The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-04-04

do afford reasonable accommoda-
tions. We are now negotiating for
the increase of our equipment, both In
power and in cars, in order to afford
the needed facilities in that line to
promptly handle the business. Very
truly yours,
T. S. NOISE, General Manager.
The only thing they have ever said
about sewerage is this: When the
superintendent of the Central's atten-
ton was called to the fact that they
had no closet accommodations at
their depot he replied that they could
not put closets in the depot because
there was no sewerage. This was no
argument, for suppose all of our
people had adopted the same course
for the last forty years? Now, this
is Just how far the mark is missed
by our friend who poses as the only
exclusive dealer in the real simon
pure article, all other brands being
spurious.
Again, he says "the city already
owns lot in the Jail yard, T" using
this as an argument in favor of new
two-story city prison. How came the
city to own it? Didn't inherit it; only
just bought it and paid out the peo-
ple's money for 1.-THE very thing the
citizens were petitioning the council
not to do. Who is misleading and
distorting?
Again, he says | am afraid | will
have to pay more taxes. | favor hav-
ing such improvements and luXuries
that we can afford, but no more. l
flavor paying for them from our
pockets and not from the profits of
whiskey selling. Let me ask how he
stands on this question?
Some of those who, it seems, wei II
have to bury if they don't get sewer
age, and get it right now, are moving
things high and low to convince the
poor people that all they need now is
sewerage, and that when they get it
they will rest on downy beds and walk
on easy streets ever afterwards. Let
me ask how many of our people who
can't afford the luXurieS of life will
put them in? Then who will get the
benefit? Should our taxes become
burdensome who will feel it most, they
or some of the sewerage enthusiasts
who have never felt the need of dol
lar?
To those parties behind the screens
who have entered this discussion I'M
der the non de plumes of Working
man." Voter" "CitiZen," ETC., [
have nothing to say, nor any reply to
make.
Mr.. Marlin says in his petitiontcir-
cular that | worked two or three days
and he only two hours in getting
names to the respective petitions.
Now, if he should miss his mark in
life as far as he has in estimating the
comparative time devoted to these
petitions his friends will most deeply
deplOre it. He said further if he had
had little more time he could have
gotten most of the people in town.
Now, [ think he got about all the
names he could have gotten if he had
had a week
am glad to note that the council
recOnsidered its action regarding the
moving of the negro school to Main
street. | only regret they did not see
fit to recognize the entire petition at
first. If they had done this and gone
ahead and put the waterwOrks plant
in operation, as outlined, and then
made a clear statement showing the
exact uDdDCldl COnUlIlOn VI Ul10 SLVJf
no doubt (if they made even a fair
showing) all our people would have
! Joined in the movement for sewerage.
Some of the sewerage advocates
either mistake my position on this
matter or are trying to place me in a
false light. | am not opposing sewer
age. | am only asking to defer it
right now until there can be little
clearing up of the financial situation.
Again, I refer you to the comparative
financial condition of the city and
county. | would urge upon our coun-
Gil this policy, and | believe it will
! meet the approval of all good citizens;
that we undertake to have such i'm
prOvements and conveniences as our
condition will allow, and no more;
and that what we do have we should
see to it that we get it at the lowest
possible price. feel that public ser
wants handling the peoples money
should be as economical, prudent and
cautious as they are with their own
private business. w. H. DAVIS.