The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-01-12

town. And to their active ende.v.
ors IN this behalf are We Indebted
lor this great reduction in pricss
and amount Of the current expen.
ses OF the town of Greenyills a.
compared with the past admins.
trations.
And here | cannot fail to call
attention to the valuable assis.
lance rendered us by our town
Clerk, Mr.. Leroy Percy, not only
Tor his prompiness in record.
ing the regular transactions and
IN the correctness and regularity
with which be has recorded our
proceedings, but also for our ad.
vantagss Of having 4 lawyer and
clerk sombined, in az much as he.
on many occasions, voluntarily
aided BY his legal advice; and in
this he was always correct.
Nor can We in arriving at the re-
suits already enumerated be un.
mindful of the valuable services
rendered us by our Tax Collector,
Dir. Thso.Pohl, for to his energetic,
active, constant and untiring eff.
forts in the collection OF the priv
ilege tax on all transients, and of
the successful collection of taxes
generally, are we greatly indebted
for the amount Of cash now on
hand, and for the reductions al.
ready enumerated.
During my term in Office, | have
had before me for trial for viola.
ton of our town ordinances 9l9
cases. Of these | have dismissed
and discharged IA cases. There
have been 10 appeals taken to
Circuit Court. and there have been
705 convictions in these cases.
The fines for said convictions
amounted to $3,2J6.75; almost
enough to defray the salaries of
the Town Marshal and Police.
Nor can close these remarks
without rendering my thanks
aud expressing my high apprecia-
tion Of our City Marshall, Mr.. w.
X. Gildart, for his invaluable assist
ance to me, in establishing and
preserving peace and good order
throughout our town.
1t has been charged upon me
that | have been at times too lsni-
cnt towards criminals. ! may
have been lonient in ssme cases
brought before me but ] hare al
ways preferred to err upon the
side of mercy in acquitting, than
to err by furnishing. 1t has never
been my desire to put money into
our Treasury by the conviction of
poor unfortunatcs who belong to
that class of our population whose
majority in numbers is very large
in this section of the State, and
whose petty effences were gcnsr-
ally the result of their ignorance
and past ssrvitude, rather than of
a willful disregard of the law.
There may have been others
on whom | may not have visit.
ed the extreme penalties of the
law--I mean those who came here
from the railroad, spent their
hard earnings principally in our
saloons, and after they had spent
all their money, were brought bo-
fore mo, or reported to me to be
law breakers by being drunk.
l also may have been leni-
ent in cases where some OF the
young gentlemen Of Greenville
were charged with violations of
those ordinances Of our own
against disorderly conduct and
the like petty offences. But in
these mild judgments | always
acted conscientiously.
And in conclusion let me thank
you, one and all, for your kind as
sistance and ceurtesies and marks
of esteem shown me during my as
ssciution with you-An associs-
ton the pleasant memories of
which will ever be cherished by me
with feelings of satisfaction, pleas
ure and pride. And now before
dissolving this Town Council Of
Gresnville, permit me to bid you
one, and oil, a kind farewell.
J. ALEXANDER,
Mayor.
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