The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-11-13

conducted on business principles
Where thousands of dollars of the
peoples money is TO be given into the
haLds Of few men to be expended fol-
improvements. etc. and for the carry
ing on of the city government, 1t was
necessary. and il was nothing but
prudence that the public money,
should be entrusted to intelligent bust
ness men, men who know the i'm
portance, of economy, and the worth OF
dollar.
He referred in a passing way TO the
saloon interests of the city, and said it
must be conceded that the saloon aid
not contrIb butte to the best morality of
the city. While there were some
respectable men engaged In the saloon
traffic, men who have the capacity of
accommodating property, as general
thing they too often placed the public
welfare IN subsery1ency to their own
| private interests, and in doing that
! they placed themselves In a position
where the good citizenship otfa town.
In defense of the public good, 1s forced
TO take up the matter of regulating
them. Columbia wants men who
will see TO it that the saloon element
obeys the laws.
In addition to this, Mr.. ProvIne
SAID that the next matter In impor
lance to the city was enforcement of
the law. He believed that the greatest
danger of the present age was in not
enforcing the laws. We had better
not have laws, he said, unless they |
are enforced He said he would not
cast any reflections on the present /
BOARD. but it was thought by several
that the present board could be
! improved upon. He would not say in
Whist respect. or as to persons, out he
believed that the city ought to have
an administrator that would give the
city different history than that the
town has had the past two years.
up, Mr.. Provlne declared
that the three things Columbia needle!
most of all was first, business admin
lstration, second, an administration
hat would see that the saloon element
oneyed the laws; and third, that all
the laws are enforced.
Mr.. James Smlser was called for,
ana spoke briefly on the needs of the
city for good, business administration.
He believed that il the citizens would
ante on a ticket to be composed of
good, honest, SOBER, moral,s business ,
men, as candidates for the city Offices,
The voters of the city would support
hem with a good majority, and that
hey would be easily elected He
to the meeting that the
chairman appoint committee of !
wenty live citizens in each ward to
get together and select candidates for {
VI syor and Aldermen.
Mr.. Andrew Dale thought Mr. r
,miser sue gestIon a good one, except t
hat he was AFRAID SO large committee ,
would be UNIV eddy and too difficult
o get together. He suggested that the ,
Il South Columb Ia. made a plea for !
he relief his people were asking for.
lie said there was great deal of a
'aIuable property in that section, +
Which was without protection. The a
eople there had been paying taxes r
INTO the city treasury for twenty a
ears, and they felt like they were q
Untitled to some protection. a
Alderman Wilkins saIo he thought 8,
he citizens were entitled to the relief
hey asked for. He did not want to be 81
as voting to squander the =,
ity's money, but he thought N
stablIshing these fire plugs would b
ssult In building up the city in that b.
sction which would be the means of II
living the city increased revenue in Al
he future. a,
Alderman White. moved to non con o.
lr In MIR. Frierson's report. which f.
as seconded and carried. He then g.
.ede a motion that the necessary fire NJ
Jugs be stablished, which was +,
lrried, Alderman Frierson being the M
lily one voting against it. h,
Alderman FrIelsOn reported that the o,
ew hose for the reels on College Hill, n
asst Hill I'd the City Gram and gl
eed Co. hau arrived. IF
Collections to the amount of $l50 80 Of
ere reported by City Marshall Webb. or
L he election of an Alderman for the
st ward was held over at the request IN
Alderman FrIerson. q,