The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-13

Editor Dawson News: At times
like these even a worm will be eX-
cused for turning" and we ask the
consideration of every registered vo-
ter for a few minutes. that we may
study the cOntortions of the aforesaid
insect. We have found that the aver
age voter has no idea of the probable
cost of the paving proposition to the
resident of Main street, and we give
you a few figures in one block of
Main street, a space of 40 feet wide,
based on actual frontage, at the cost
estimated by the Chamber of Com
merce. Has anyone ever known a
project to cost less than it's estimate?
W. f. HERS, $1,755.85; C. T. Buch-
anan, 100000; Hooks Brown estate,
$745.0O; c. F. Scott, not including
store up town, $933.33; J. S. Clay,
$833.33; J. T. Lee, $621.66; Dan
Finn, $4,000; j. w. Salter, not in
Guiding hospital, $295.83. We con-
tend that this is the greatest injus-
tice known to Dawson's history.
The only argument advanced by
the paving boosters is that the value
of our property will be increased. Let
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increase the value of our property,
that we are now offering it for less
than it could be duplicated for, and,
besides, who is to pay for the in
creased value? The property, owner.
Does not your grey matter tell you
that if the street is paved our tax
assessments will be higher and there
by we will pay again for the paving
already paid for, and also for the
one-third put down by the city? Let
some of these boosters stand by their
arguments and pick up some of these
bargains while they have the chance.
Do you know who the loudest takers
are and how much real estate they
own? How much is it costing the
average individual when he begs for
paved streets? We contend that a
citizen of Dawson who owns no
property has not the moral right to
vote on this stupendous issue. Some
have been found with backbone
enough to see the justice of this, and
have said they would not vote at all.
If you feel that you have moral as
well as a legal right to voice in the
matter we beg of you not to stand
neutral, but to vote against the is
sue-consider the other fellow for a
while.
If the Chamber of Commerce. our
city solons or any paving boosters
feel that they must establish a name
/ for themselves there is plenty of
room for civic improvement without
encroaching on the personal rights of
our citizens. What happened to the
ice and laundry projects? The loud
est takers wanted the other fellow
to go down into his jeans for the
money and so we hear no more con-
corning it. Why not get up a bond
proposition and force adjacent prom
erty owners to establish a laundry
and ice plant for Dawson, along the
same lines you are now working?
Why not let Dawson be the first to
establish municipal apartment hous-
es in order that vacant lots may he
utilized, and strangers coming in
may have chance to remain? The
city's portion of the paving project
would build a number and bring in
neat sum to her Golfers. If this
is unworthy of your consideration
work out the water and light rates
and the meter rents. Do YOU realize
that if You live 9 th0ueo0l vears in
Dawson you never would nav enough
to own your meter? Think of if!
The business section of our town
is another consideration, for what