The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-10-23

NJ. Hines has been more timely
than the one given herewith, which
deals with the present status of af-
fairs in the city's finances, which
are enough to bring the blush Of
shame to the cheeks of every mem.
Der of the city administration who
pretends to be business man. The
Journal is glad to give to its readers
this statement Of conditions here,
Dr. it is believed that Mr.. Hines is
endeavoring to aid and not to him
der the Strengthening out Of the
city's affairs:
IT have written several letters
urging our mayor and councilmen
to call an election for bonds to raise
money to give Leesburg lights and
waterworks. but it seems that the
spirit has not moved them yet. In
talking to our citizens on the sub
ject, I find a good many OF them
want lights and some want water
works put in. Now, Mr.. Editor,
if we cannot get both and the ma
jority want water, let's have that.
You know the scriptures teach us
that cleanliness is next to godliness.
There is no good reason why
Leesburg should be in total dark
ness, and the town is plenty ableto
issue bonds to give us as fine a light
ing plant as any city or town OF
double the size Of Leesburg. One
trouble is and the greatest trouble
lies with our.city officers. | had a
talk with our mayor two Sundays
ago and he was perfectly willing to
have bonds hoated and give us
lights, but he stated to me and Mr..
J. r. Long that he as mayor did not
know how The town stood as to fin
ances that the clerk and Treasurer
and the marshal had not been
checked up in over two years, and
he had tried time and again to get
the committee to check them up and
see how each stood and what we
could expect in cash at present, but
said he had utterly failed to get
them to act. I believe the mayor
would do his duty if he could get
any help from the council. Coun-
cilmen, do your duty or quit and
get out at the way and let aome-
body take your places and help the
mayor straighten out matters.
II also had talk with the mar
sh4I, Mr.. Logan. He told me he
had asked the committee to check
him and the treasurer up, saying at
the same time the council owed him
for a years salary and he could not
get them to act. | find this is the
to voting bonds as a great |
many citizens say they would not
know what becomes of this money. |
Get busy, gentlemen, and straighten
out your town affairs, as / have he I
ard some talk that might hurt some
persons, and that sooner the matter
is checked up the better for all.
Then let's all get together and put
in waterworks and lights. Boost |
our little town for it is the best bust
ness town OF double its size I travel
in. And if we would all get to-
gether and do as much as the editor
is doing, you would see our town |
double its size in five years time.
Now, what I have written is notin-
tended to hurt anyone's feelings,
hut simply business proposition.
You all are my friends and l trust
you will do your duty as officers and
let us know how we stand. Delays
are dangerous.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I read with
pleasure the 1ettersin your valuable
paper written by. Mr.. G. A. Wal
lace and Mr.. A. D. Green. Their
letters had the ring of true gentle
men and men who want to see the
laws upheld and at the same time