The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-23

'neiub lor sue purpose OF imprisonment
among the various funds for the mann
tenance Of the government during the
year just entered upon. cannot esti.
mate what the expenses will be, but
judging from the records Of the
past the receipts for this year
will at least equal, IL not exceed,
those OF past year, while the expendl-
lures need not be materially increased.
Upon this basis l would suggest that
while comfortable balance in the tress.
ury is not 10 be uespised-but rather to
DO sought IL 10 not the best policy Of
government, National, state or MUM.
cipal, 10 hoard lite funds. Taxes are
levisd and puid for the support Of gov.
srnment d-the improvement of con.
ditions. The people do not like to zee
their tax money poured into a common
treasury there 10 lie idle and afford no
better conditions than II 1t were not
paid, and government should expend
its surplus cssh for those things Beed-
ed by the people aid Of common bene-
fit.
IL is an lndisputable fact that our
streets stand badly in need Of more and
better attention, and to this end your
appropriation for streets should be LID.
eral. would suggest that, IL possible,
We now make a start towards the per
manenl improvement Of our business
streets, They should be leyeled and
graded along scientific lines, crossings
should be raised aud the entire road
way should be- p It In a condition wheit
the drainage would prevent It's d.esolu-
tion and washing away by hard rains
The chairman Of your street committee
has within the past year bad construc,
ted ON excellent clay road between The
town and the Seaboard depot. IL pus.
s'ble this road should be carried on
from it's pIesent northern terminus
through the main street OF the city,
and sincerely trust that this leaisla
tive body will see the wisdom of expend-
ing considerable amount Of money IN
this direction. Attention should also
be given TO the public drive around
Lake Francis. This 10 practically the
only drive which our citizens have
upon which TO exercise their speedy
animate, and being public convenience
and pleasure ground for the people q
part Of their money, az least, should be
ueed each year in its proper mainten
ance,
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Section Q Of Chapter 6, Ordinances Of
the Town Of Madison, prescribe the du
ties Of the Town Marshal as follows:
at shall be the duty of the Marshal t.
preserve the peace" etc. "he shall
supervise all work upon the streets,
sidewalks, bridges and crossings, shall
see that they are kept in good order and
reps aud In Clearly condition." etc.
Under the provisions Of our Charter
and Laws the Marshal 10 ex-otficio Tax
Collector aud collector Of water and
other rents. His duties are onerous
and varied. 1t is we'll nigh Impossible
for one per-on to give that attention u
the varied duties imposed upon the
marshal which each department de
m ,nds. If bis duties as street super.
visor are properly performed the bus 4.
ness portion Of the town must, Of neces.
sity, at times be unguarded, Our cor
pprale limits ale large and the high
ways in every section of the city should
receive constant and equal attention.
IL is the duty Of the marshal to see that
the streets receive the working aud at
tention which il demanded, but, under
the present system, as has been shown,
they must go unattended To II the mar
shal properly attends to other impor
tant duties imposed upon him. TO
amelioraLe this condition l would gu .
gest that this body authorize the en-.
ployment of another man to be vested
with police authority and who, with
the marshal and night Waterman, shall
constitute the police department of the
municipality. Should this suggestion
be adopted / recommend that the mar
shall be the chief Of the department and
have the supervision of the men en-
ployed 10 policemen. That the day be
divided into watches of IL hours each,
and that the two policemen be required
TO perform the dutles during the watch
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