The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-03-03
CORPORATIONS KICK.
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, BEFORE
COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT.
An Interesting Session of the City
SOiOns. Tax Assess Ors Elected.
Fire Company.
Fire Company.

The city council was in regular ses-
sion Monday night. A number of mat
tiers engaged the attention of the So
Ions, and the session was an unusually
lengthy one.
The first business was the hearing of
complaints from parties dissatisfied
with the special license tax upon their
business, majority of the complaints
beng from corporations. Mr.. G. w.
BanCOt, representative of the South
ern Express Company, was here from
Atlanta and requested that the ilicense
tax of $25 imposed upon that company
be reduced from $500 to $500. Mr..
Bancot took the position that the tax
was unconstitutional, but expressed
willingness to pay SIS. The tax was
reduced to that amount.
Mr.. Church Bergman of Macon was
present as the representative of the
Standard Oil Co. He did not ask that
the tax of $50 on wholesale dealers in oil
be reduced, but wanted all parties or
companies who sold oil by the barrel to
to retailers be required to pay the tax.
The tax ordinance was amended so as
to require all companies or dealers
who wholesale oil in Dawson, unless it
is purchased from licensed oil ware
house, to pay the tax.
Mr.. W. L. Everitt appeared for the
Western Union Telegraph Co. and sue
ceeded in getting The license on tele-
graph companies reduced from $25 to
SIS.
Baldwin & Co. & Geise petitioned to
be relieved of all but one license on
their variety works, grist mill and cot
ton gin, which are operated by one
power. They were relieved of the
grist mill license.
FIRE COMPANY.
Alderman Davis, who had been ap-
pointed committee to secure fifteen
volunteers for a reorganization of Pro-
lection Fire Co. No. l, reported the
following names: F. M. McNulty, j.
A. Horsley, Il. D. Sale, G. j. Whitehead,
j. A. LoWrey, Il. l.. Query, S. r.
Potts, w. I'll. Bishop, @. M. Gammage,
W. II. Brown, John Seay, VIM. Doug
las, G. w. Collins, Robert Baldwin and
F. B. Gurr.
These gentlemen met last night to
elect foreman and perfect organiza-
tion.
This company will meet with Me-
chanles No. | and Protection No. 3
between now and the next meeting
of the council and elect chief.
TAX ASSESSORS.
Messrs. j. w. +. LOWrey, S. r.
Christie and r. r. Marlin were elected
city tax assessors for 1897. The coun-
Gil decided to make some changes in
the manner of arriving at taxable val
ues this year. Tax payers will be re-
quired to give in their property
under oath on blanks similar to
those used by the state and
county, and wherever it is found
that an individual or corporation
does not make fair returns of property
the assessors will demand showing
and raise the returns if the facts war
rant it.
TO GUARD AGAINST SAFE BLOWERS
Mayor Cheatham stated that a let
Ter had been received from the super
intendent of the Southern Express Co.
saying that gang of professional
Cracksmen were operating in Georgia
and that the last heard of them they
were III UillS SectlOn. Inc SupeflnUenu'
ent requested that the police be in
structed to be extra vlgilant. The coun.
Gil has put Supernumerary Smith on
the night force with Policeman Greer
for the next thirty days.
MORE LIGHTS.
There have been several requests
for more light in different of the
city, and the council met last night
and went in body to personally in
spect the places complained of.
CHAMBLISSTON CHAT.