The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-03-21

EDITOR OF NEWS: 1naSmucn
as our city just issued $50, 1000
worth of bondnd is assuming many
other obligat, together with in
creased salar and making many
expenditures operations and i'm
orovements in various departments
- the city goIment, ana in view of
the fact that il proposed to vote for
s9o 600 more hs before the money
has been used which the last bonds
uore sold, a that the council is
nronaring to. ter into other large
expenditures another two-story
brick buildinor city prison with
mayors co room above and the
ramoval of thsgro school from its
nresent locati6o Main street, it was
thought best ret an expression from
the citizens anaxpayers on the situa-
+ion. especial since it was known
that the counQad been urged to de-
for another bl issue at this time.
when they pass on it council
we're evenly dded on the matter.)
Accordingly. ,etition was circulated
IN the 9Th ins5sking the council to
snare us the ense of buying anoth-
er lot and ereag another city build
ing, as they AUST put 1000 into
one that is are for all emergencies;
also to spare the expense of buying
another lot fche negro school and
moving the bding to it, as the city
owns a lot mt better adapted to the
purpose than9 one they propose to
buy. and also defer the election for
sewerage bon until the waterworks
plant is put operation as already
planned. II petition undoubtedly
met the appral of the citizens of
Dawson, for per cent of those who
could be seeBigned it-l58 in num-
Der, of the lasst taxpayers, While
great many them favor sewerage,
and stronglyyo las does the writer),
it was the abst invarlabIe opinion
that we are t just now ready-that
matters are ing rushed too fast,
and it would best to get what we
have undertah completed before be-
ginning anyhg else, and not try to
do it all in )nth.
FavoJIe to Sewerage
Whether the who seem to think we
must have serage, and have it right
now, recogn} the fact or not the
spirit of the rvement of the petition
erS was realm the interest of sewer
age, and if tfcouncil had seen fit to
regard the peion of so many of our
citizens severe would have been as
Sure1 much s,ner than we will get it
if the issue isow forced upon US over
the cOnservave appeal of such
large numbe of influential citizens
and taxpayer Once voted down, it
will be hard tcarry.
Our town healthier now than it
has ever beer Then why this cant
wait-a-minute scheme to rush sewer
age?
1t is eStimad by a number of our
best businessmen that it will cost ev-
cry cent of $4,000 to put proper sys-
TEN of sewere in Dawson. Our ex-
perience withIe waterworks has fully
demonstratedO US what it means to
put in somethg cheap and hurriedly.
inadequate, cap, leaky sewerage is
sure to meanwOrse sanitary condi-
lions than DasOn has ever had.
Regarding ne twO-stOry brick city
prison, with mayors court room
above, the petitioners were about unan-
lmOus in viemg it as entirely unnec-
essary. The ;ity owns expensive
steel cells, antwe can build one brick
wall alongsio of the city's stables,
cover it and )ut the cells in it, and
nave all thG is necessary-unless
IL is just nGeSsary to spend more
money. This ian would actually save
Us $1,000 to 5000, as it would cost
very little if ny more to do this than
we would hav to pay for another lot
II The mayOrand council are not to
use the new ely hall why was it built?
is 1t a fact tat we spent over S1l, 900
fire departmdt? Isn't it conveniently
located? If not, then that matter
should have been considered before
hand.
Regarding The negro school. All
seem to thlnklt is just where it ought