Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-04
Shall We Progress9
Vote For Bonds

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The men and women of
Americas, who are registered,
will vote tomorrow on the
street emergency paving bonds.
The mayor and council have
asked for 100000 to be used
in re-paving the wood block
streets, and their request should
be granted.
The present mayor and coun-
Gil have been reelected and
will serve for another term, so
the expenditure of this money
will be made by them.
1t is our opinion, as we'll as
'e1Ythe opinion of many others who
have watched the present mayor
and council, that they have and
will continue to administer the
affairs of the city as few other
councils have done. They have
gro reduced the floating debt; they
have remained inside their bud
get arrangements and their re-
quests should be granted.
In deciding how you will vote,
these questions should be kept
in mind:
al j.. 1t is now costing as much or
more to repair these streets as
\ the interest and principal on the
bonds amount to.
= The cost of repairs will in
crease each year, and this ex-
penditdre is a pure waste of
money.
Under the wood blocks is
splendid sub-pavement of con-
crete which soon will begin to
vssssge to pieces and crumble un-
less permanent paving is now
laid. If that concrete base is
allowed to disintegrate, the cost
] sa-s.o f-re-paving will be double what
;. it will require today.
The wood blocks are unsani-
Stsfy uhsightly and are causing
Tremendous depreciation on ev-
cry automobile that goes over
them. 1t is one of the worst adj
vertisements the city has.
The passage of these bonds
swill NOT increase your tax rate
snor will it increase your tax as
easements. We have the word of
the mayor and the members of
council for this. The passage Of
the bonds will NOT prevent the
mayor and council from retiring
the floating debt. 1t will not af-
feet that debt at all.
Every dollar from the sale of
sbonds will gosinto the streets on
which there are wood blocks.
mot one cent will be diverted to
any other use. 1t can not be and
will not be. Street corner Cos
sip to the effect that a part of
the bond money will be used to
retire some of the floating debt
is without authority and is re-
Election on the honesty and in
kegrity of the mayor and every
member of council The Times
Recorder would be the first to
texpose them if they should at
tempt to do such an illegal
thing.
The bonds can be issued le-
gally. We have the opinion OF
several attorneys on that ques-
stion as well as the opinion of
bend experts, So don't let that
point worry you.
The bonds can not pass un-
less three-fourths Of the register
ed voters actually vote, regard
less of whethey they vote for or
against the bonds, Of those
voting, one half must vote fol
bonds, or they are lost.
Unless those men and wo-
men who favor the passage oil
bonds get busy tomorrow the
I issue will not be passed. Work
y ers at the polls and automobiles
4 will be needed. Every man
u and woman who is registered
1 should be requested to vote and
it is up to the citizens to put
& the bond issue over.
Y Naldosta citizens almost
unanimously voted a $4,000
bond issue last week Albany
is paving and re-paving he
streets. There is scarcely Z
Z town in South Georgia that il
not making some progress along
/ this line. and we know of nc
J town that has turned down &