduction from all adj
vance payments, and Mr.. Burson
knows that he demanded and received
ten per cent deduction for advance
payments, just twice the rate allowed
all others.
We ask him why in his figures in
tended to cast discredit Oh those he
''loves," he made no allowance for
these heavy items.
Why did he not mention this ten
per cent demand by him as one of the
reasons why his pet fish sis mighty
swuHked"
If Mr.. Bursons pet scheme to have
this land money used in shaving pa
per, "a he advised, had prevailed
it would have 'swunk" the people f
this town most wonderfully, bu; the
board disregarded his advice because
they never intended nor understood
that this Johnston land fund should
be converted into hugh razor viii
which to skin these people.
These and other references. to Mr.
Burson's views and Course touching
matters of public interest and concern
we are forced TO make because he no.
only sets up his views as superior to
those which have governed the coun-
ell, but when he is furnished facts and
information which he has asked fos lie
has made it consori with his tastes 10
approach leauIng citizens OF The town
and to impcGch, without one particle
of proof, the character OF that inforna-
zion. Nevertheless here are a :ew
more figures asked for.
Treasurer Willard informs US that
the unpaid claims or III; ting dchI
amounts to about one thousand dollars,
and Sergeant TrammPIl informs Us
that there is yet uncoliected and col
lectable of the tax of 1874 about five
hundred dollars 10 meet this debt
with.
Now, Mr.. Burson, you have tt
At least we hope y GU have data enough
to digest for at least a week, bat we
must ask few questions of you, for
the council has aimed to be prudent
and just with your interest and to you.
AS you seem to wish to get control of
this Johnston land fund we must in
quire little into your knowledge OF
business.
How do you propose to separate this
land fund from TIE board? Do you
not know that the town of Goodson
has 40 wife or daughters, IN whose
name these lands can he held SO thai
they will not be liable for the debts oil
the town? Ifyou should be made tie
agent tomorrow for the collection o
this fund you would have to receive in
payment Of the bonds every claim pre-
scented to you against the town"
Again, as You want the "leaks'
stopped why did you recently demand
, that the town should purchase of yot
the street between your row of teLe
ment houses and the railroad. unde
| penalty of your closing it up. and thl:
at the very time that the council was
| spending near one thousand dollars a
/ that very point to build and reHde
accessible bridge that improves you
| property more than that Of any Othe
one man?
That street has long been open AM
reliable citizen says he saw Col
Goodson stake Off your lots and that a
far as that streets goes you are in tb
precise position of another individual
of whom St. Mathew speaks, VIII,
wished to sell at cash prices far lowe
than you ask large amount of land o
which he did not own an inch.
The council does not feel that vol
i have met it in very reciprocal spirit
for when that body Informed yo1
through one of its officers that certain
parties had asked that the council pre-
teri them against the erection OF you
Undertook buildings in such position
that like a we'll laid fuse they wOul
fire and burn the costliest and mos
populous portions of our to %n, you
reply was that IL such a request ha
been made of the council you woul
build on every lot you had woode
shanty "for spite" This did not hav
the ring of public spirit and we will d
you the justice to believe it was
hasty remark which you yourse
would cheerfuIiy retrGct.
Why do you ''scatler'' your desig
a 10 public Improvements to such
fearful exteat that while you build
church on one side of Main Street 70
build a Ten Pin Alley on the other