The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-03-28
lives "OLO FOGY" A RAP
rrc CHIEF OF POLICE HILL
WHO HAS A SAY.
Criticisms Upon the Increase
.,.,,ries of Police. Gives Some
o..astics of His Department.

n;os If Police. Gives Some
s.otistics of His Department.
,,uon or THE NEWS: In last
u ~. issne of The News there appear
9'n ,rticIe headed, "Old Fogy Has
d. I'D Tn " in which he tt led to fur
W. the public with what he thought
came very important information.
,dbe only walked up long enough to
90 tbeclerk's records he could have
o,nd the information which he ought
have furnished you, but it seems
Of the writing habit had struck him.
Nd write he would in spite OF facts or
nnros Thus, he proceeded to load
gnn with Misrepresentation OF
oTery kind and turn it on the city
8Ho o' first. in a bunch to scatter
, ar,"i in order that he might reload
nd tote direct aim at the chef OF
U IN tbe first place, he misstated facts
+bao he said S50C0.00 was paid out
: Street DurpOses the last year. The
acts are that only 50, GS9.0S was spent
4 n the streets, including the purchase
4 mules, as we'll as the maintenance
4 fbe scavenger department. AS to
ins,nuation that the mayor and
oonciI are using the money OF the
DAWSON taxpayers in an extravaganza
hammer. will leave that to an me l.
Tent public, with this question: How
Inch tax does this body Of men pay
nto the city treasury? Are they
IObbing themselves, or are they rob-
biDg the small taxpayer? am con-
Strained to believe that they pay more
sayes than anv other seven men IN
DAWSON. How much do you contrib
Lie "Old Fogy?" SO you think the
sity daddeS made financial blunder
b raising the salaries OF the city Of
Ecers? You say that in the past the
bHcers worked for $4,000 per month
esS and had more to contend with.
ou say there were eight or ten sa-
OonS in the city, which gave them
lore work to do than now in looking
lfter disorders. You say that the in
|reaSe in the salaries ought to be APP
lied to crushing rocks to build up the
treetS, which, you think, would be OF
pore benefit to the people. This is an
evidence that you are still sleeping.
GU must be one O; the members OF
he Dawson city council that helped
lake the waterwOrkS contract with
j be American Pipe Manufacturing Co.
Pre- you? would like TO call yOur
attention to the fact that the popula-
ion Of Dawson has greatly Increased
fnce 1867. when barrOOms were IN
Dawson, and that the three policemen
ne city now employs have a great
peal more property, homes and lives
T. protect than did the fOuc men en-
RlOyed at that time. Furthermore,
Ine county has greatly increased IN
population, and when people visit the
wv they expect the protection OF the
POAce, Just as those do who live IN
itcly limits. Now, for the benefit
We lar-mjnded citizens of Dawson
VIII give the foil statistics as | get
Eqvn from the records of the city
o 55A Office from the year 1896 to
3vh Now, if "Old Fogy" will arouse
unset long enough to. compace TIE
cures as given below, which were
EaAva from the record OF the city clerk,
Nv. VIII evidently realize that he has
' ny q as long as did Rip Van Wrinkle,
E nv mat his last weeks awakening
az only a dream. and IN fact he
c asa . awakened yet. Police depa:o-
lent since 1896:
FINES STREET TAX
COLLECTED COTTECTED
lS S-' ''''',S 80 5O..........S 602 20
'''''''', PSI 5O........... 612 so