The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-01

proposition to council himself than these
parties have made, and no doubt there are
dozens Of others b will do the same thing.
Which Is, to lend to council three times the
amount required to do the work, IL they Will
make certain Improvements on the streets
and sidewalks where he WINS property, nm
der his directions.
Furthermore, you Reem to think that ooun.
Gil deserve gresi credit for having built the
city hall; 80 much 30 that there should be Q
metal tablet inserted into thew allslthereot
as a memorial of their progressive spirit
Why city council have had little more to do
In the matter OF building the city hall, out
side of paying their pro rata Of the taxes nee
essary TO raise the required funds. than sim
ply to call for plans ana spec1ncations aaopt
the same were submitted regarded a. the best,
advertise for bids and then award the con-
tract to the lowest bidder.
When the work will have been finished 1t
will have been the city. taxpayers and the
patrons OF the dispensary who will have foot
ed the bills and to whom at least some OF the
credit should be given.
will have cost $50. 600. and Notwithstanding
that, when finished there Will be, q debt OF
only $4,000 against the city. and all ibis &C
complished without raising the rate Of taxa
Mark my prediction! When that building
Ia completed there will be a debt OF twice nj
teen thousand. Notwithstanding there will
least $500 500 Ses ! from % III the dispensary and
several other thousand contributed by the
city Ia Xpayers.
But nobody is kicking at the building Of the
city hail.; we are all proud OF 1t and are WILL
ing TO be taxed TO the fullest extent necessary
10 do the work, but We contend that the cred-
II for this splendid structure is due the people
generally-those b are paying for II, and
not solely to the city council, as you seem TO
think.
AS well say that the credit for the building
OF the Eureka Is due solely to Messrs. Greene,
A nlaroon Uioanpbo VtoH or q nd q fQw 0fharQ
the men who adopted the plans and speoif-
cations as submitted by the architect, adver-
tised for bids and let the contract-ignoring
entirely F. Rosenberg & Co and q few others
who contributed the money with which II
was built.
1 agree with you that 1t depends largely up.
on the viewpoint from whence q thing 10. con-
sidered as to how IL Ia regarded. That doubt
less accounts for the difference between us IN
this matter. You, no doubt, have bad q good
many favors shown you by council. while
Kicker, and the many others who are at ri"
back, have had but few, II ~any-their humble
for some little consideration btinR
often treated with seeming contempt. /
let me say, In order to correct any impression
to the contrary which may exist-that l have
no special fault 10 find with that particular
mcmber Of council whom I shall dub the
LITTLE CORPORAL .(as the soldiers were
wont to call the great Napoleon) for taking all
that council will give him; II Is but natural for
him TO do; he can't we'll help II; but I do
blame the other members Of council for al
lowing themselves 10 be made cats paws OF
70 pull the chestnuts out OF the fire for bis
beneft. Kicker.