Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-13
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TAX PAYERS.

lleNtE III us uoClllut3 uOI u member OF
the teaching force of Lawrence County,
nor a member of Lawrence County's
County Court. l have no claim to a
hearing through your columns, but as
tax payer a we'll wisher for the above
named bodies land by the way, the pa
per also) | believe am entitled to
say word or two.
First | will say the paper is o. X
(leaving off polities) and that its Editor
is made of the pure STUFF that honest
pride and principle is a part of, and
every right thinking, unbiased man
whether Democrat or Republican can
not fail to admire these qualities where
ever found, whether in friend or foe.
Now about the State Institute.
Every teacher that is in reach should
most certainly attend. mean more
than to merely be present at enrolment
and these often miss half of the Insti-
tute work. The idea il be there first,
lsst and all the time, not as a drone but
as one of the "busy bee, ready for any
thing that comes to your hand, ready to
catch every new thought, new plan,
new method. in fact ready for anything
that is for the betterment of yourselves
and the children you are expected to
benefit in tue future as a teacher Fall
in line with your Supt your instruct
ors join hands with each otherl now
all together-Pull.
Now word to the County Court. I
would like to ask few questions and
make few suggestions.
would like very much to see an
itlmized statement appear in the Demo
crat of the articles for which the tax
payers will have to pay out 81, 200, / do
not say that the Court acted unwisely,
nor do | say the assessment was unjust
but since the matter has gotten so far
along as to cause damage suits etc.
Would it be asking too much to request
the parties receiving this appropriation
to give the men that are expected TO
'foot the bil' chance to know the
nature and contents of the bill? If |
understand the matter Alright the partie;
asked for pay for months service az
members of the building committee
Now, if this be all, is not 500, PEI
month rather excessive? Is there 9
l member of the County Court that thinks
, that is not to large?
/ would be glad to see a complet,
itimized statement Of this builders com
mittee, giving services and expenditure
Will they furnish the tax payers will
. such statement? "Tame Coon" seem
to think he knoms something abou
this business and wants to make somt
one go into lot of arithme tic to get a
what part he pays of this appropriation
and considers it fair question, Now
| it matters but very little what
part one man has to pay, but the
O principle evolved is just tn
e same on one cent as on one hun
t bred dollars. If the Count
II Court has a right to vote ava
d one cent, it has the same RICH
II to vote away more, and vice yerS
{ The thing that we, as tax payer
! what to know is where, and TO
what is our money b eng spent
y Then, again another writer
&c who claims to be a member o
r. this court, goes on to say tina
re these men were selected as men
n bers of this committee with oil
n any thing being said as to wha
20 they should receive as pay.
+ Then, why should they ask fC
more than did the other membt
a of the committee? And VIII
70 not regulate the price by til
q amount of work and class {
I '' work done? True, they ma
. have saved the County 5000
one time and at another tim
d $500 but if that be so, why,
that be all they did, the Count
IS yet one hundred dollars LOST
by having them