The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-03-28

VOTERS OF DAWSON: AS
70 n arh has made labored effort
r D .'.5ica the voters so that they
b, pre- 9ot vote for bonds, and has ns USED sea
III ~. lumber of figures, and has
grs'. 5 that the members OF the
slnu"'' ro reckless and frenzied IL
punch and are the "only pebbles
ancl'I soocb, " l will show you how
b tnS D ,;storted the figures in almost
very H. LI saws that we have just lately
J. ~ a., 600 worth of bonds (leaving
'u'% imnression that we owe that
b .. Iny' The facts are that we owed
ll H.. s1s 900 on bonds when the water
~ " s' bonds we're issued. We now
ora s}s 0oo for school bonds and $40, :
" We ~. o+', rsterworks, total of $685. ooo'
\. hi hi, distortion of 81 oOO'
n 10 GAYS that we are going to
= =, tnr $4,000 more. The council
O.' ~ resolved to issue but S25, :
au 'y Mp. Davis knows this, but see
w. '. distortion of 1000.
He says that the council has
OF Ooo into a city hall and fire
/ Nv rtmept. 1t really cost less than
4 M ooo. See his exaggeration OF 81 600
\ r. more. =, eso ooo
a,+ . nroper system of sewerage in
b,rson We have plans and esti-
.as IN the clerks Office, made by an
, 1nerienced civil engineer who has
1.oIled over 100 plants, saying that
/. will cost only about $4,000. We
ave- mt on $4,000 more to be sure to
.ro enough left to straighten the run
\ ,tbe branch running west OF town.
Tbis we would have to do anyway, IN
brder to prevent malaria and to re-
bnce mosquitoes. Il see that the city
sonnciI of Atlanta on Monday voted
i the health department 81, 900 for the
nrnose of reducing mosquitoes in At
anita during the coming summer, and
4yDect to spend more. But on the
Sost of sewerage see his exaggeration
n the amount by nearly $4,000.
j. He suggests that we build a brick
WALL alongside the city stables and
over il, and put in cells there, and
but The prisoners human beings in
AheceIls by the side of animals. He
laws that this would save the city
srom $1,000 to $1,000 that would be
kpent if We built a guard-house in the
all ward where the city already owns
lot and put a room above it this
room to be used as a storage room for
lecrical goods. Now, we have let
he contract to build this structure for
l,j45,O0 The wall that he suggests
he build would, with the cover,
bp., cost not less than $500. Deduct
rom the cost of the building as plann-
ID the cost of his suggested plan and
you have the difference, 81, 045. He
aid that his plan would save the city
from $1,000 to $1,000 more than the
ROtalCost). How does he figure? See
\ bis distortion of from 1855 to 81, 955.
IN addition, the way the council see
t the city will own piece of property
Forth its cost the other way it will
pny have a shed attached to its
RabIeS, and nearly worthless.
3. He asks, "Why spend $1,000 or
'1ore Of the peoples money to move
Ehe old court house to the Leonard
Aot' Let Us figure some with him on
PAS. The Leonard lot cost the city
ESVO 1t has good six-room house on
N We have contracted with Mr.. F.
a. RuggleS to move the old court
house TO the Leonard lot and place it
near the center of the lot, and to place
que mouse now on the lot on one corn
NJ OF IL all for S945; this will bring the
o'aI to $l,545; deduct from this the
amount that will be realized from the
sae OF the lot now occupied by the
sClool, not less than S345, and you
layV me net cost of the building when
+. \ 1oed to the Leonard lot. He said
N,y0J' Mark the difference.
new u, Tor reply to the letter of Mr..
N o,n W, r. Lowrey. He says he is
upposea to increasing the indebted
os1$ OF the town until all outstanding
oU.gatons are paid and all present
MI. are completed. To this |
Dn. say that all debts Of the city have
E3 S1I 1I oaia' including a claim of nearly
\ H. yS,o00 Tor water rent and interest, and
!. N, I oJ" nave in the city treasury nearly
m navy. WV whereas when | was elected
-''o' found a deficit and the city's