The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-02-21

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They had backbone to say the law
was good and it ought to stand.
He voted for anti COW law men and
was not afraid to risk them. lie
wouldn't have the law repealed for
a thousand dollars. 1t alderman he
would say no. 1t was a good law,
and if the people objected, let them
set him aside at the next eIeCll0n.
The aldermen had sworn to vote
for the best interests of the town
and they should vote that way. he
desired the good will of everybody,
but he had the sense of doing his
duty. To Mr.. Polk he repeated that
he did not come to say anything
about the COW law, and had no in
tention of doing so until the ques-
ton was presented.
Mr. Polk said he would vote to
repeal the COW law if he had a
chance, because he was instructed
to do so. There had never been
any demand by the people tor a
vote until last year when upon this
question petitions were presented,
355 for its repeal and IS for the
law. He then asked TO submit 1T
to the people. Hence he now asks
for an election, eliminated and sep
arate from all other elections in or
der to develop the proper status OF
the question. So far as he was IN
dividuallv concerned he didn't care,
but for the poor people he always
had a concern, and when they need
ed a beneficial law he was inclined
to listen to Them He honestly be-
Ilieyed lie was in duty bound to
bring that question before the peo-
pie. Referring to the school ques-
ton. he wanted to know it he had
a right to saddle debt upon the
people without their consent. The
COW question was one Of milk and
bread and the school question one
Of money.
Mr.. Greer said he was gong to
vote against the resolution. When
the question came up before he
voted against the law because he.
thought the voters, as they petit
toned, were against 1T, but now ne
favored the law because he thought.
THAT a majority of the people would
vote to sustain it.
The vote was called, which re-
suited as follows:
Ayes-Polk, White, Caldwell,
Semones, Tatom, and Mayor Walk
er.
Noes-Greer.
Mr.. Caldwell reported that he
needed a car load of tiling and was
authorized to make the order.
: ACCOUNTS.
T. J. Bramham, corn...... 80 80
4 D, A. George. ..... $500 W
I A. B. Nichols, fixing MIGRANTS ! 90
The presenting of small ac-
! count for school furniture provoked
! further discussion OF that matter
! The Mayor didn't think any dis
! tinction could be made in the school
! accounts, and this one couldn't be
! made an exception. :,
, Mr.. Greer said he differed with
: the gentlemen relative to these
: claims. 1t struck him it was about
up to that body to do something
: with them, and was Of the opinion
: that they could be taken up and
! paid as they were presented With
! ont interfering one with another
' or mourning additional LIABILITY
and that the city was able to pay
. them. All these could be paid un-
J til the Vaughn accounts were
! reached. AS to them he was IN
! favor of exhausting the bond hrst.
= He said the attorneys have habit
! Of changing their minds sometimes
! If one of Vaughn's accounts were
: paid there might be danger OF suits
y on the Others and the additional
i liability of costs But in Mr.. Wells
! opinion the other accounts coulc
n be paid without mourning other La
a bility. In advocating this PROPOSE
\ ton he did not want to see an,
~ claim defeated. Mr.. Greer believe
= that when 1t comes to settling
: these accounts the Board OF Mayo
,e and Aldermen are custodlans Q
~ same, having approved the acts o
- the Board OF Education, and It the.
! are not settled Improvements ma.
- be taken out, and that cannot b
~ afforded. He thought claims out
= side of the Vaughn accounts SHOULD
r be taken up immediately to say
q trouble and expense of buying neN
~ improvements at additional cost
- and that the Vaughn account
If should not be taken up until tn
AZ bond is exhausted.
3. The Mayor said that debts couldn
hi be paid until they could get tn
,or money.
IL Mr.. Greer thought the city wa
te able and could get notes extende
D. with proper authority.
f. Mr.. Beckham wanted to correS
an an impression that had gone OF
9e from the press that the city owe
~ more than $4,000 on the schoo
~ He said the Board of Educatio
held the school fund as sacre
as trust. The question was were the
81 liable for these claims? The ma
al ter should not be deferred. Speal
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