The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
OUR HEAVY TAXES.
Now il the Time for the TOW" 1N
tiles and the school Trustees -
Do.,,,oa ExneuSeS.

.,o,;o, NJ the fact that Inc peopls
of abbeyille are now more i he ,raii for the
than ever before; axe To0 into consideration such
SsHres SItS AZ will tend 10 relieve tne .aA PnS lPh
III a. a degree at least, OF tue ouruen "n''n
he is now car ~ always been a law-abiding
'fa AoHe Pnbic sentiment is against lawless-
hess, Een when our bars were open untiL la Ia,e 9
,Eat night we paid less than nall tne iate
hour hourin5 az Thai we now pay, and we had lew
ol ,niicemep. Why should AbbeVllle CLOSE
Ser bars and then employ say. three times ,a as
many policemen? the average S c,t.aet raet an ,n ey
able to see the necessity ioi eo
penditure of money. ,,- off como o1
pSWonld il not be better to pay OH solne ay
tbe 'shnn bonds with the money when ntily
be wasted in employing an o"" .o
n'r town council has done well. we TO be
.bo n;cest Sidewalks and the best street.r see,
fonnd anywhere, but as iar as we y
rnc,1 TUr 1G has Withheld from publicat-his fact,
cou count of their actings and donaTct of the in.
taken together with that oths ground for dis.
satisfaction. 1t cannoires Of our money is
port of the expe1Iomic reasons. Such pub
withheld fr2fo cost only few dollars. Ihe me
licatiiffSf for their own protection shoula insisi
On giving the public a report OF tnelr oulcial
snch reports 10 be published in other cities,
and we further believe that in the course OF
time the public may imagine an evi, ei,thniGG shiuG
If such reports are COP Dtlnuousi! "ltnuI,o "',o;
no matter how pure and correct the eonuuc' .,aS,
of the expenditures. The b istory OF tne past
we think will prove that those nduclaiy W
ficers who make a showing give oetter satls. ,I
faction. The little peanut Legislature naae
mistake in trying TO withhold ;he County
Treasurer's report. TREASURER ;,nt bah ,bo, he
things all straight, and 1t is only Just tnaC ne
should publish the fact 10 alow nlni ~ eUm 1or
him, The Governor did right IN olsaPpIov
ing a law which was so unworthy OF ooutu
Carolina. .o.,,-
ond the Stale authorities conceal nothing
from the public eye. II their acts are right.
as we believe they are, they deserve tne YIN
dication which published report makes.
The prosperity of the town demands re-
duction Of our expenses. ooo
Suppose we spend $500 or $1,000 on our
streets, is there any use for spending the bal
These two items are about all the expenses OF
which we are informed, although there may
be some other items.
And theE the school Is run on too broad a
schedule. Isn't it time that we heard from
this side Of our expenses? Can't we have q
first class school at ~ uch less figures than we
have been paying? In the matter OF the use
of the school house, has there not been little
tyranny? The school house is the peo-
pies house. The people paid for 1t, and II
they desire to use 1t for night for purposes
which are not inconsistent, is Lnere any Ied
son why the doors should be barred against
the builders? We think not.
A case in point. About year ago, some OF
our people wanted the use OF the audltorium "a
in which to assemble to hear lecture from
MIR. Jas. r. Bacon. The trustees refused IT.
Has that building not been used monlhs AT
night as q resort, or convenience, ior those
who have been practicng for an operatic per-
formance?
The people have right to know of the Of
fetal acts OF their trusted servants. There
has been nothing wrong, unless 1t be In the
fact OF the liberal expenditure OF money by
both the city council and the school trustees:
This newspaper has not the slightest idea
proper effort was made.