The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-09-08

apology TO offer for what has not been
done.
1t should be remembered by those
who are disposed to eriticise and find
fault with the present Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen for not building a system
Of concrete walks. grayeled streets, and
a thousand and one other suggested i'm
proyements, that after we had begun
. the construction of walks and were con
sidering the graveling OF some Of the
principal streets without delay we
were waited upon and petitioned by
perhaps one of the largest and most
representative body OF citizens that ever
assembled in the City Hall who passed
the following resolution without dis
senting voice:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that a system of sewerage is
more essential to the health and adj
vancement of Union City than graveled
streets or other Improvements for the
present.
Resolved, further, That we have con-
fidence in the wisdom and ability Of our
present Board of Mayor and Aldermen
to cope with the matter of sewerage,
therefore we suggest that they use the
available funds in the construction of
sewerage at once and as they deem best "
Notwithstanding L fully realized the
great responsibility of undertaking
work Of such magnitude with our limit |
ed resources, | felt impelled by duty as
public official to carry out the wishes
and demands of our people as far as
possible, and now as to whether | de-
serve the censure or commentator of
the public as to the manner and way l
have handled this important matter is
for you to decide
AN IMPORTANT SANITARY REFORM.
| refer with pride to the fact that |
and have enforced the Blan-
ton sanitary ordinance, making it COM
Dulsory to have the waste removed from
Ill closets once each week by contract,
which not only saves our citizens hun
lreds of dollars from an economical |
tandpont, but which compels the filthy t
nd sloyen to respect those who desire
o enjoy the greatest blessing on earth t
pure and wholesome atmosphere.
| supported the passage of bill in v
reasing our corporate limits, believing q
nat those who cast their lots and des- )
ny with the city should bear their part o
the burden of taxation.
1t was my pleasure to aid Prof. Mute IL
nd the Board of Education in. secur- SC
lg the Carnegie Library and to lend G
rem such other cooperation as has H
cen in my power in maintaining the bl
gh reputation of our public school, ht
bich is recognized to be one Of the so
Try best in the State. so
Without attempting to give a detailed
atement in this communication of Just Ike
wv and where all the city's funds have of
zen applied, | desire to invite your at pu
ntion to few important items which ac
will be seen has consumed all of the nj
ailable funds and leaves a consider by
lie balance due on the sewer obliga-
IN, which can only be met by moving TIL
ong cautious lines or increasing the
esent tax rate of ST. 40, which l in on
It should not be done. Fl,
To the credit of Mayor Gardner's ad- COZ
he had succeeded ia dis in,
arging $40 900 debt which had been Gle
ntracted for graveIed streets, and when bv
was elected the city was practically To,
t of debt, there being an overdraft in an
g bank of-------------$ 1875. 90 ! .
l item due for concrete
walks --------- 1O5. so out
he Semones & Son for heat ito
ing plant for public school 1,538.S7 Mr.
lie Semones & Son for in tio
stallation of toilets at pub KIN
lie school $1,000 an,
lie Semones & Son, account liti
Tor 1909. ------ 741.13 III
king a total due when |
was indicted into Office of 5 4,770 so '"'
e present Board has paid Gu
or new dynamo for Water rea
md Light Plant and the Of
installation of same A, $50. 90 two
nd for school park 1885, $500 bv
+ concrete walks last year 1860 tics
lich made total obliga- pcs
ion of ----------$ so, 492 40 -
All of which has been paid -
have laid this year 81
niles of sewer at cost Of $33, 1893. O6 my
ere has been paid on same Is, 7SS.1S -
lich leaves a balance of $17 404 So the.
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