The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-01-06
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
MATTERS or INTEREST CONSIDERED BY
THE CITY Fathers.
Licen.e and snectal Tax rived for the Yea1

License and Special Tax Fixed for the Year
Standing CommitteeS--OthcrM Matters.
The city council has held an interesting
session since the last issue of THE News
At the meeting the license and special
taxes for the year were fixed, and Mayor
Cheatham appointed the standing com
mittees.
There was no change made in the
whisky license, but a resolution was
passed making this tax all payable in
advance. All license and special taxes
imposed are published in another column
of THE News.
The committee appointed to re-write
the duties of the standing committees,
and to suggest such other committees as
they thought were needed, recommend
ed that the following committees be
created:
Water and Water Supplies.
Building and Public Improvements
Printing.
The report was adopted and Mayor
Cheatham then appointed the standing
committees as follows:
FINANCE. Kaigler, Hannah, Orr.
STREET. -Denbler, Kendrick, II lnnah.
CEMETERY -Kaigler, Rainey, Hannah.
FIRE.-Rainey, kaigler, Orr.
WATERPROOF, Deubler, Hannah.
BUILDING AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Hannah, Rainey, Deubler.
PRINTING. -kaiglcr, Hannah Baincy.
Alderman Rainey requested that some
other name be substituted for his on the
committee on printing, and Alderman
Orr was appointed in his stead. That
committee is now composed of Aldermen |
Kaigler Hannah and Orr.
The duty Of the committee on building |
and public improvements is to prevent |
any encroaehmehts on streets, or injury |
to any public property. The ordinance
also provides that any person who wishes
to build on private property must get a
building permit from the committee be-
fore beginning work.
That part of the minutes of the prev-
GUS meeting relating to the salary of the
Chief of Police was recOnsidered on mo
ton of Alderman Kendrick. A motion
was then made by Alderman Kendrick
that the pay of that officer remain the
same as it was last year. Alderman
RalneN OueIcu a SUBSTITUTE IilbJ Iut Cliltl !
of police receive no perquisites and his
salary be increased sufficiently to make
I'D the discrepancy The substitute was
voted for by Alderman Rainey, Kaiglel
and Orr, while Alderman Kendick
Deuber and Hannah voted against it.
Mayor Cheatham voted against the sltb-
stitute and broke the tie.
The original motion was than put, Al
dermen Kendrick, Deubler and Hanna
voting for it,and Alderman Rainey, Ksg
LEI and Orr againstit. Mayor Cheatham
again had to cast the deciding vote, ano
Alderman Hendricks motion was caI,
red.
A communication was received from |
the board of public school commissioner
stating that the term of Office of Com
missioner J. A. Laing hal expired. Mr.
Laing was unanimously elected to sue.
ceed himself,
Before adiomning the aldermen de-
cided upon the length of their terms, a.
provided by the new bill. Mayor Cheat
ham wrote the tigure.1"on three slips OF
paper and ''2'' on as many more. Thesc
were shaken up in a hat and the alder
men drew their terms. Aldermen Kaig
Ter, Kendrick and Rainey will serve f.r
two years each, and Aldermen Orr Dcub
Ter and Hannah one year each.
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The Almighty Dollar.
The few have too many and the many |