The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-12


loving valedictory at the meeting of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen Thurs
day n ght, upon handing over the reins
of city government:
TO THE BOARD:
Our admin strstion closes with this
m letting. What we have done, we have
/ done.
10 taking over the affairs Of the city
| two years ago, we were presented with
40 empty treasury, and confronted with
do ts due, aggregatlnR Goa 968. SO; bonds
1875 900; Notes l.. Il N Depot SO, 600,
school $l6,200; total $l05 1853 So; with
lawsuits pending for thousands Of dol
lars
| We have converted $4,000 of the s
per cent. floating Indebtedness into
twenty year per cent. bonds, and have
reduced the re naiuder SIS, l21.85 by
payment, and have casn balance in
the treasury Of $2,6l3 70.
In addition to This, in the item Of our
expenditures, ,hould be consider eel the
fact that We have paid the interest all
toe une on che entire indebtedness,
which had been treated by our prede-
cessots in office as cumulative.
We have inaugurattd a voucher sys-
tenn on all disbursements and estab-
/ Ii he'd relation with the backs, which
gives the city credits and business re-
,ation unequaled by that of any other
firm or business in the'city.
Our administration has not been ell
that we hoped it would be, but we have
met sin and vice with courage born Of
righteous csuee, and reduced Iteex-
ietence and practice to the mintmCm-
Aside from the settlement OF lawspits
inherited, we have not had a damage
suit Of any consequence. Il
The Committees nave done their work
well. The Finance COMMITTEES has rom
dered. valuable service to the city. La
placing $4,000 twenty year per cent.
bonds the city has made savings Of
$,2,0U0; and 10 this connection the
tnauKs If GDe Board ard the City are
extended to Mr.. M. E. Wheeler. Of Rut-
land, w., anu Mt. Pleasant, Tenn for
the, ! ii crest manifested in our adminis-
trsnUn aud the city, by taking them at
par.
The Light Committee perfected con-
tract with the Water and Light Com
pa y, ia which they secured new lamps,
macL inery ,etr. at a IedHc ton on the old
contract of Sl3 per year pc, lamp for
term OF five years, on sixty lamps. Thi
contract is savings over the old, for
the period, of 50 go.
The Street q mmttee has done some
good work having macadam zed and re-
.uilt West Seventh and South Main
STREETS, IN addition to repairing and re-
building parts OF streets. They have
made valuable and permanent improve
IN u in our sewerage system, having
,aId COS feet Of sewer.
H. is que them to say they have been
eli Al ged 10 this budget with practically
III tile expense Of feeding and keeping
J rhe horses OF CD, fire department; BE-
sides tr.v have been charg4 with va.
rions j ems.
The ice Committee has had no
iigntre.lo lei i.ities, but, notwithstand
ing. tn,l .u' otm all.
The rire ommutee has made its
brave feh', and in addition TO seeing
bal al fires we're met. they have great
4 ,ucfeAsed proteo ton by laying an
. CIV irch main along School Street
I'm West S v,nth. connecting with the
south Columbia pipes and greatly in
ctea,,nV the pressure OF the entire sys-
fem ,outh Ct West Seventh Street-an
Of ah ch cost money.
The Scboo Charity and Legislative
Q mmGtet have done LLeir part, help
ny tile needy, making provision for
iInrnTy, etc
Toe CT Health Officer has rendered
liable service. he faithfully cared
for our small pea sufferers and has made
ceV records IN sanitary matters.
TIE Lity Attorney and Recorder have
nnanAged ell the criminal and Judicial
dep ST mems, for which they have our
thai ks
We have not spent dollar where tt
j d nos seem necessary W have not =
dollar Of debt outstanding. contracted
ny Ibis Board, and | figure we have
sav d and paid debts for the city:
0 d debrs sDo warrants paid 5 10, III. %
savings in interest on per
reLt. topds. 49,. -. IL OUO'up
Rrdpt tioL Light and Water
contract ................. ooVOOv
Old lawsuits settled ..... y. 50O w
Ca b on hand .... 2 6l3 70
Total reduction and saving Z
to city .$4l. 1885 81 a
have only one regre5 to bring to this
Board. and that is, while trying to eP-
force the 10 O'Clock closing law against
the BptheIl House pool room, you re-
pealed ah+ law and have heen informed
this pol room is open sometimes as late
+ 2 e ock N. This law should be ~
enac d. F. BROWNLOW.
METHODIST miss IONS VIII
NOT Be MERGED,
Baltimore, January "A two.dag'
conve ence repre- entatives OF IN
Meih dat EpiscOp.l, the Meib0dis
rpisoop1l South. TIE Methodist Pse
ttstau. and toe Canadian Ne d. aigl
churches ended yesterday Wi nout ~
ia nipR the end for which u Wa'
ca ec-the uniting of missionaxl
foicgs 10 Japan. The desirabiltty 81
uch Union was conceded. but tn, tern
- ons liuauUD prOV"a stu u nitnl
81 and the conference dis an4ed