Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-16
Americas, Ga, November 16, 1909.
TALK IT OVER WITH THE ALDERMEN

lALh IL UfEh WIN i1E ALUChHIEN
There is one way in which the bus
mess men, and the citizens generally,
of Americas can impress their wishes
upon the city government and secure
more progressive policy on the part
of the city council, and that is by
making their wants and wishes known
directly to the members of that body.
The business men, and the people
generally, of Americas want the busi-
ness section of the city paved. They
realize that this must be- the next step
in the making of a greater city than
we have now. They feel that the fu-
ture progress of the city is dependent
on the improvement of the highways
in the business portion of the town.
Feeling this way it is their personal
duty, as we'll as their privilege, to
daily drive home upon the aldermen
the fact that they are not satisfied that
Americas should stand still while sis
ter towns in all parts of the state are
paving their streets and preparing for
an era of greater progress and pros
perity just ahead.
We are frequently advised by the
members of Council, in their utter
ances in the Council chamber, that
they are the servants of the public, and
that the wishes of the people should
prevail. Such being the case the mys-
terry is even more the greater as TO
why no steps have been taken, or are
as yet in prospect, looking to the issu-
ing of the paving bonds. The people of
no city ever spoke more distinctly,
more definitely, more unanimously,
than did the people of Americas three
years ago. If the Council is made up
of the servants of the people why on
earth don't they obey the behest of the
people in this respect?
Every citizen of Americas should
promptly constitute himself into
committee and make known to the
members of Council how he feels on
this matter of street paving in the bus
mess section. If every citizen will do
this we will probably get those bonds
sold and have the streets paved. And
when We have the streets paved we
Will have greater city and our prog
ress will be more than ever assured.
Don't forget that it is a personal
duty on the part of every citizen to
express his wishes, Every time you
meet member of the Council let him
know that you are an advocate of
progress, that you are opposed to per-
hitting every city in the state with a
population of 5000 and over getting
ahead of Americas, that you feel
ashamed that Albany. Rome, Athens,
Triton, Dublin, Griffin and other towns
either have begun paving their bust
ness section or are about to do so, and
that Americas is standing still. Let
them know that you are opposed to a
further policy of inactivity on the part
of the city government, that you want
Council that stands for progress,
that is prepared to use the power the
people have put into it's hands for the
pushing forward of the material inter-
ests of the city.
You have a right to let the aldermen
know how you feel, to tell to each of
them individually your sentiments.
And it is duty you owe 10 Americas
to do this, to insist that more pro-
gressive policy be adopted, and that
Americas do not be allowed to fall
behind other cities of even smaller
wealth, smaller population, and decid-
eddy smaller business Importance, in
the essential things that go toward
pushing city to the front in these
days and keeping it there.