Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-05
PAVING STRIKES
SNAC ON PROFIT

surance that better price could be
had and that also he would be in a
position then to pay cash for his
share Of The work He demanded
the right, IN any event, to pay cash
in advance for his part Of the pro-
ject and be saved the proposed Is
per cent commission, and ne put the
council on notice verbally that he
would fight any scheme which did
not give him the benefit of paying
cash and getting cost price on ma
terials, eliminating the Is per cent,
He was informed that it was impos-
sible to separate the various individ-
uals affected, and that frankly the
only inducement to a man to finance
the proposition at all was the assump-
ton that some Of the owners could
and would pay cash to offset the loss
on those fl fas which would draw only
7 per cent, whereas it IS easily pos
sible to get better investments than
that. 1t was also pointed out that
no interest would accrue until after
80 days.
People and City 'In Hole"
Mr. Wright told the council that he
understood the city was lin a hole "
eff that is the case, you understand
how some of us are" he said, for
we are in a hole, too. We want a
little time to get out of it and make
our preparations. This is no vital
matter. This street has stood I'M
paved for years and it will hurt moth
ing to wait until spring All | ask
you to do is to set later date, not
postpone it indefinitely. TO proceed
now may mean the confiscation of
some ofsour homes, and don't want
to lose mine, ] tell you. am put
ting by little sinking fund out of
my salary to take cara Of tins paw
ing cost 1t will hit me hard enough
at the best, and | don't want to pay
any Is per cent commission to any
body on Top of the interest on the
Fl fas. +"
Wanted Best Price.
County Treasurer II. d. Watts said
his sole concern was in gettng the
paving at the lowest possible cost He
was ready to proceed at once, he
said. although he didn' have the
money to pay now. He said he was
with the majority.
Or. j. r. Statham said his bur-
dens seemed more than he coulG
Gear at this time, ana he wanted to
see the work done az the least posi-
Bile cost to the property owners.
j. Il, Quarterman said ne wanted
the work to proceed He was sorry
the city could not finance the pur-
chase Of materials itself and effect
the saving of a commission, but he
said the people had been waiting a
long time for paving and he favored
going ahead
w W. Dykes was present repre-
senting Mrs. George Oliver He said
Mrs Oliver desired the work to pro
coed at once, believing that any pos
sible saving in commissions or inter
est at this time would likely be wiped
out later in increased cost of mate
rials. He expressed his belief that
Is per cent commission was not an
unfair charge, eliciting the informa-
tion from City Engineer Tiedeman
that the bids submitted figured no
profits on materials, the Is per cent
covering all charges and profits
above actual cost of materials deliv-
cred on the tracks in Americas. He
said Mrs Oliver considered the pros
pect of lower prices purely specula
tive, declaring that if it were certain
there would be further declines ev-
ervone would be favorable to further
delay.
f. J. McMath said while he was
anxious to have the street paved, he
didn't have the money now and
didn't know whether he could borrow
it. He said if the fall crops turned
out we'll and the markets We're good
the situation for everyone would
ease up shortly, but if not conditions
would get worse. He asked for pest
ponement to save the commission if
possible and to enable himself and
others to get their own affairs in bet
ter shane to care for the obligation.
Expect Higher Prices
The petition asking that the work
be ordered at once was read. 1t was
signed by a considerable majority of
the property owners. including L. g.
Council, material dealer, and the
First Methodist church, owner of the
largest frontage, stating that delav
would likely be a nenny-Wise pronosl-
ton. that materials now are the low
est in price thew have been for years
and that reaction in price might
now be expected following a long de
cline.
At this point it was brought on
that property owners embraced N
the Lee street paving district anc
other districts in the past had raic
commissions for financing the work
10 per cent being paid on Lee street
in a time when conditions were nor
NAL and money cheaper and easier.
Without further discussion thu
council voted to postpone action two
weeks.
Early in the meeting bids and fig
ures were complied by City Enpinec'
Tiedeman to show that the Chur2f
street work at the present time Woult
cost approximately $175 per square
yard. The Lee street raving was salc
to have cost Approximately $l.5'
per square yard.
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