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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1«05. CITY COUNCIL IN Monthly Meeting Mayor light. A Number of Resolutions Were Passed and a Special Committee on Water works Made its Report—Many Im provements in the Water Works are Recommended, Among Them the Purchase of New Machinery. Council Chamber, Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 1, 1905—Regular meeting of may or and council held this day. Those present, Mayor Briggs, Councilmen .Jones, Harvey, Pinkston, Peeples, Bla lock and Ousley. Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved. The following resolutions were unan' imously passed: By Councilman Harvey—Resolved, That Water Works committee be giv en permission to allow taps to Pine Parks Water Works main in accord ance with the usual regulations. By Councilman Blalock—Resolved, That the advisability of employing Bocfote counsel in the case of The Southern Paving and Construction Co., tvs City be referred to the city attorney ;and mayor with power to act, and to ;agree upon the fee. By Councilman Ousley—Resolved, That proposition of D. M. Smith and L. C. Holtzendorf for cemetery annex be referred to chairman of finance ^committee and chairman street com mittee. — - By Councilman Blalock—Resolved, That matter of new light on Lee street be referred to fire and light committee With power to act. By Councilman Jones —Resolved, That ten dollars each be allowed to po licemen and firemen on winter uni forms, uniform to be selected by Coun cilmen Ousley and Peeples. By Councilmen Jones and Pinkston —Resolved, That the salary of the san itary Inspector be $50,00 i By Councilman Peeplps—Resolved, That matter of repairs and improve- iments needed by health'/department •be referred to health comtfdttM, The following resolution was passed •by vote of five for, and one against: By Councilman Peeples—Resolved, That special committee on water works be authorized to employ expert •engineer In connection with Improve ments at water works, if deemed advis able by Committee. Special Water Works Report. The following report was read from special committee on water works and • unanimously adopted. Honorable Mayor and Council: Your committee appointed to Inves tigate conditions at water works sta tion beg to submit the following re port: We find that the propellor pump re cently Installed is a failure and Its use Impracticable. We also find that the plant Is surely In need of a duplicate compressor pump and a fire pressure pump. We therefore, recommend: First, That the propellor pump and all Its fixtures be disposed of at best .terms obtainable. Second, That the two old boilers be sold as soon as practicable and a . satisfactory price can be obtained Third, That the city purchase Im mediately another air compressor and fir© pump, and that we request con- * cerns selling such machinery to send . expert representatives capable of mak* • Ing recommendations and submitting plans before purchase Is made. Fourth, That Intention to purchase, be advertised In the “Manufacturers ; Record” and “Municipal Journal.” •Respectfully submitted, M. A. Briggs, Mayor, O. K. Jones, Chairman Finance Committee. J. T. Blalock, Chairman Water Works Committee. LABOR IS VERY SCARCE j AND ALSO UNSATISFACTORY There is Very Little Dependence to be Put in Common Laborers and Wages are Higher Than in Years. "Labor—common, everyday, unskill ed labor—is getting to be a very rare quantity around here at any price.” This statement of a citizen apparent_ ly summed up the views of the two contractors with whom he was in con versation, for they agreed, with em phasis that labor was indeed hard to secure. A scarcity of ordinary laborers is not particularly new,'but unusual com plaint is at present being made, anent this difficulty by various contractors, and plans arelbeing devised to over come the growing evils to which em ployers are subjected. The cotton season has marked in fluence on the labor market each year and It is an annual occurrence at this season for It to become more difficult to secure steady laborers. Unskilled labor nine times out of ten, in this section, means negroes and usually negroes are of an Irresponsible class. These take advantage of every opportunity to change the character, of their work and jump from one post to another without taking time to give moment's notice to the employer they leave After working a short time at one Job ,the majority will quit for the doubtful pleasure of loafing for an indefinite period if they have no other job in fight, Under the present conditions, how ever, all but the known insubordinate can obtain work at top-notch wages in and about Valdosta. Valdosta Items 30 Years Ago. The following local Items are taken from an old copy of The South Georgia Times dated Sept. 1, 1869, which was sent to us by Mrs. Tom Hodge: “The following Incident occurred in Valdosta not long'since: A little boy six years of age walking home with his father, asked him if it was very painful to have a leg cut off. His father answered that the doctors commonly give chloroform, which puts the pa tient to sleep until the leg is off, and that he feels no pain at the time. The little fellow walked on in silence for few minutes and then answered: “Oh, yes! that’s what God gave Adam when he took m rib out ojf his side to make Eve ” • "ffupt Haines Is now running a tri weekly train between Savannah and Brunswick. It leaves Savannah at 1:15 p. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays; leaves Brunswick, 1:00 p. m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “Probonopublico—Our friend Dick Lineburger announces this week that he has opened store in the convenient house formerly occupied by W A Smith & Co. “Movements are on foot here for the Introduction of Chinamen as laborers, Into our county. Success to the mov- REPORT OF CLERK BROTHER’S BLOOD AND CHIEF. Clerk’s Report Deals in the City’s The Chief of Police Shows What wai Done -by the Officers of the Law During the Month of October.—Both Reports Read Before the Mayor and Council Wednesday Night. The report of the clerk of the city cou/icil and the chief of police as read before the mayor and council at the meeting Wednesday night is of much local interest and is given below: City Clerk’s Report. Clerk’s report for the month of Oc tober, 1905: Receipts. Special tax $ 284 75 Advertising tax, 906 . Fines and forfeitures Street tax Water rent K1770 51 Paving asst. . * 380 64 394 63 647 00 10 00 Sewer permits .. Street cleaning . . Sale of pipe../.. . Dog tax .. ;... . Sale pf shaft.... it si 7 00 2 75 3 70 2 00 50 , I 85vo i>/JY Disbursements. Over draft in bank Oct. 1st | 4284 13 Salaries ...... ...... 115 00 Street department .. .. .. 616 12 Police .. 332 65 Fire department .. .. .. 522 68 Mrs. Baker to Build, Mrs. D. V. Baker has rented her home on South Patterson street and has moved to the Dasher cottage on Adair street, where she will reside until she builds her handsome home on the lot north of Mr. B. H. Jones, on Patterson street. Her daughter, Mrs, H. McKey and little son, will re main with her for several months. Lights.. Sanitary department. Water works .. .. .. Sewerage Park .. .. Coupons Interest on D. B. .. Pound , 4 .. .... . Street improvement., City Hall Cemetery General account Fire department building 337 80 563 99 1028 09 83 68 111 96 220 01 10 21 12 50 69 .17 22 70 33 33 19 64 40 0Q WAS SHED Two [Boys Strug YOUNG MAN’S TRAGIC DEATH AT CLEARWATER FLA CoronerS 0 | 0 mon Summoned to Cat Craely to Hod an Inquest—Body of the Dead Boy was Exhumed, After it Had Been Buried for Two Days. Coroopr Solomon was summoned to Cat Creek yestorday to hold an Inquest over a negro boy named Wiley Bennett who was kllledt on Mr. Warren Rob erts’ place last Sunday afternoon. The boy’4 death was the resut of a gunshot wound and it came suddenly. He was buried the following Tuesday and the next day Coroner Solomon was notified that there liras some suspicion of foul play, inasmuch as only two boyrf were in the house when the trag edy occurred. Under/ these • circumstances, and. in ^fftjw of the fact that the people in the community thought that the killing ought to be lnveitigated. the coroner summoned a jury; had the body of the hey exhumed and proceed* ed fo hold an inquest. A number ot witnesses were sworn but none of them . saw the idling eg- Mt, ;| Sm&w-ot ea.l boy, .who; 1 **, to the hoosalgrigf tyr'the tragic when the tragedy occurred: Most of the evidence except th$ statement ot Coleman, was merely to show that the tragedy had occurred and the boy had been killed. Coleman testified that he went in the hoine and'found hlB .brother snap ping the gun. He asked to see the weapdn, but was refused. He-there upon took hold of It end tried to take " , away from the other boy when it lint off, sending a load of.ehot Into the other boy’, side, killing him In stantly. ■ , .The coroner's jury returned a ver dict ot accidental killing. if Disbursements ; lea. draft for Oil W. Varnedoe 100 00 W. H. Gainey 100 00 T. B. Swilley 40 00 60 00 33 33 102 40 40 00 36 35 30 00 24 95 40 00 The following bills were read, ap proved and ordered paid: T. Y. Blitch, cashier (for cou pons) $ 220 00 Merchant’s Bank (for draft) 73 43 C. B. Peeples (F. B. bldg.) Water Works pay roll .. J. W. Pinkston( freight) .. A. C. L. Ry., Co C. K. Howell J. W. McDonald Sanitary pay roll 156 72 Street pay roll 292 20 Sewer pay roll 34 60 G. S. & F. Ry., Co 65 78 D. G. Griffin 125 00 Robert Grant 50 00 Jesse Grant 35 00 C. Dampler 100 00 J. H. McKenna.. .. .. W. J. Giddens 5. Varnedoe ..... Preston Brooks John Dukes .. ., .. John O’Neal Paul Canady Joe Marke Tom Cook Jr Gus DeVane C. E. Clanton C. B. Peeples L. F. Zeigler Ingram & Hewlett .... F. L. Breedlove M. Curry 22 62 Valdosta Ice Mfg. Co 587 43 Val Foundry & Machine Co.,.. 25 33 Milltown Lumber Co., 26 00 Ham Bros 103 16 21 00 19 00 25 55 89 36 2 25 60 10 1 90 '5 I ovef . 4 Estimated expenditures for 1905 76,211 00 Amount expended to Novem ber 1st, 1905 61,504 44 Estimated income for 1905 81,238 14 Receipts to Nov. 1st, 1905 56,759 32 Over draft First National Bank, Nov. 1st, 1905 .... 4,845 12 Chief of Police’s Report. To the Mayor and Police Committee I beg to submit the following report for the month of October, 1905: Number of arrests and brought be fore the police court .. . Number of cases continued Number of cases dismissed by the mayor Amount of fines collected ..$452.50 Arrests made by officers C. Dampler chief 6 L. Presley 12 J. B. Jacobs 24 J. W. McIntyre 8 O. T. Hill S. L. Hendricks 18 Swilley, inspector 2 Number of doors found open Presley, 4; McIntyre, 11; Jacobs, 7; Hill, 7. Criminals turned over to county .. Respectfully submitted, C. Dampler, Chief. t the Presbyterian Church. Ibject of the morning sermon Btpsbyterian church next Sab- "Thtmghts Tears. Joseph Coachman, Formerly of Valdos ta, was Killer by the Explosion of * an Acetylene Gas Tank. The following dispatch from Clear water, Fla., gives the details of the tragic death of Joseph Coachman, a young man whose parents formerly re sided here and are very well remem bered by the older people, who were living here fifteen years ago: "Joseph, the sixteen year old son of 8. S. Coachman, was killed Monday in the explosion of an acetylene gas plant in the outhouse at his home. The young tv,an went Into the outhouse late in the afternoon to look for a leak in the plant, which had been giving them some trouble. It Is supposed he struck a match to locate the leak and the explosion followed. “The building in which the plant was located was demolished. Coach- mon .was evidently close to the ma chine when it blew~up~'and he doubt less did not realist Just what had hap pened. -* “A. crowd of people from the store tht street and the nearby houses, rush td to the scone, hearing tho noise of the explosion. A sickening sight met their gaze. Among the ruins of the building? and "the machine were found the; mangled headless remains of the >0Wf mn. "HI* t?3Slly were prostrated wlto occurrence and much regret Is exppressed over bis sudden death. " “The accldont has caused wide spread grief and sorrow, as he belong ed tb one of oar most prominent fami lies .and having grown up here had made legions of frtendB. "His only sister, Miss Hattie Coach man .who Is attending college In Rome, Qa„ has been sent for and funeral arrangements await her arrival. “His father, who Is a merchant here, !ls almost prostrated by the blow. . "Ho has numerous other relatives, who hr© deeply grldved.”. The father of the deceased formerly owned the block whr Mr. W. L. Con verse resides. He has mfltty relatives and friends in this city and section. SUES CITY ON PAY ING CNTRACT is Brought lor an Alleges by >t is Alleged that City is Due $2,163 on its Street Paving, but tht City Files an Answer Which Says That its Every Obligation was Met. The Southern Paving and Construc tion Company has entered suit against he City of Valdosia for $2,168 .wh’Hi It alleges Is duo It on **>e cor. f ^ whhti u had for street paving. Ii- contention is that when the mayor and council paid the final bill due on pay ing that the sum of $2,168 was de ducted from the amount alleged to bo due that company. The city of Valdosta, through its at. torneys, Messrs. Woodward & Smith, has answered the allegation? Of the Paving Company and Shows that tha city has kept, jt? contract with that company in every possible way. It is alleged by the city that the paving which was done on Hill avenue at first given to the Southern Paving Company at $1.75 per square yard, wltlj, the proviso that the compny would r£ * fund to the city any excess In price If, when future paving contracts were let, a lower prplce than $1.75 was se cured. The city alleges that when tho con tract was let for the balance of tha paving a rato of $1.39 was secured, the terms being Identical with those In the first contract, except that a larger roller—ten tons, Instead of two ton*— was to be used. This change In the contract according to tho city, Imposed that mucl^ greater expense upon ihe r paving company and showed so much over-charge in the first contract. The city claims that when the final settlement was made that ^t deducted the difference from thV paving com pany's bill as per the terms of the contract. V The case is rather a unique one and it will be watched with Interest here.. Many of Our dfcmj-weekly subsdrlb- ice Is promised aud| era are now taking (tho Dally Times— Invitation Is extended to all I don’t you want us to send It to you 7 If yob want to reaoh the piaopte at Valdosta put an ad. In the Daily Timet* Ads; In the Daily Times reach the people every day, because the paper is delivered at their homes. FATAL' ACCIDENT TO LAD. 6 12 30 00 30 00 L. Pessley ., . J. B. Jacobs .. O. T. Hill . > ... J. W. McIntyre . S. L. Kendricks^.. 8 85 341 05 1.60 6 40 1 00 1 80 9 15 12 12 32 93 6 55 3 20 60 00 50 00 60 00 50 00 69 00 Fender Lumber Co. .. , H. Stevens’ Sons, Co. .. Fire dept, pay roll .. W .H. Briggs Hdw. Co. C. W. Stuckey A. E. DImmock J. P. Ulmer Val. Sash & Door Co. ... Fabrick Fire Hose Co. . Thomas-Dekel Hdw. Co. J. T. Roberts Geo. McGhan & Son 50 The Sanitary Street Sweeping Company 50 00 Varn-Mathts Grain Co 10 00 Roscoe Rouse 3 55 Harley Hdw. Co 6 35 Ousley & Co. (for paupers) .. 9 00 There being no further business meeting adjourned. M. A. Briggs, Mayor, A, W. Varnedoe, Clerk. Willie McCormick of Sparks, Killed by Jumpin') P'cm a Fence. Willie McCormick, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. M. McCormick, Sparks, was the victim of an accident Friday afternoon that caused his death He was visiting friends at Cedi and In jumping off of a fence Injured himself Internally. He suffered considerably until death came to his relief. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. M Woodward Sunday morn ing at Sparks.—Adel News. Caps, Hats, Shoes Underwear, Etc. Stetson and Walk Over Shoes For Men. These brands of Shoes are the standard for • excellence f everywhere. We have them^in all the new shapes in Cordovan, Gun Metal and Patent Colt leathers. Stetson’s $5.00 and $6.00. Walk-Over’s $3.50 and $4. Attacked by Vicious Dog. While Mr. Henry Miller, his wife and two children were picking cotton j in their field, five miles this side of Jasper, a few days ago, a dog came trotting through the field and made a I ^ savage attack upon Mr. Mller who j . fougtjt the dog as best he could. In I J* kicking at the dog, he lost his balance ( *** and the dog went on him, snapping and bitin^at him. By vigorous kicks, he managed to keep the dog from bit ing him, but he and the animal were both exhausted from their struggle wnen the fight ended. When the fight was over the dog trotted on his Why and was seen no more. Genuine Cravanette Rain Coats. These coats look like the ordinary cloth over-coat, with all the style necessary to class them as regular over-coats. At the same time they are water proof. Come look at them. $10 TO $20 00. Aff. A. 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