Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-05
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and that he was unable to meet his
part Of the cost al this time He
said by spring there was every as
surance that a better price could be
had and chat 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-
iect and be saved the proposed 10.
per cent commission. and be 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 10 separate the various indiyid-
uals affected, and thar frankly the
only inducement to a man to finance
the proposition at all was the assump-
ti6n that some of the owners could
and would pay cash to offset the loss
on those fl fas which would draw only
7 pei. 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
so days
People and City ON Hole"
Mr.. Wright told the council that he
understood the city was in a hole.
"If that is the case, you understand
how some Of as are" he said, for
we are in a hole, too We want al
little time to get out Of it and make
our preparations. This is no vital
matter This street has stood un-I
paved for years and it will hurt MOTH
ing to wait Until spring All | ask
you ID do is to set later date, not
posi- pnne it indefinitely. To proceed
5 now may mean the confiscation Of
some OF our homes, and / don't want
! to lose mine, ] tell you. ] am putt
ting ~ a little sinking fund out of
Z my salary to take care IF thus paw
4 ing cost It viii hit me hard enough
at the best, and don't want to pay
any 5 per cent commission to any
body ON top Of the interest on the
Wanted Best Price.
County Treasurer II. d. Watts said
his sole concern was in getting the
paving at the lowest possible cost. lie
was .eady to proceed at oGce, he
said. although he djdn hav Tie
money to pay now. lie said he was
with tie majority.
d.. j. r. Statham said his bur
dens seemed more than he could
Dear at this time, ami he wanted to
See The work done at The least posi-
bic cost.to the property owners.
j. Il. QuGrterman said ne wanted
the work to proceed. Ie 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 Q
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 worl, 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
rails. He expressed his belief that
unfair charge, ehciting 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 deiv.
cred on the tracks i'm Americas. He
SAID Mrs Oliver considered the pros
pect Of lower prices purely specuia
tive, declaring that if it were certain
there would be further declines ev-
erVone would be favorable to further
delay.
r, j McMath said while he wa
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 well and the markets We're eooC
the situation for everyone w0ulC
ease up shortly, but if not conditions
would get worse. He asked for post
ponement to save the commission il
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 considerable majority Of
the property owners. including L. G.
Council. material dealer, and the
First Methodist church, owner Of the
largest frontage, stating that delay
would likely be a nenny-wise PROPOSE
ton. that materials now are the low
estin price they 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 in
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 We're nor
mai 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 comniled by City Engineer
Tiedeman to show that the Church
street work at the present time woult
cost approximately $175 per square
x,ard Tho 90 street p2Vinp was sac