Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-12-05
ADVERTISEMENT.
TAX PAYERS.
Has Our Municipal Ownership of the
the Waterworks Been
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has not, and we charge the fact to be
that the municipality were given The
right by the voters of the city to make
contract at 31-2 cents per thousand
gallons of water This the council de.
elined, and in the face of an oppor-
tunity to make a contract at 3 Is
cents per thousand gallons. a majority
of the gentlemen composing the coun-
ell declined. and by admitted state
ments from the City Engineers report,
they pumped for the fiscal year ending
July LIST. 1909,
103,07S,4S0 gallons of water at / 2
cents per thousand gallons-s3. 60T. "a.
Talk about bookkeeping Can it be
denied that the reports show the city
spent for salaries alone $3,793,l5; thus
paying more for salaries than the
pumping of the entire water would
have cost.
FUET-s5,lI967; thus showing
that they paid out for coal alone ST.
512.93; more than the cost of pump
ing its water at 3 1-2 cents per thous-
and
LABOR-$l ,66S.86
SUPPLIES
LABOR AND SUPPLIES 500 OF.
More than two-thirds as much. as the
entire pumping would cost at 31-2
cents per thousand; to say nothing of
The maintenance required, and rs
shown by the report And where the
grand aggregate statement is made,
OTHER MATERIAL" $4,473.34, not
including labor, pipes, extension of
mains, meters and supplies.
1t will, therefore be seen, state
ment is made that the total expense
for 1908 and 1909 aggregate
$l7,69662, to ay nothing of the
interest on the investments aggregat-
ing $10O,O00.0O at ) per cent, which
would equal $22,696.62, aggregate cost
to the city; whereas they could have
pumped the water for $3,60774 Sure
ly, in the language of some of the
gentlemen making the race on the Cit
liens Ticket.
''THE WATERWORkS IL A GOLD
NINE"
The error is not bookkeeping. Ask
a majority of Council to answer the
facts.
Us THE WATERWORKS DE-
PARTMENT MADE A DUMPING
GROUND FOR CHARGING UP EVERY
ITEM OF EXPENSE THAT SHOULD
BE CHARGED UP TO OTHER DE-
PARTMENTS?
Why was not this error corrected
within the past two years?
The definition of municipal owner
shep as to Water Department Shall
we say: Make money, or cheaper
water? No depreciation charged to
machinery.
Wash out the Ore" let's see what
it looks like; whether it be pure gold
or brass. How does our rate COM
pare with other rates? We say
higher
BOOK-KEEPING-The system OF
bookkeeping about which you now
complain; was it not inaugurated oy
expert accountants employed by the
city?
What complaint as to form or sub
stance has been made by majority
of the Council? Waterworks bonded
for $4,000 and taxpayers pay per
cent interest. Who pays interest?
The tax PAYERS should be represenl-
ed by broad and liberal minded Off
Gals, always treating its citizens with
courtesy, and are entitled to have
their petition respected.
Prejudice should never control an
official in his official relations
No appeal is made to the prejudice
of any voter.
1t is wise policy to claim the votes
of an intelligent and thinking public.
by arraigning foreign capital"
We believe in government control !.
not in government ownership; nor do
we believe that it is best to have own
ership of municipality
Encourage all investments of for
eign capital, under proper restric-
tions and control
Greater Americas Club presenting
Brown, Sherlock and Eldridge, feel
that all interest that may be identified
with our citizens shall have fair
and impartial hearing
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