Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

A majority of the business houses
Of Yorkvile will be closed Monday,
| July 4th
- Property owners along South Con-
gress street, want the paving work
down that way in vitrified brick.
- Mr.. w. L. Baber has presented The
Enquirer with the first mess of home
raised tomatoes that have been brought
to this office. He says his tomato crop
is doing fine
Some of the people are little du-
bious about the operation Of the quar-
antine against whooping cough, claim
ing that it Is like trying to stop a
creek with a seine.
- Greenwood Journal: At the risk
of being misunderstood by some peO-
pie, we wish to speak again of the
towns finances, and to show that there
are people in other places. who feel as
we do, we introduce what we have to
say by quoting the following from The
Yorkville Enquirer: What the state
of the towns finances is, we do not
know. There is law, (the charter un-
der which the government is being ad-
ministered) providing that the town
council each year make a full state
ment of all receipts and expenditure 8.
This law has been deliberately ignOr-
ed, and the citizens of the town have
no way of knowing what is becoming
of the taxes they pay. This Is stated
merely for the information it con-
tains and to explain why we do not
know anything of the towns finances.
What we started out to say, is that
the most meritorious move that has
been made in Yorkville since the town
has had a municipal government was
that move made last summer in the
direction of fixing up the streets. We
shall not say that the work was done
perfectly, because it was not. Anybody
can see that. 1t may have cost more
than it should have cost also. But
under the circumstances it was cred
table to the town and creditable to
the members of the council who super
vised it," We suppose that If asked,
there are few people in Greenwood who
could tell what the state of this towns
finances is They would have to say:
What the state of the towns finances
Is, we do not know" 1t may be our
fault, but we insist that there should
be more publicity given to the receipts
and expenditures of the city. There
should he some pains taken to let the
people know. Mind, we do not say
that there is an effort to conceal the
condition of the financial affairs of the
city, but we do say that there is not
enough eIIOTl flldUe 10 let IL ne kllo"ll.
The Enquirer says that there is law
recurring the town council of York
vile to make a full statement of all
receipts and expenditures. We do
not know if there is such a law with
regard to Greenwood or not. We sup
pose that there is not. or ii would be
complied with. But, it should not re-
uuire a law to have it done. Good
business requires it. We do not know
of a corporation that does not make
full showing annually of its financial
condition to it's Stockholders. The tax
PAYERS of a town are the Stockholders
and a full report should be spread be-
fore them monthly. at least quarterly,
if not annually. 1t would help the ad
ministration immensely. We wish to
commend the present city adminiStra
ton for the improvements made on the
streets. and i'm other ways, and we
hope to see this good work go on. But.
we insist that the people of Greenwood
should know Just exactly what is be
coming of the taxes This demand
should not he ignored and passed by
with mute silence. The thing is i'm the
air and the people want to know. Tell
them and they will respond to every
Legitimate call that is made upon them
for the further and better development
of the city of Greenwood.