Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-29
BUILD THE SCHOOL-PAVE THE
BUSINESS SECTION

II the report the Times-Recor-
der published few days ago as to
the financial standing of the city is
correct, and we have no reason to be-
lieve otherwise there is no apparent
reason why the bonds voted for by
the people with a unanimity that
was really wonderful, should not
be sold and the proceeds applied to
the purposes indicated at the cleo
ton, the paving of the streets and
the building of a new school house.
The bonded indebtedness of the
city, it was officially stated, is now
s112,50O with $4,000 in the sinking
fund for the redemption of bonds,
making the net bonded indebtedness
of Americas at this time $102,500
This is hardly more than half of the
bonded Indebtedness the city could
incur From the legal standpoint
there appears to be no reason why
the bonds should not be issued.
The bonds are to be four per cent
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election, and some have maintained
that they could not be disposed of at
par, as a result. Suppose they can
not. be. 1t is just the same to dis
pose of 4 per cent bonds little be-
low par as 5 per cent bonds at or
little above par. The net results to
the city in the long run are the
same.
1t is certainly to be hoped that
the bonds will be issued this year
and the business section paved, in
part at least, and the new school
building erected. 1t is gratifying to
recall that Mayor Fielder has al
ways been an ardent advocate of
progressive city government, that it
was under one of his former admin
istrations that the public school sys-
TEN was introduced, and there is
accordingly every reason to hope
and believe that he will speedily
see the necessity for the additional
school building to meet the increas-
ing demands of a growing city
whose educational facilities at the
present time are entirely inadequate.
AS to the street paving, the citi-
zens want it, or they would not have
gone to the polls and almost to a
man voted for an issue of bonds for
that purpose. The citizens realize
that it would give the city tremen-
dous impetus to have the business
section improved in this way 1t
would be one of the greatest steps
forward Americas has ever taken. 1t
would be the signal for further
improvements that would greatly en-
nance the appearance of the bust
ness section. It would be the great
est advertisement for the city, and
for the city administration, that
could possibly be had Coming just
at this time it would mean more to
the city than it would mean few
years hence. It would draw atten-
ton to Americas as a city that had
never ceased its onward march, but
with courage and spirit of optimism
has gone forward with betterments,
realizing that it's business future is
bright and assured.
The people of Americas have many
reasons to be proud of their beauti-
full little city. It has many advanta
ges, and it has few drawbacks.
Two of these drawbacks will be re-
moved when the bonds are issued
and the new school building erected
and the business streets paved. Then
we can all be even prouder than we
now are, then we can all invite
comparison with any other city of
its size, not only in the South but
anywhere in the land, feeling as
sured that the result will be in
favor of the Queen City of South
west Georgia"