Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-07
TAX PAYERS LEAGUE
REFERENDUM ON PRO-
POSED WHITE WAY
Continued from Page One.1

box.
Then follows Instructions as to
how one may express himself at the
ballot box, which Is located. saws
the circular, in the store of Judge
W. I. McMath. The ballot box is
sealed and printed ballots will be
furnished without cost. Voters are
cautioned to cast only one ballot
and to number that ballot before
depositing it. Next we find this
paragraph:
Voting will continue until Q
o'clock, July 10, at which time
three representative Americas
residents preferably Col. w w
Dykes, l.. T. Turner and Mrs. r
{. Moran) will be selected to
count them and announce the re-
suit to the Mayor and Alder
men of Americas, Sumter Coun
tvs Representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia and
the State Senator from this Sem
atorial District.
The use of his name in the cir
cular evidently has. caused Col.
Dykes some worry and maybe loss Of
sleep for on July 4th he mailed us
letter which appears further down
in the article.
The circular then jumps from
white way lights, street paving and
criticism of the Mayor and City
Council to tax assessments, for at
the end we find these paragraphs:
If house recently built on
Lee street in Americas at a cost
of some eighteen thousand dollars
is passed at thirty-five hundred
dollars, and one on TAYLOR street
that cost some forty-five thou
sand dollars is passed at six thou
sand dollars for taxable purposeS)
(and this is high enough for
such purposes) then the County
Tax Assessors will, it is felt, re-
duce all other property in the
county like amount when re-
queSted to do so.
The city is not hard up for
good Assessors this year. and
none of them have been camou-
flaged to become qualified. They
will regard their oaths, and will
be fair alike to Catholic, Jew,
Protestant and Negro. They meet
next week.
If in their opinion a Catho-
lies property should be assessed
at from Is to 25 per cent of its
real value for the purpose of
taxation, they will, in all fairness.
assess all other property, includ-
ing even furniture. like amount.
They will expedite business. in
stead of draw per diems, and if
property owner enters an ap-
peal from their decision as to the
taxable value of his property.
they will not first camouflage
the city's arbitrator before thew
appoint him. Their minutes will
be kept in a business-like man
nor.
The issuance of the circular en-
bodying his name doesn't exactly
suit Col. W. w. Dykes, for on July
18th he mailed this letter to the
Times-RecOrder:
July 4th, 1925.
GullOI L lll''S-hpCOIupG,
Americas, Ga.
Dear Sir,
Requests for explanations from
different friends TODAY, about
dodger appearing on the streets.
in which my name appears rs one
of three preferred to count ballots
on Sunday morning, July 10Th,
have been coming so rapidly, will
appreciate it if you will give me
sufficient space in your columns
to reply to them.
| never heard of a Tax PAYERS
meeting at which any such paper
was authorized; have never been
consulteds about anything appear
ing in such paper; am not re-
sponsible for same, and my name
was connected with it without my
knowledge or consent, and ! will
not participate in the contemplat-
ed election nor counting the bal
lots.
The people of Americas are
to be CONGRATULATED with the pro-
gress made towards installing
white wav. and should have the
united support of everybody in
other efforts which means pro-
gress.
personally know that the
Boards Of Equalizers for the
County of Sumter and the City
of Americas are. and have been.
men of the highest integrity.
and have ever shown a spirit of
being fair and lust to all people
alike, and certainly there can be
no cause for alarm.
Yours very truly,