Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-01
AID. WHITE GIVES
VIEWS ON BONDS
All Bonds Will Be Issued and
Work Done
(By Alderman C. ]. White.)

most important Crisis III her history. 1t
is a question of whether one favors the
city expanding and growing or whether
we will delay this matter for years and
thereby go backward 1t is impossible
for city to mark time it will ether
grow or shrivel up, and if We do not
extend our sewerage and water-woGks,
l can see nothing good for Americus
firmly believe that we will see at least
twenty-five homes go up in the differ
ent parts of the city this year if these
water and sewerage bonds are carried
1t is a matter of deep regret that
some of our citizens should be hunting
and digging for some little excuse 10
fight this bond issue on We have elm
mated everything of political nature
and make earnest appeal to the patri-
otto people of Americas to pull to-
gether. There is strength in unity but
nothing Will ever be accomplished
without unity of the people 1t is I'M
possible for every body to agree to the
letter and l don't expect this, but lers
give and take" and always hold the
welfare of Americus above any little
personal feelings.
AS to the street paving bonds, favor
disposing of these bonds and doing the
work at the proper time. l feel that
water and sewerage lis an absolute ne
cessity and should have the right Of
way" over any other issue. In other
words, I prefer my dinner before call
ing for the dessert. | believe that we
can dispose of large quantity of
bonds to better advantage than a small
quantity and by selling a large guam
tity direct to investors cut the middle
man out, saving his brokerage for the
city. We want people to bid on our
bonds that have surplus money and
are glad to invest it at 3 IL to per
cent. and not have to depend upon the
little man that only has limited means
and has to get a large percentage on
his money to make a living l don't
mean to limit the bidding to any one or
class but invite all to bid, but be sure
to have a sufficiently large quantity to
interest the large men. Any man with
an ounce of civic pride wants to see
the city paved but we have got to
watch conditions and look out for the
peoples interest by getting the most
money out of the bonds, understand
Rome recently sold an issue of 4 per
cent bonds at SO and the people are up
in arm about the price and have en-
joined the city council from delivering
the bonds. We must get par for our
bonds. We know the people expect
This and we are going to look out for
the interest Of the people as We see it
after studying the situation very care
fully. 1t would be a poor advertise
ment to have Rome's experience. The
people can rest assured on the paving
proposition.
One reason | have heard advanced
why people should not vote for water
and sewerage bonds is that the City
Council may not sell the bonds if they
are passed. This is all rot and the
parties advancing such an excuse
should hide his face in shame for being
so small. Any one citizen in Americas
can mandamus she City Council and
force them to sell bonds. w ny have
they not forced previous Councils to
sell the Street Paving Bonds? They
expect the present Council to do more
in three months than their Councils did
in three years. This is a compliment
to us andwe are going to do more for
ihe city than has been done in the past
three years.
1t has been thrown up to the major
ity of the City Council Ito live up to
their pledges" We are living up to our
campaign pledges and the people will
see it. Nowhere did We promise to
force the street paving bonds on the
market as soon as we were sworn into
office. We would be very unwise to
overlook the business end Of this pro@-
osition Fools rush in where Angels
fear to tread" We said eve favor eX-
tension of the sewerage system, inn
provement of the waterworks, paving
of the STREETS, and any other civic i'm
provements that are consistent with
the financial ability of the city" We
not only favor these things but are
trying to accomplish them in con-
servative and business-like manner
! appeal to the citizens Of Americas
to pull together | try not to have any
radical ideas and am open to argument
and will always do what / can to ad-
vance the interest of the city and coun-
ty. plead with some to lay aside the
rule or ruin" policy and see that ev-
cry son of Americas goes to the polls
on April 4th and votes for water and
sewerage bonds and Americas.
C. J. WHITE.