Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-30
SCRAPPED OVER
THIRD BOND ISSUE.
Mayor and Alderman Allen
Locked Horns.
How Council Discussed
Lighting Plant Propo-
sition at Meeting on
Monday Night.

The proposition to add an issue 0.
$4,000 of bonds for the erection of a
municipal lighting plant to the bond
issues for water and sewerage was
not carried in council on Wednesday
night without opposition on the part
of Mayor Fielder and Alderman Brown
When Alderman Allen offered hi5
substitute to the resolution brought
in by the city attorney, in compliance
with the previous instructions of coun-
cl adding the lighting plant bonds to
the water and sewerage bonds, Meyoe
Fielder held this could not be done
Mayor Fielder took the position that
nothing could be done about light
ing plant until the Supreme court hal
finally passed on the validity of the
Dodson contract and its binding force
upon the city government. He held
in addition, that it was out of order
to seek to amend tile resolution that
the city attorney had drafted in ac-
eordance with the previous instruc-
tions of council.
This lead to lengthy discussion as
to whether this point was well taken
Alderman Allen insisted that if the
Supreme court sustained the Dodson
contract the city did not have to sel
the bonds, and that if the court, as he
firmly believed it would, declared tbs
contract void, tie city would then be
in position to proceed with the sale
of the bonds and the immediate build,
ing of the plant,
Il see, y said he, that Mr.. Dodsol
is moving and proposes to complet4
his plant. | propose that the city
move some, too, and be in readiness
to put up it's plant
Alderman Allen contended that al
the previous meeting the question of
the amount Of each issue of bonds
was left open to be settled at this
meeting. He was sustained in this oon-
-ention by the expressions of Alder
men Clark, Hawkins and Poole, w o |
were of a similar opinion as to the |
procedure of council ON September 21. |
Mayor Fielder ruled Alderman A. |
LENS amendment out of order. Be-
fore the question was put Alderman
Allen changed his tactics and moved a
reconsideration of the whole question,
ind the adoption of the resolution pre-
Jared by the city attorney, with an ad-
litional issue of bonds for a lighting
'lant, fixing the sewer bonds at S30,-
100, the water at $4,000 and the elsc-
ric light at $4,000.
Mayor Fielder ruled tLfs out of or
.er, but council refused to sustain th.4
mayors view.
Alderman Brown declared that if tn.
.lectric lighting plant was dragged
it would mean the defeat of the ell
ire measure. He would rather have 1t
70 that the people could vote on the
sewerage and water bond issues ii
IN time and the lighting plant bonds
It another time.
Alderman Allen insisted that mas
much as the citizens voted on each
lass OF bonds separately it was the
anne as though different elections Were
lel1, as they could defeat either one
" all, or carry one or two, or all OF
he proposed issues.
You are proceeding in this light
ng matter in the face of tie injunc-
ion of the lower court and without
regard to the Supreme court" said
Mayor Fielder.
We have the same right to proceed |
7hiat others have" was Alderman AL
ems reply. Mr.. Dodson is proceed
ing, and We will proceed, and let's
sec WHO gets there first
AS stated yesterday, only Alderman
Brown voted against Alderman Al
EMS motion providing for placing the
question of three issues of bonds BE-
fore the people.
Council meets tonight to fix the date
1f the election, name managers, az
otherwise perfect the details of tue
election, which will be held after thirty
days advertising.