The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-14
CORPORATION IN mAnvvlLLE.

CORPORATION IN MARYvILLE.
In the last number of the Indica.
tor there Is an editorial favOring q
1t is well written, but
the question, comes Do We need 0
corporation? / can see need OF
It in some respects; but the absence
of a corporation is of far greater
benefit. We cannot have q corpor-
alton without opening the way for
a whisky den with all its evils and
curses. AS to the appropriation Of
funds by the County Court for the
benefit of Maryville, it appears to
me nothing but fair that while the
citizens Of Maryville pay their taxes
into the County treasury, just as
other parts of the county, that for
the purposes of necessary public
improvements, appropriations
should be made for bridges and
roads in the town in the same man.
ner as for other parts Of the County.
The bridge on College street is of
public benefit to the whole County.
It was not built for Maryville alone.
There is not a bridge in the County
used so much as that one, and It'll,
used by all classes and from all
parts of the County, and other
counties.
We may rest assured that If we
have a corporation, whisky shop
will come. They have always
come, and will do SO again. That
brings disorder, crime, and prose-
cutions, and with the prosecutions
comes heavy costs and taxes.
Whisky dealers care nothing for
public sentiment. The last that
was here babe defiance to public
sentiment and turned a deaf ear to
every entreaty to not begin their
business.
The Indicator calls attention to
"the dilapidated condition Of our
streets" Since the surrender OF
our municipality there has been
more good and permanent work
done on our streets than there was
during the same length of time
under the municipality. let the
reader think over it moment, and
see If he does not come to the same
conclusion. Under good munich
pallty, with ample powers to assess
and collect taxes, more could be
done than has been, but even under
our defective road system, more
has been accomplished than ws'
done under our municipality, fol
the same length of time, with 1T
limited powers.
AS to the sidewalks. If tn
grand jury should take hold Of tn
parties who place boxes, plows ant
other implements upon them, ant
put their buildings and steps GU
upon them and thus obstruct tn
way; as the law plainly makes
the duty of the jury, it will be onl.
about one term of our Court unit
they will be kept clear ard in al
orderly condition. We need n
ordinance for this purpose. Tn
law gives an ample remedy. Sc
Code, Sec, STAG, sub section 4.
Then as to the burglary. tn
corporation would give little or n
relief in this respect. 1t could no
prosecute offenders in this grade Q
offences any more than as at pres
ent. If a house was burglarized,
prosecutor would have to appea
just as at present. The police coul
not swear out warrants and prose
cnte offenders any more than tn
sheriff and our constables can d
now.
What we need is that men VIII
have been losers from thefts an
burglary will not compromise tn
felony and turn the criminals lOos
on their neighbors, to proceed
greater crimes.
If we had law and order leagu
in Maryville, to see that offender
are punished and good citizens pr
tected, we would soon have
more use for a policeman than
angel has for a donkey.
WILL A. MCTEER.
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