About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1907)
*HB CEUAKTOWN STANDARD Entered In the Po3tofftce at Cedar- town as second-class mall matter. k. n. KUMHKL1., OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CEDARTOWN . AND POLK COUNTY. appearing before you in jus i i ati of my official acts, and but for the criticisms of the Grand Jury rev.uitly in session would not do so. The Commissioners visited tlu Grand Jury on • day during their s - sion to hand in our report, and at 1 said to than»,to talk about our Work. I informed them wiiaf it.was coal ing to gravel th? roads uuder my su pervision, and if they hud ih?n qu. s- itloned us about eoi plained about, we them some work it eial Brest ntim.nits, informed them th decided to dlapeua at Like tified the Court Hoi were proceeding to iug done as to make with the contract, stated to them that good, but can't afford to do Just to | suit som people sometimes, and I TAX NOTICE FOR 1907. All property held on March 31 at should bo returned for taxes. I will attend the following places on dates named below for the purpose of taking the state and county tax returns. Also, to take the names,com pany and regiment, of ox-Confederate soldiers, when and where enlisted, and when and where disehurged. Also, the same* return Is required of each ■\ - Con 1'e.d. rate soldier’d widow—referring to h r dead husband. The widow is also required t> answer when :n iiTied to sjf'a (had soldier and when ho died. Such soldiers and widows must have resided in this state on Jan. 1st of this year. I will also register all lands having been, posted at two or more plums on the land. If same be requested by the land own- PLACES DATES. and June 1, 8, 15, : and June 4 April G, May 2, 8, 4, 11 and Lake Creek, April 13, May 6, a. m., June 3. Hampton’s (MyElwro's store) April 20, May S. Esom Hill from April 10 to 18th Inclusive froln 4 to G p. m., 9th, a. m. and June 5th. Blooming Grove April 22, a. m. and May 9. p. m. and June 0th. Young’s, April 28, a. m., and May 10, a. m. and June 7th. Antioch, April 23, p. m. and May 10 p. m. and June 10th. BiWnlng's, Apill 24, a. m. and May 20, p. m. and June 11th. Ihincombe, April 25, n. m. and May 21, a. m. and Juno 12th. Kockniart, April 20. and May 27 nnd2S, and June 18, 19 and 20th Fish Creek, April 27, a. m. and May 13. a. m. and June 17th. \mgon, April 30 and May 23 and Ju no 13 and 14th. things they com ould have saved rltlng their Gen- \Ve could have we had already with the bridge and that we hail no- 1 i >us • contra ' or,and to hav • sucli rapalr- i9 work comply would have hen It was re ported to me that my men were wast ing feed, 1 put a‘'slop to it, and that l call'd the attention of tha proper authorities to the waste at Cedartouvn, nml am sorry If noticing was don? to stop it. I shall use my utmost en- d .tvor in the future to see no feed is wasted. 1 do not question the right of the Jury t*> criticise, our work, but a due regard to the feedings cf spir ited men should have prompted them to leave out of their report shell phrases as "It locks to us almost criminal” and "allow such wanton euc riflce of money and property.” In their report they say, "this Jury is thoioughly satisfied that the county Is not getting value received for the large amount of money ex pended on th? public roads." In reply 1 say I have not and will not knowingly keep u man on my road lorce who fails to perform faithful work, and it the members of the Jury will take time to investigate, they will find that the work of mac adamizing under my supervision is being done as cheaply as it can be done in Georgia t;r any other state. There are in the county about 500 miles of public roads, 200 milts of which are valley roads which need to be macadamized. We have, since J wout into' oif.c?, giavahd about 20 milts, on#? Lmrd of which will need soitie more macadam to make a fin ished job; that leaves 175 milts to be macadamized. There is an abundance of splendid gravel in the county to put on all the valley roads, but the distance it will have to be hauled on gome of the roads will make it cost at bast $1,500 a mile. The roads can be well gravele-d at an expense of $600 per mile where the material does tnot have to be haul d exceeding one mile. To give you an idea of what is being done in the way of road-building, let me say that some of th? states are hauling macaduni by railway from ad joining states and putting it on their roads at an expanse of from $3,000 to $4,000 per mile. The Grand Jury further says "While there are a few mads that have been well worked, there are quite a number that have had very little if any work, and are generally in bad condition." It was altogether unnecessary to give the people that information because they all know that there are bad roads in th? county The Commissioners know it too well, and they further know; that th?re will he bad road3 for many years to com:. But If the Jury meant to say that the roads generally in the county are in bad condition, i deny it most posi tively and emphatically, and say th?y are in far better condition than they have ever been in the history of the county. The Jury further say: "We recom mend that the Commissioners tys- tematize this work by either employ ing competent overseers who will have the entire sup?rvision of the work, or that they let the same out by contract to the lowest bidder.” It is one thing to talk about how to work roads, and another and quite a different thing to get dow’n to the real work.' I wish I could see one a change in our plan of \ have given much study to lion of road improvement. not better judges of what it ry to‘be done t han are the of the Jury then we hav? dull scholars. If you think to t this work by moans of whip and then 1 say, "Lay on, McDitff.’ 1 shall not try, "hold, enough!'' but with a clear eonscleifce of duty per formed, and undismayed by harsh aall serenely pursue my ork to th;? end. Fellow tax payers, you honored nn two years ago by electing me as on? your Conimisiioneis. When I went Into office, my ambition was to ork on th? roads of th? county that would be a blessing to the ing generations, and I am sure I hav accomplished something cn that ltn and shall endavor In th; future, as have done in the past, to do th work intrusted to m? faithfully ar.d energetically to th? el ;s? of my t rm of office, at which tini? I trust you can find the man to put i:i my phuv who will give satisfactU n to all. J. I.. BRANCH. FROM COMMISSIONER ADAMS In reply to the Grand Jury’s unkind and unbecoming remarks as to th? Commission-, rs, I must say a littl?. As to the i-oads being g n:rally bad, will say r the Grand Jury is the only class from which I hav? lately h arJ such a statement, but to the con trary from many. I don't know till.-:, but I understand the Court gave you in charge that you had nothing to do with the roads. This, however, was your sworn duty: If th r; was any law violated by th? Board or by any member of it, you should hav? indict ed them. Th? clrr:umstianc •; ( 3iu round ing th? matter lead me to b?li?ve there must have been something in a remark made by a prominent member of the body to another gentleman who was drawn but did not serve, about as follows—that he believed it was about as w ak a Grand Jury as could have been drawn In Polk county. This re mark w r as made before court, under stand. as I say by a prominent Grind Juror, and since I hear it is th? opin ion of a good many others. I am also reminded of another remark made by one of our good citizens who has served cn the Grand Juries of our county, that as big fools served on the Grand Jury as th? Commissioners. The names of the two gentlemen can be given, without fear of contradic tion. Grand Juries w? know are very im portant bodies, but I think our last one f?lt this- more than any other cf my knowledge. In my judgment, and I believe all fair-minded citizens will agree, the Board cf Commission rs is quit? as important as a Grand Jury, and unless they viola/te some law a Grand Jury can’t do any more with them than they nan With any member of th?ir body—and not as ipuch in som • respects as our last one did with som * of th? members. 1 think th;-r? was some evil infib slice brought to b?ar on som?. In regard to waste of feed, will say that I try to get th; best feed,be lieving it to b? th? cheapest, but some times can’t help a little of it lu ing damaged cr a few sacks of corn and oats or fe*w balss of hay having bren expos, d som? way to something that iste of th * li ■ "fesd oth r cow’s." I never heard of m one cow being there, and th once. I don’t think th? informal! furnbhed in regard to th? cow v from a puhe motive, and nobody e would if they Un w th? eircumstaiu 1 My foreman, Mr. J. H. Brown, WHITE, and I think tries as hard ! to do his duty as any nun in Polk I county. I have heard 1 nothing but j praise of him as a road man from any I one, and 1 don’t think th.ro could be. Mr. M?ars Is Just like him. and Inara the same good name. I know’ both to | t> ■ worthy and comp tain. I You say the roads are generally bad land but little permanent w rh In n done. Now, genii:inn), you ought to know better, if you d ;n’t—and 1 believe you do. Certainly you are not so ignorant. You are thoroughly satisfied we are not giving proper re sults from the great amount, of money being sp:<nt. This may bi* true, but I must say I think you are easily sat isfied or you would get som? knowl edge. I don’t claim to be a regular know-all—In fact, I can’t r ally nd- Commispioner T. H. Adams. mlrem en who are Solomons In their j ow’n.estim'aitlon. | I know we h ive some bad road; and so we will hav? -alter this gen eration is gone, but I am thankful they are fast Improving. My object in be ing Commissioner was to improve the roads. The Board is Justly (proud of some things, one of which is that the Grand Jury is not. th? who!? people. There are som? in th? county who don’t like me p rsonially—a few of whom were on the Grand Jury, or at least I believe this to 1/? th? ca3e; and I guess there are som ? others of that body who like th? oth r m nV) r.s of th? Board th? same way. Th? Beard asked som-a co-qpeijaitlcn on the part cf the Grand Jury, but they fail ed in every respect to assist us or give any advice except cn matters on which we had already pa s d <>:• wh:r < therir advice was not needed or want ed. I regret that necessity compels m? to express myself as I have, but I feel that justice not only to myself and th? other members of *h;- Board Put th? people throughout the county demands It. Most of us make mirtak s in life'. 1 have made .many, but try to profit from them, and when any man or sat pf m n loses sight of themselves to such an extent that they can s-e? nothing but fault in others and per fection in self, I think .it t/lm? to stop. 1 would like to b? everything that’s commend,it ion that is made. You say this Jury Is thoroughly satisfied the counity is not getting value re ceived. Can you tell what It will cost to work a mile of road? I have don? my l.-e.t, and no man In the county wants b?lt.r roads than I do; but, g ntlimicn. we will n?ver get them by condemning everythlhg that is don?. It is almost impossible t > pet hands now, and a few more Grand J.r.v pivH -n'tnu.r.ts like this will do tin work. I would like to ask how yon would I t tha woik out by con- trad. It would co-t a good (1 al to have : 11 th? raids surveyed, and we haven’t much money, so I would like one of y hi t o taka my plic? and make b tier loads. Your >b?li?nt servant, JNO L. MOORE. Letter 1o (». L. Sloan, Cedar town. Dear Sir. If you should bake bread that i»80pb lik) by.ter t-h?n. any oilier, and at hss cost, by th: day.you’d, have a pretty-good husln' s, wouldn’t you? \Ve have just Bitch a bu-ine.s os that In paint; a gallon g i further than any oth r gallon of paint in th* country—that’s bread at less cast by th? day; but th? difference Isn’t so small as it is In bread. And a Job weais longsr—that’s at l?s cost I by th* y"v. 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