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THE ATLANTA WE E K L Y SUN-
THE DAILY SUN
Saturday,
The WaT
January 6th, 1872.
Thing!) are
New Yorlt.
Done in
Southern Literary Women. NEW 31AIOil AND COUNCIL.
Of one hundred and eighty-one (181)
Southern female writers, who have at
tained the distinction of authoress,
Georgia furnishes 30, Louisiana 28,
, , ,, , South Carolina 25, Virginia 24, Alabama
Bead the letter in to-day siSim, from Kentucky u> Maryland 11, North |
Mattcawan, in th. Empire State of the U 8 , TeweMe s , Mississi ppi 6 ,
North, « it 13 Killed. It is but « picture Tesas 5j Horida 4
of the grasping Pouer of capita o\ er a Of these, about half made their debuts
bor everywhere. Bnti i.i w lfc | 8 ^ devotees of poetry. The great ma-
said of the Hatting establishment m hat of them are ' c
locality of Radical Rule, bad taken place
in any one of the, Democratic States of
the South, it would probably be a fit
subject for a Kn-Klux Congressional Com
mittee to investigate, and fill a small vol
ume with a report of the outrages com
mitted. It is time for the honest Demo
cratic masses of the people everywhere
to unite in a common struggle for the
rescue and maintenance of their rights.
Rural O/Hclals.
Matteawan, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1871.
Editors Atlanta Sun .- Our rural politi
cal officials are so steeped in corruption
and iniquity that it is quite a phenomena
to'leam that one honest man will allow
liis name and fame to be prostituted for
official nomination. But should one
succeed in obtaining such notoriety as a
recognition of a sbystering clique, he must
bind himself down to do the bidding of
their servile behests, or the “next” is put
upon probation. The very worst charac
ters in this vicinity are those who are
assured of and meet with Radical suc
cess. No others (it has been repeatedly
demonstrated) can obtain the rum in
terest to secure them positions of trust
over the people of this free and enlight
ened “nation.” We are, assuredly,-
drifting into the vortex of a centralized
despotism, and the echo of high tariffs
are creating an aristocracy, whose policy
toward those dependent on them for em
ployment resounds the death knell to the
liberties of the masses.
Within this manufacturing village,
over a thousand operatives are employed,
and I venture to say, that nine-tenths of
them dare not fearlessly say their “soul
is their own.” This, you in the down
trodden South, will deem passing strange
in this pure and thrice happy land of the
free North ! But to speak more definite,
I will merely recite the following facts
for the consideration of the numerous
readers of the courageous Sun. Not
long since, the grateful employees of an
extensive hatting manufactory, at this
place', generously manifestedtheir regard
for their popular Superintendent, by
presenting him with a splendid trotting
wagon. The local papers promptly no
ticed the affair by an elaborate discre
tion of the gift, and graphically commen
ted on the mutual friendship existing
between said respective parties, which
had quite a tendency in the eyes of the
outside world to exhalt the reputations
of all. concerned; and the happy affair (?)
passed off very ple'asantly, yet be it
know, that the donations were solicited,
(demanded) by a brother of the recipient,
and the poor serfs reluctally complied
for fear of dismissal. This affair took
place some two weeks after their wages
had been reduced. Observer.
jority of them are comparatively un
known, except to their personal acquaint
ances, and special circles of admirers.
There are, however, many who give un
mistakable tokens of promise; and we
feel assured that out of this fair hoste,
who have so gallantly rallied to the res
cue of our Southern literature, a large
number will distinguish themselves in a
contest for literary honors.
Not exceeding a dozen, we suppose,
claim a position in the first rank with the
popular authors of Vashti, and Valerie
Aylmar. The veteran of the fair
phalanx is a venerable octoge-
n, Mrs. Sarah Brewer Thomas,
of New Orleans, Author of a
book of European and Egyptian
travels; and the youngest is Miss Cora
Townsend, of the same city, a promising | street to Western and Atlantic Railroad,
and talented debutante, who, at the ten
der age of thirteen, produced a novel
which was esteemed sufficiently merito
rious to entitle her to rank as an author.
Itiattg'tirnl Ceremonies.
•‘Ring out the Old, Ring in the >*cw.”
Valedictory of ex-Mnyor Hammond and
Inaugural of Mayor James.
ERECTION OK OFFICERS.
Council Proceedings.
ing of the City Council of 1871, was held
in the Council Chamber, yesterday after
noon, at 2J o’clock, His Honor, Mayor
Hammond in the chair, and a full board
of Councilmen present.
PETITIONS.
A number of retail licenses were ex
tended. A crippled man was allowed to
peddle on streets. W. C. Dodson was
refunded street tax for 1870. Policeman
Dickson was granted pay for days of
sickness. D. M. Queen was granted $17
pay for “days of absence” on leave. R. H.
Norris was granted $139 for services as
clerk under City Marshal in General Tax
department. Same amount was granted
to S. C. Williams for serv'^es in the same
department.
A check for $221 50 was passed up in
favor of Stewart, Austin & Co:, as part
expenses incurred in building a culvert
from Marietta street, along Simpson
mond, W. P. Newman, City Attorney;
S. B. Love, Clerk Council; W. Y. Lang
ford, Superintendent House; J. S. Por
ter, Magazine Keeper; Hugh Angier,
City Engineer; Pat Fitzgibbons, Hali
Keeper; Marshal Williams, and Capt.
Johnson for efficient services and courte-
I sies during their intercourse, were adopt-
The last meet- ecl
Two hundred copies of different re
ports were ordered to be printed.
Mat Blount, Foreman Street Hands,
was granted a pair of heavy boots as a
reward for faithful services.
Curbing was ordered to be placed from
Judge Hammond’s to the curbing of C.
P. Cassin, on Forsyth street—owners of
property to bear the expense of paving
sidewalks. *•<
Thanks of Council were tendered to
the reporters of the city papers for their
impartial reports of the proceedings of
Conucil.
At 5i o’clock a recess was taken till 7.
COMMITTEE ON RUMPS, WELLS, &C.
F. P. Rice and A. L. Fowler, Commit
tee, reported on the condition of cisterns,
_ . . .wells, etc., and reported them in good
Georgia, it will be observed, in num- L ondition . The aggregate expense in-
bers, leads the sister States; but she will carred in ' CODS t rtlc ti D g cisterns, erecting
scarcely presume to claim precedence in | pumps> etc ., were $11,997.85.
quality. Her thirty representatives, how
ever, furnish a fair indication of her uni
versal refinement. The following is a
A COMMUNICATION
from Geo. Cook, attorney of H. I. Kim
ball, was read. In consideration of Mr.
list of her proteges, many of whom excel | K , s financial embarrassment and
alike in prose and poetry:
Mary E. Tucker, Margie P. Swain,
Kate A. DuBose, Loula Kendall Rogers,
Emma Moffett Wynne, Annie R. Blount,
Maria J. Westmoreland, Maiia Lou Eve,
Kate C. Wakelee, Carrie Bell Sinclair,
Mrs. Bettie M. Zimmerman, Sallie M.
Martin, Clara LeClerc, Mrs. Bessie W.
Williams, Louise Manheim, Mrs. Rebecca
Jacobus, Mrs. Mary A. McCrimmons,
Mrs. Agnes Jean Stibbes, Mrs. Fanny
Andrews, Maria J. McIntosh, Kate Clif
ford Kenan, Mary Louise Cook, Cornelia
Borders, Mrs. Eppie B. Castlen, Mrs. A.
P. Hill, Mrs. Mary F. McAdoo, Theodo
sia Ford, Janie Ollivar, Julia Bacon, E.
W. Bacchus.
From the Columbus f Ga.) Sun, 80th Dec., 1S71.
Watchman, What of the Night]
quent inability to fulfill the contract with
the Council for superintending the State
Fair, he tendered Oglethorpe Park and
all its appointments to the Council.
Referred to next Council.
CITY CLERK.
The City Clerk reported the aggregate
amount of tax for 1871, $357,542.16, and
total amount of expenses, $364,606.80.
ALMS HOUSE.
W. Y. Langford, Superintendent Alms
House, reported aggregate expenses for
1871, $4,005 11, of which the city paid
$2,732 01, and the county the remainder.
BELIEF
Committee reported 85 inmates of the
Alms House. Pauperism in the city is
on the increase. Recommended reform
in the Alms House system. Dr. Hart,
the physician, was cordially recommend
ed. Total expenses of relief, including
Alms House, city relief and transporta
tion, $7,922 36.
FINANCE
Committee reported total receipts from
The Civil War in Mexico.
Poor demoralized Mexico has been the
scene of tnnnoil, insurrection, rapine
and civil strifo throughout her entire bor
ders for some time.
Benito Juarez, a native of the State of
Oaxaca, who has been the leading spirit
in the Republic for nearly two score
years, and was elevated to the Presidency
on the subversion of the Maximilian
Empire, has jnst been re-elected Presi
dent of the Republic with the almost
unanimous support of the Congress at
the city of Mexico. J
This event has created some dis
satisfaction among the disaffected
chiefs. Prominent among these isPorfirio
Diaz, one of the most faithful and patri
otic of thp Lieutenants of Juarez, in the
war for the expulsion of the Maxemilian
dynasty. This disaffection has spread,
until now every Mexican State, except
Lower California, Sonora, Chihuahua
and Yucatan, is involved and convulsed
with a civil revolution that threatens to
dispel indefinitely the few. glimmering
prospects of peace in this disordered Re
public. Almost every day chronicles
some hew revolt.
The armies and minor forces of Juarez
and Diaz have encountered each other
■with various success,but as yet no decisive
advantage has been attained by either
party. While the insurrection is pro
gressing, roving banditti infest the moun
tains and highways to plunder and pil
lage citizens and travelers.
Amidst all this turmoil of civil strife,
Juarez stands steadfast, awaiting a crisis,
when it seems his intention to marshal
every resource to crush the rebellion,
The latest advices from Matamoras re
port the revolution advancing in the
State of Tamauhpas, and the retreat of
the government forces before the‘insur
gents, who threaten the town of Mier.
We may be able to record some decided
movements in a day or two.
Hon. W. 31. Reese.
From tlie Columbus (Ga.) Sun, 30tb Deeembor, 1S71,
The address to the people of Georgia,
signed by Hons. W. M. Reese, and other
Democratic State Senators, on our first
page, is a clear and able document, and
will be read with interest and profit. It
places the Legislature in a right position,
and on a firm foundation.
It is said to he from the pen of Judge
•* Reese, tbo Cato of the Senate.
“By him the people hold their native-right,
Uninjur'd, unopprett’d."
>-+-4 i—
The Griffin Middle Georgian of yes
terday says: A couple of Swedish immi
grants weife arrested in this place on
Wednesday Jnst by officer Bowdoin, upon
a charge oi' cheating and swindling. The
substance; of .the warrant was that the
deponent had furnished $75 to get them
to this country, and after being in his
employ a short while absconded. They
were carried back to Forsyth for a pre
liminary examination.
Men prate about “dead issues” as if
such things ever existed. The term it
self is a misnomer. An issue is an af
firmation by one of a fact or law of a
thing, and a denial by another.. So long
as truth and falsehood, wrong and right
slavery and freedom, are known in the.
world, that long issues will never die. The a U sources for 1871 (including borrowed
war between the elements of good and evil money, 8578,409 80. Total expenditures
never ceases. The struggle for supremacy | $545,935 43. City issued $150,000 iu 8
between ignorance and intelligence, vice
or virtue, riches and poverty, liberty and
tyranny, is like the curse of the fabled He
brew wanderer, tireless and immortal.
Humanity is the same essentially as it ]
was was when the sword of God flashed
over Paradise. Men die, principles live
alway. The same influences that pros- ]
pered and then destroyed the oldest civ
ilizations are at work on the newest.
i ine^
knew in her first Reign of Terror, as S1D S taxation; advised no further bond
Jacobinism, and in her second, as Com- issue; $5,000 of bonds issued were dona
munism; what Rome and Greece experi- ted to Fire Department,
enced and called Agrarianism, we now PDBLIC buildings and grounds
experience and name Radicalism. The . „ ,
elements of all are alike and the objects I consisting of City Hall, new Powder
the same. The natural and necessary Magazine, New Station house and public
resnlt of their success has been, and will schoolhouses, some repaired, and some in
be, in all ages and nations, the overthrow p roce sg of erection, are all in good con-
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try, innocence and weakness until the I to the city. A large area of public
land, cursed and pealed and wasted in grounds still remain open without im
its mental, moral and productive inter- ] p r0 vements.
ests, to escape the violence of a thousand
little ruffians and tyrants flies for protec
tion and becomes the hopeless victim of
one huge master.
per cent, bonds, running twenty and
thirty years. Redeemed bonds to
amount of $21,300. Public Schools,
new Magazine, improvements
City Hall, Cemetery, new Bridges,
donations to Fair Associations and Fire-
department, had been a source of heavy
expense; Resources of city sufficient for
Committee reported, system adopted by
Council of 1870 to be unsuccessful, and
It was this hideous bloody monster, recommended to new Council, a system
under the name of liberty prostituted, similar to one adopted in 1869. In-
that caused the Romans only to exchange
one tyrant for another, until the once
Mistress of the World” was left a Niobe
weeping over ruins. Under the guise of
come from the present system $717.33.
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity,” it
has drenched nations in blood and forced
genius, beauty, wit and worth to the dun
geon and scaffold. Here in its efforts to
Sixty-three granite crossings put down
daring the year; three expensive bridges
erected, and a number of smaller bridg
es built. Forty-two culverts made, and
create a Procrustean standard—to stretch about 4000 feet of sewerage, concrete and
the short and lop the long, and make that terra cotta, have been laid down. Total
equal which God has made unequal, we
see its awful effects in social demoraliza
tion, in political disorganization, in dis
trust, robbery and general bankruptcy,and
everything that leads to anarchy first,and
then a military despotism.
expenditures
643 39.
in improvements $99.
EVENING SESSION.
Marshal collected taxes to amount of
ThO' watch- j $32,465 36. Daring year there have been
2,288 cases docketed, about half of which
have been satisfied, and a fourth satisfied
by labor.
GAS.
City has 1,710 shares in Gas Compa-
man on the walls, when asked “What of
the night ?” answers all is not right—no
morn yet breaks upon the black politi
cal horizon.
A few months from now will test the
capacity of our people for self-govern
ment. If they can be aroused to a pro-1 __ 0 i„„_ , „ , . -1
per sense of their danger, all will be n * 94 new lamps have been erected,
right; if not, a starless, moonless night 934 lamps in city. Works well man-
will settle on our nation, and no morn aged,
will break that sleep that can know an j
awakening. The graves of governments
have no resurrection—their deep is i
eternal.
The Columbus Sun gives the following
receipts of cotton at interior towns to I burial fees, $3,864 56.
December 30th, for the present and past cond ition.
season:
Committee recommended payment of
bills to amount of $11,452 55.
CEMETERY.
Receipts from sales of burial lots anSl
Grounds in good
1870.
Augusta ......113,957
Macon 68,877
Columbus....: 47,904
Eufaula. -.... 22,303
Montgomery 59,473
Selma ...Y. 51,094
Memphis 232,657
Total 595,765
This shows a falling off, in sixteen
jgyj j FLKE DEPABTMESTi
92,351 composed of three steam Engines,
41,661 two hand Engines, and one hook and
iI’qtr ^ a ^ er - Eevr Company lately admitted.
4^ 145 Bdte 1 system of fire alarm necessary,
43*115 either by telegraph or high tower. Rec
197,309 j ommended that the city be divided into
. . four or five districts for the purpose.
460,505' 11
TREASURY.
weeks, of 135,260 balei from the receipts I Eecei i )ts dnrin S tbe S57S.409 80.
of last year. The stocks are;some 27,000 I Disbursements, $545,935 40. Cash
bales less.
Griffin young men are bent on “having
some innocent amusement during the
winter season.”
deposit in National Park Bank, New
York, $26,966 53. Cash on hand,. $5,
507 81. Total $57S,409 80.
Resolutions of thanks to Mayor Ham-
An immense concourse of citizens as
sembled to witness the inangnral of the
new Council yesterday evening at 7 P. M.
The halls and doorways were crowded
and crowded, until it was almost impos
sible to pass. * The entire company as-
sembu d in the Superior Court room of
the City Hall, when Mayor Hammond
and Mr. James took their places, side by
side, on the bench. Mayor Hammond
called the old Council to order and de
livered the following
valedictory.
Fellow-Citizens : I have not had an
opportunity of investigating the reports
of the officers for the year 1871, and am
not, therefore, prepared to give you the
information in connection with the vari
ous departments of the city government,
in so succinct and correct a manner, as
you will find it contained in the various
reports of the officers hereto appended.
Suffice it to say, that we have endeavored,
in the administration of the government,
for the year 1871, to be as economical as
we could be, without damaging the in
terests of the citizens.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We have inaugurated a system of pub
lic schools, upon the most liberal plan
possible, having regard to an economical
expenditure of the public money, and we
are confident that the effort will com
mand the entire approbation of the citi
zens, as we have provided for the educa
tion of over twelve hundred children at
a less expense than was required to edu
cate about one-fourth of that number at
private expense.
Every citizen has an immediate in
terest in the thorough education of
the rising generation, as virtue, in
tegrity, fidelity and honor prevails in a
community in proportion to its intelli-
ice. And now, that many of our good
citizens are dependent upon their physi
cal and mental resources for their suste
nance, as well as for their social position,
it behooves us to aid, as well as encour
age, by all proper means, the thorough
training—socially, morally and scientifi
cally—of our rising generation; and I
hav j the pleasure of congratulating our
fellow-citizens upon the ample prepara
tions made for the education of our whole
community.
I hav no doubt but that those who
shall p'icceed ns in authority will keep
pace i a proportion with the increase of
our population.
The excellence of ihe system will read
ily suggest itself to any investigating
mind. Asa matter of economy, to illus
trate: The teacher who is expounding
the principles of morals or science, can
as easily do so to a class of an hundred as
to a cla j of five—the labors of the teach
er costing no more for the large than for
the snrail class; while the community re
ceives twenty times the benefit for the
same compensation. While this is true,
it is msig. 'Scant when compared to the
great blessing resulting to society by tbe
rnutu il elevation—mentally, morally and
physically—of the whole mass of the com
mit v. To illustrate: The hardy son 01
til*. . ring man, whose time has been em
ploy. in physical exercise, is, according
tr tin laws of nature, obliged to be more
muscular and athletic than the boy,
whose lime has been spent in ease, or
less la* r-rious exertion; and his moral
and tic training, would, perhaps,
of n. os: y be less provided for. The
gentlene: of the manner, and superior
ity of in cnation of the one, and the
physical su periority and endurance of the
other, creute a rivalry in such direction as
is most needed in both, and the contest is,
therefore, mutually beneficial.
In addition to . this, all training and ed
ucation is but a preparation of the youth
of society to qualify them for the active
duties of life, and the boy who has been
reared and associated with the whole
community, destined to form the sphere
in which his operations are to be made
in manhood, will certainly be better qual
ifled for his duties, than if reared aud
connected with an isolated class of socie
ty. Wliat we need is active, earnest,
faithful, unconquerable men, who make
a reality of life, in whatever avocation
they engage. Let us labor to make
such men of the rising generation.
water works
Another prominent enterprise for the
past year has been the inauguration of a
plan for bringing water into the city
in quantities sufficient for all sanitary
and domestic purposes. In the begin
ning of the year I was of opinion that
a majority of Council would give their
co-operetion to the enterprise; but after
fully investigating the subject, it became
apparent that the party favoring the en
terprise were in the minority, and, al
though, by virtue of my office, I was a
member of the Board of Commissioners,
I did not feel authorized to co-operate
with the Board in opposition to the ex
pressed views of Council, notwithstand
ing it was my firm conviction that the
bringing of water into the city was a
matter of great economy, and would re
sult in actual pecuniary profit to the city,
independent of the great luxary of good
water for all domestic purposes, the
abundant supply in cases of fire, and the
sanitary condition in the central portion
of the city.
The object of a Municipal Corporation
is not to make money for the corporation
but for the citizens and tax-pay
ers, and from the best calculation that
could be made, the reduction of insu
ranee alone would have been equal
to the interest upon the bonds
and taking the past five years as a criteri
an for the increase of the population, as money, and I think you will all bear m
well as the wealth of the city, the dimi- out in voting to spend the taxes oulv ^
nution of the Insurance aloDe, would not! bonds
only pay the interest upon the bonds, but mv- *%.-
would, form a cash capital, in the hands , r , • ^ asmn gl ) onds must cease,
of the property holders, equal in amount , 1 , ow one million of dol-
to the entire cost and interest for the Air-
water works.
Further: it is believed by those who
are acquainted with the practical opera
tions of water works, that the sale of
water privaleges alone,'would be sufficient
to pay the interest, and form a sinking
iund that would liquidate the bonds at
maturity. Another important considera
tion is the advantage derived by the city
from the increased manufacturing in-
tersts, as nothing would have a tendency
more effectually to build up the manu
facturing interests of the city, than an
abundant supply of water, for steam
purposes, which could be afforded at a
rate so cheap as to make the item of
water alone, an inducement to manu
facturing.
THE NEW STATION HOUSE.
Another important measure inaugura
ted, by the Council of 1871, was the pur
chase of suitable grounds, and letting
the contract for building a station house,
sufficient to meet the demands of our
growing population, and I need not
say that it is a building of great
necessity, as our present guard house is,
by no means, sufficiently extensive, nor
is it as comfortable as it ought to be.
The building of a suitable station house,
not only claimed the attention of the
Council in the commencement of our
administration, but would have been
built, in the beginning of the year, but
for the pressing demands for the bestow
al of labor aud capital on other depart
ments.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW.
With some experience in the adminis
tration of the law, and considerable ob
servation as to its effects upon society, I
have long since been brought to the con
elusion that, if it is faithfully admin is
tered, the commission of crime becomes
an unprofitable business, and acommuni
ty has only to learn that it will be pun
ished for its violations, in order to make
law abiding citizens, and, hence, the
great necessity for faithful and compe
tent officers in every department of the
city government—men that are incor
ruptible, and cannot be diverted, by any
possible means, from the faithful pe"
formance of their duty. If we labor to
detect and punish the various offenses
against the law, and our ef
forts are guided by wisdom and
moderation, they will always
be crowned with success. When crime
is promptly detected and punished, it will
cease; the perpetrators will either aban
don its commission, or seek another field
more favorable for its commission; and
the good results are patent to society in
either event. The lawless, refractory and
insubordinate population is continually
diminishing, and the upright, law-abid
ing and good citizens are continually fill
ing up the ranks of society, giving in
creasing strength to the support of the
great principles of integrity, virtue and
honor, until finally vice becomes a “mon
ster of such frightful mien” that it flees
from such a community without prosecu
tion or pursuit.
ALL HANDS HAVE DONE THEIR DUTY.
In conclusion, fellow-citizens, allow me
to say, in behalf of the officers in every
department of this administration, that
they have been faithful and vigilant in
the performance of their duties. The
duties devolving upon the various de
partments of government have this year-
been exceedingly laborious, aud have
been discharged cheerfully, faithfully and
promptly; and, while some complaints
may have been made, and some
cause may have existed for them,
am sure that no intention existed,
upon the part of any officer of the City
Government, to overlook the rights of
any member of this community. And
now, in person, and in behalf of the offi
cers of the city government, I hereby
tender our grateful acknowledgements to
the people of Atlanta for their kindness
and confidence iu so many ways mani-
feted during the past year.
With great res oect,
D. F. Hammond, Mayor.
Applause.
Judge Butt then proceeded to qualify
Mr. John H. James, who immediately
called the new Council foward. The old
Council then adjourned sine die, and
Judge "Butt immediately qualified the
new board of Councilmen. After each
had signed the oath of office, Mr. James
arose and delivered the following
INAUGURAL ADDRESS:
Gentlemen of the Council and
Fellow-citizens.—To my surprise I ad
dress you as the Mayor of Atlanta. Little
did I think, a few months ago, of ever
holding an office.
■ It now becomes us to put all our ener
gies of body and mind together, and
work for the interest of Atlanta, as
father would for his child, for we are
truly the fathers.
financial policy.
I propose to commence this as I do my
own business, ar.d have discovered that
our income and expenses are about as
follows:
Income from all sources is about ($200,
000) two hundred thousand dollars, to
which we will have to add one-half of one
per cent, increase upon our taxes, of
about sixty thousand dollars, making a
gross income of two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars.
We will have to pay out for :
Interest on bonds, about $75,000
Teachers of Public Schools 25,000
Police. 35,000
Other Officers 15,000
Fire Department 10,000
Making a total of one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars, and leaving a balance
of one Ihundred thousand dollars, with
which to meet all other expenditures.
If the one-half of one per cent tax is not
assessed* it leaves ns a balance of forty
thousand dollars to meet these expenses.
Now, I propose to keep an account
against you as a Board voting away the
people’s money, and can tell yon at any
time how much you have spent, and how
much you have to spend to stay within
these bounds. This, I think, is the only
correct manner to adopt in the manage
ment of the financial affairs of the city,
and a Council who does not regard its in
come in making its disbursements, does
not look to the welfare of the city,
have heard it said that it is an easy mat
ter to talk about: running a city, but
votes pay the money oat, and I tell you
now thut I shall keep an eye on this mat
ter, so that I cau point out the member
or members that vote away the people
Line Railroad stock, Capitol and
Grounds. “
These things cost about half a million
of dollars. The other half million W
been squandered, aud nothing to show
for it. 17
If we continue to increase the debt bv
issuing bonds to pay these debts, tax*
tion will soon ruin the city, and willdT
ter people abroad from becoming citizen,
and members of the community. 3
Never issue bonds unless you bavn
something of benefit to show for them 6
and tax the pe >ple to pay for treet im’
provemets, etc.
Ouv debt is now comparatively small
for our population and enteiprise but it
will have to be increased for ’ Water
Works and, possibly, Railroads.
We cannot have a large city without
water works,
and we cannot get the water here by canal
or pipes for manufacturing purposes, but
we must have it to drink and for sanitary
purposes. J
You will hear persons living in the su-
burbs and in the thinly settled portions
of the city, saying that we do not require
Water Works. I admit that they do not
but the business por tions of the city need
it, and if it does not get it, business will
decline, and when business declines the
value of property likewise takes a fall.
The suburban resident will find that
he cannot longer stay in Atlanta because
he cannot rent his property, and the dis
advantage will continue to increase until
our once notoriously healthy city will be
come one of the most unhealthy in the
land, and it will all arise from a want of
pure water. .
It is true that the cost of Water Works
will at first be considerable, but in a few
years they will become self-sustaining.
The rents for the nseof waterwillpay
the interest ou bonds issued to build
Water Works besides, a greater amount
of water is necessary in case of fire, and
it will materially reduce our fire insu
rance.
If this Council does not begin this
enterprise some other will ?8on do so,
and it is entirely with you, as a body, and,
if we do commence it the proceedings
should be slow but sure.
It should be inaugurated on a scale for
a much larger population, at first bring
ing jt into the center of the city, then
gradually extending it from year to year,
and the more the subject is investigated
the more yon will feel the necessity for
it.
POLICE.
Our Marshal and police will soon be
uniformed, which is one good move, and
we will require them to be attentive to
their duties; to keep their uniforms in a
neat condition; to be polite and obliging
to everybody; to keep riding, standing or
walking, and not loafing and talking
around public places, except when their
duty requires it.
No smoking or drinking while on duty
or in the uniforms will be tolerated; nei
ther will the brutal treatment of nrison-
ers be permitted.
A fearless discharge of duty, a gentle
manly deportment and sober conduct,
will always meet with a hearty approval,
and we will, after such a record, never
desert them in the time of need.
custom house.
We need a custom house more than
any other public improvement, for it
would enable our merchants to import
their goods direct and pay the duties
when goods were sold. This would also
enable them to keep larger stocks on
hand with smaller capital invested, and
it would, no doubt, induce a great
many more merchants to come into
our midst, thereby increasing our capi
tal and population at the same time.
We could have t also iu the custom house
building a United States Court room and
post-office, and if the matter is properly
urged upon Congress I believe that they
will appropriate between five hundred
thousand and a million dollars for the
purpose, which, in view of thp fact that
our city was destroyed by the ravages of
war, would indirectly be partially repay
ing us for our losses.
GEORGIA WESTERN RAILROAD.
The Western Railroad question has
been agitated and discussed at length,
and my humble opinion is that if the
road is not built, the value of property
will not decrease, and if it is built it will
increase; but it will not do for us to spend
much money upon it, unless we know
that it will be finished, and even then we
must be cautious and not ruin our credit
by making our debt too great.
Atlanta has power iu herself, and she
cannot easily be injured by the construc
tion of railroads beginning and termi
nating at other points.
MANUFACTURES.
If we will encourage manufactures and
wholesale merchants by getting a custom
house built, we will have a much larger
city, even if we never build another rail
road.
Our climate is as good as any to be
found in the United States. A man
from any country can stay here the year
round and have the best of health. Man
ufacturing is a profitable business in our
city, and we should encourage it by all
means.
People need not fear to purchase prop
erty in Atlanta, for the value of it is con
tinually increasing, and will still increase
with the prosperity of the city, which
will last as long as yourselves and all fu
ture Councils pursue an economical
course and abstain from issuing bonds
to level streets, build bridges, culverts,
etc.
Our city bonds have advanced from
four to five per cent, recently, and we
can keep them advancing until they reach
par, if we conduct the city government
within its income.
ALMS HOUSE.
We must try to make the Alms House
as near self-sustaining as possible, by
making every inmate work who is able
to do so.
Children brought up in idleness are
forever wandering vagabonds, worth
nothing to themselves, their country nor
their God, and we should try to make
something of the unfortunate here plac
ed under oar care, and some of them W
future.may grow up to be good and use
ful citizens.
It is said that the Alms House lands
are poor and good for nothing, but no
matter, for we can buy implements and
put them to work any way, for idleness is
a great source of evil, and we should not