The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-10
COUNCILS MIND CHANGED
THE CARNIVAL IS NOT COMING
TO DAWSON AFTER ALL.
Attorneys Wilkinson and Gurr Paid
$500 For Work ON New Charter.
Other Municipal Matters.

OUnef MunClpal matters.
A number of matters of interest
we're before the city council at the
meeting of that body Tuesday night.
Two petitions bearing on the car
nival which a committee from the
council had decided to give permits
sion to exhibit in Dawson a week dur
ing December were presented, one by
merchants protesting against the car
nival being allowed to show here,
and another asking that the tents of
the shows be allowed in the business
section of the city The matter was
ended by the report of the committee
being rejected by a vote of three to
two, Aldermen Lowrey, Stewart and
Davis voting against the carnival and
Aldermen McNulty and Hamilton for
it. Alderman Deubler did not vote.
$500 For Attorneys.
City Attorney w. H. Gurr and At
torney H. A. Wilkinson presented a
bill for $500 for services as members
OF the charter commission, and it
was ordered paid. The other men,
bers of the commission, Mayor Mar
In, Aldermen LoWrey and Stewart
and j. G. Dean and E. L. Rainey,
received no pay for their services.
1t was also ordered that a warrant
De drawn on the city treasury for
$l5.23 in favor of w. H. Gurr for
one-half of the cost in taking to the
supreme court the case of the city
against II. 0. Thornton, who was
tried before the mayor on a charge
OF violating the city weighing or
dinance.
Property Condemned.
With the proviso that Judge Sam
Pickett pay for it motion was adopt
ed to condemn land on the east side
OF Lemon formerly Grubb) street
0eionging to ]. d. Laing and Alice
Williams for the purpose of opening
street that will connect Twelfth
avenue with Ash street across the
oeaDoard Air Line railroads track.
II was also ordered that so much
Ol the land of F. M. Jennings, the
standard Oil Co. and Mrs. Felix
Welch that extends out from a line
WIN other property as marked by
lehces be condemned and the street
made of uniform width.
New Taxes Levied.
me question of whether the Farm
erS Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
whose headquarters are in Daw-
soA' should pay specific tax came
up Tor consideration, and a motion
was adopted to the effect that the
T,.onpany be required to pay the same
!lcense tax that is imposed on all fire
Insurance companies that do business
VI nave an office in the city. The
TAX IS $40 per annum.
Nroundpea parchers that roast the
eeuptlng and ever palatable pinders
vi me streets were dignifed by be-
Ing advanced to the list of revenue
eeIooucers for the city, and a tax Of
qo'oO each per annum was laid up
on them.
borrowed Money and Bonds.
IL was ordered that warrants be
issued on the city treasurer for the
moving notes as they become due:
City National Bank $1,000 for bor-
'oWed money, due November 1st.
Olty National Bank, $1,000, note
sven to Yates & Co. for air com
pFeSsor; due November LIST. and is
Ine second payment.
FIRST State Bank $1,013.35 for
'orroWed money due November Sth.
mrs. Eva Davis for $1,026.66 for
0orroWed money due November 9th.
City Treasurer Baldwin was also
authorized tn cend fupdo ~ a Neu
iofk bank with which to take up the
sewerage bond and interest due No.
'emoer list, amounting to $4,000.
Complained of Water Bill.
= Mr.. e. r. Shepard of the Dawson
commission Co. complained of the