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ElfllS COUKEY PROGRESS
Published Every Friday.
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J. DOYLE JONES, - * - Editor
Subscription $1 a Year
Official Organ of Butts County.
Entered on nerond-dnsa matter, Novein
-8,15X)7, at, the pontotlUe at Jackson, La.
Telephone No. 1(16.
Jackson, Ga., Friday, Jan. 22, 1909.
Jackson Needs
Plenty of JACKSON SPIRIT-
A Chamber of Commerce
Better Railroad Schedules and
MORE TRAINS—
A Masonic Hall—
More of the same kind of PUB
LIC-SPIRITED Business Men
A Civic Improvement League —
A Memorial Hall or Auditor
ium-
Paved Streets—
A Modern School Building—
A Trollrey,Line —
A Few SKY-SCRAPERS —
More Outlets For Her Com
merce —
A BROAD and LIBERAL Pol
icy In Working For MEW EN
TERPRISES-
INDUSTRIES That Will Do
The City GOOD.
Butts County Needs
GOOD ROADS—
Diversified and Intesified Farm
ing--
More Farmers Who Will Pin
Their Faith to Grain Crops and
Stock Raising and Plant Less
Cotton—
Development of Her Natural
Resources—
Nine Months Terms In Her
Schools
A BONE ISSUE of ONE HUN
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
for ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
This will make a WINNING
COMBINATION.
We can get all these THINGS.
HOW?
By GOING OUT AFTER
THEM.
NOW is the time to begin.
It takes WOi.lv . id EFFORT
<3 accomplish any ming.
WORK’S the’prayer that is
nswered.
Lst’s have a meeting and talk
b over, understand one another
and then get right down to hard
OKK.
Statement of the
City’s Finances
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 15th, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Council of the City of Jackson
Ga.,
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit statement of
the Waterworks and Electric
Lights construction account to
date.
To Ini!, due the l . S. Cast Iron
i\ & F. Cos. - * 1166.81
To bal. due the South River
Brick (Jo. *74
To bal. due the Allis Chalmers
Cos 541.00
To bal. due the Stanley G. I.
Electric Mfg. Cos. - ----- - 184.81
Warrants unpaid—
It. I), Cole Mi'g. Cos. ?3050.0<>
General Eire Ext. Cos. 290.70
Fort Wayne Elec. Cos. 124.10
J. 15. McCrary Cos. 404.64
' 3869.44
To interest on bills rec. and
City Kill 244.77
To sale of Waterks bonds and
Interest and premium 25547.80
To sale of Electric light bonds
and interest and premium 12723.11
*44577.98
By Waterworks Property $ 1699.80
by Freight & D.rayage - 1106.49
Ky pay roll 3773.58
By tank, bldgs, pipe line, elec
tric line, machinery, &c. - - 33147.64
By construction - 3438.24
By bills reeivable, J.W. Childs
note for Mill place - 1200,00
Jsy bal. cash on hand-- 212.23
$44577.98
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. Carmichael,
Clk. & Treas. City of Jackson.
We hereby certify that we have
checked the above and foregoing
statement and find the same true
and correct.
B. F. Moon,
Chrm. of F. C. M.
J. H. McKibben
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 15th, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Council of the City of Jackson,
Ga.;
Gentlemen:
I herewith hand you statement
of receipts and disbursements of
1907 funds during 1908.
Bal. bro’t over $318,20
Sinking fund - 006,60
* * 984.86
Received from—
R.W. Mays for lot near depot 20.00
Am. Laud Cos. (St. scrape) 59.90
J. A. McMichael, C.T.R.&C.
Advalorem tax 87.67
Business tax 10,00
Non-resident tuitition 17.43
$1179. hti
Paid on—
General fund $ 115,22
Street hind 102.61
Public school fund 25.17
Cemetery fund 59.42
Wiring & plumbing - 18.77
Balance on hand *192.01
Bal.sinking f’nd on hand 666.66 858,67
1179.86
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. Carmichael,
Clerk & Treasurer.
We hereby certify that we have
checked the above and foregoing
statement and find the same to
be true and correct
B. F. Moon,
Chrm. of F. C.
J. H. McKibben.
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 15, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Council. City of Jackson:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit statement of
receipts and disbursements of city
funds for the year 1908.
Received of—
L. M. Crawford, fines $ 276,50
.). E. McNair, tines 283.50
W. O. McNair, fines 37.00
J. A. McMichael, business lax 1417.50
J. A. Me Michael, St. tax - - 381.00
J, A. McMichael, adv. tax-.- 3648.69
Sale of cemetery lots 33.0 p
$6077.19
Disbursements, general fund
General expenses $1409.28
Street expenses 896.90
Sanitary expenses 406.14 1
Salaries clk. & treas. 480.00 j
Salary of Mayor 150.00
Salary of eity'attorney 200.00
Litigation expense 52.63
Police salaries—
L. M. Crawford 745.00.
J. E. McNair 679.74
W. O. McNair 367.82
Police uniforms and hats 127.54
Police telephone 27.00
Police —prisoners’ feed 49.00
Police—locks for doors 1.20
Police, O. B. Knowles, extra, 10.66
Cemetery—
E. C. Cawthon, salary. 801.70
Expenses 10.06
Fire department - 120.00
Balance _ _ 42.52
$6077.19
Receipts, school fund—
From C. S. Maddox, C. S. C. $1435.65
W. R. Lanier, N.-R. tuition
and matriculation fees- 428.99
J. A. McMichael C. T. R. &
C., advl. tax 4013.57
~55878.21
Disbursements school fund—
Teachers’ salaries and inci
dentals - - 5697.78
Balance --- 180 - 48
5878,21
Received from waterworks and electric
lights, bond interest, school bond,
interest and sinking fpnd—
From J. A. McMichael, C. 1.
R. - $3502.74
Dispursed
School bond,'int., coupons . . .$2120.49
Balance 1082.55
Bal. general fund .... $ 42.52
Bal. school fund 180.43
Bal. bond fund • 1082.53
$1305.50
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. Carmichael,
Clerk & Treas.
We hereby certify that we have
checked the above and foregoing
statement and find the same to
be true and correct.
B. F. Moon,
Chrm. of F. C.
J. H. McKibben.
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 15, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Council, City of Jackson, Ga.;
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit statement of
receipts and disbursements of
the water and light plant for the
year 1908.
To amount received from water
and light customers from Feb.,
1908, to Jan., 1909 $4779.67
To amt. rec’d from house wir
ing and plumbing accounts 1348.93
$6128.60
Disbursed
By amt. freight and dray age
(coal supplies) * . $1085.97
By amt. extra help pay roll . . 477.83
By amt. salaries of supt. en
gineer and fireman 2073.30
By amt. city bills 335.26
By amt. Sou. Bell T. <fc T. Cos. 43.55
By amt. W. E. Carter Elec. Cos. 344.87
By amt. Standard Oil Cos. .. . 45.27
By amt. Newcomer, Manry Cos. 492.39
By amt. R. O. Camepbell Coal
Cos 298.02
By amt. Ft. Wayne Elec. W’ks 23.19
By amt. Sou. Brass Works .. . 38.49
By amt. Thompson Chem. W’ks 11.25
By amt. Kinard & Kimbell. . 103.88
By amt. disputed accounts,
errors 44.75
By amt. D. L. Bates Bros. Cos. 16.10
By amt. interest and exchange 10.77
By amt. Lamar Rankin Drug
Cos. - 31 50
By amt. Atlas Oil Cos. . . . 10.00
By amt. Jon. H. McGowan Cos. 10.50
By amt. S. M. Truitt & Sons 238.21
$5735? 10
393.50
$6128760
Respectfully Submitted,
Geo. Carmichael,
Clerk & Treasurer.
We hereby certify that we have
checked the above and foregoing
statement and fine the same true
and correct.
B. F. Moon,
Chrm. of F. C.
J. H. McKibben.
Jackson, Ga., Jan. 17, 1909.
TvO the Honorable Mayor and
Council of the City of Jackson:
Gentlemen:
We, your finance committee,
beg leave to report as follows:
1. We checked the Mayor’s docket
and find that he assessed fines to the
amount of $597.00
Which was collected and turned
into tho treasurer as follows:
L. M. Crawford . . . $276.50
J E McNair 283.50
W O McNair . . . . 37.(K) 597.00
2. We cheeked the City tax Collector
and Receiver, and find from the tax
digest that there was levied for adva
lorem tax for the year 1908 . . $12186.86
Of which he has collected and
turned over to the
treasurer .... $11165.00
He has uncollected
receipts of . . . 569.04
and a balance on
hand of ... . 452.82 12186.86
3. lie has collected business tax
1908 51435.90
and turned into treas’r $1417.50
leaving a bal. on hand 18.40 1435.90
4. He has collected street tax
1908 5393.00
and turned into the treas’r $381.00
leaving a bal. on hand of 12.00 393.(X)
5. We a.so find that at the beginning
of the year he had uncollected advalo
rem tax of 1907 52725.10
and business tax of 1907 10.00
of which he has colled and
turned into the treasurer —
Advalrem tax of 1907 $832.57
Business tax vf 1907 .. . 10.00
and still has uncollected
advalsrera of 1907 . . . 1892.53 2735.10
1. In the Clerk and Treasure’s
office, we find the different ac
counts and vouchers separate.
His different accounts are cor
rectly kept.
After checking these different
accounts, we find that he now has
on hand the following balances:
From the water and light construction ac
counts - ---$ 212,82
From the 1007 account. 192.01
and sinking fund 606.06 8.78.67
From 1908 general fund 42.52
From school fund 180.4;!
From bond and sinking fund. 1082.55 1305.50
From 100S water and light account... 392350
Making a total balance on hand... 2769.99
2. We especially call vour at
tention to the water and light ac
count, which we checked and find
receipts and vouchers for dis
bursement as per statement
made by both the Clerk and
Treasurer and the Supt. of the
Water and Light Plant. We
believe the system used to be
clear and easy to understand.
The receipts from rents and water amount
[0 41 *9.(>j
and from house wiring and plumbing 1348.93
i01128.00
and disbursed as per vouchers 5785.10
leaving the balance referred to
-above of
We call your special attention
to the report of Mr. Pollitzer, the
superintendent, which shows a
comparative statement of 1907
and 1908, showing an increase in
receipts of $411.18
over the year 1907, an in
crease in customers of 32
per cent with a net profit
of 213.08
after the installation of quite a
number of new electric metres
and transformers.
We believe with a complete co
operation of the citizens of the
City and the earnest efforts of
the Mayor and Council, we will
have and institution not only
profitable to the C ty, but one that
can be boasted of. We again
call your attention especially to
the fact that the City has had
the free use of street lights and
free hydrant service.
We ask that this with the re
ports of the various officers and
committees be spread upon the
Minutes and published in both
the Jackson Argus and the Butts
County Progress.
B. F. Moon,
Charm, of F. C. M.
J. H. McKibben.
WATER AND LIGHT REPORT—
JANUARY IST, 1909—FOR
YEAR 1908.
December Report—Comparative
—Dec. 1907, to Dec. 1908.
Rents Dec. 1907 $408.74
Rents Dec. 1908 568.08
(12 per cent. Increase for Dec., 1908 over
Dec.. 1907.)
Expenses Dec,, 1907 870.00
Expenses Dec., 1908 : 871.95
f 1 aof 1 per cent. Increase. This small In
crease due to the fact that we are using a
cheaper grade of coal In 1908 with same re
sults.)
Llght customers Jan. 1,1008, US
Light customers Jan. 1,1909,.. 129
(31'i per.cent increase in light customers.)
Water customers Jan. 1,1908 100
Water customers Jan. 1, 1909 133
(33 per cent, increase in water custemers.)
(U2 1 2 percent, increase in both light and
water customers.
New customers contracted for
work not yet completed: Light
5; Water 3.
Total No. hours total service out
since Jan. 1, 1908: 3 nights; due
to sleet.
No. hours part of service out
since Jan. 1, 1908: About one
hour different circuits were out
during 1908—fourteen times —
due to ligh ning, etc.
Hydrants flushed 12 times:
Approximately 3,120,000 gallons
of water used.
Fires during year: two —about
PLANTING TIME...
is nearly here and you should begin early with
your garden. We will have this time a full
line of reliable seeds direct from the farms of
D. M. Ferry & Cos., T. W. Woods & Sons, and
Buist, (the first shipment of which arrived this
week) and can furnish you everything you will
need in the way of Seed Potatoes, Corn, Onion
Sets, English Peas, and all kinds of garden
seed.
For the ladies: We bought a complete line
of flower seed and will indeed be pleased to
have you call.
C. WHITEHURST, Druggist
95,000 gallons water used.
New arcs connected: one
New incandescent St. lights put
in: eight. )
During the year we have had
boilers inspected at regular
intervals, condition reported
good. jt
We have had an inspection \Mj
the South-Eastern Tariff As|*
ciation: Work good.
We have had city water anal"
yzed, and reported good, by
State Bacteriologist.
Outstanding Debts Against Plant
Jan. 1, 1909:
W. E. Farter Electric Cos. sl2u 42
Standard Oil Cos. 80.82
11. B. Bowling Coni Cos. 181.99
Thompson Chemical Cos. 11.25
Allis Chalmers Cos. _. 4.00
First National Bank warrant.. 166.6a
Newton-Carmichael Hardware Co..__ 226.17
Total ..."TooTsT
Outstanding Rent, House-wiring,
Plumbing.
Due City _ $610.39
Less ncct, used to settle bills. 35 34
575.05
Cash In bank 393.50
968.55
Water and light receipts 1907 $2627.81
Water and light receipts 1908 6738.99
Increase In business 4111.18
(106 per cent. Increase In 1908 over 1807.)
Total receipts for 1908 6738.99
Operating expenses 5184.46
Profit above expense 1554.53
Improvements:
Metres 813.51
Transformers 237.13 550.64
Ontstandsng debts ... 790.81
Net profits In 1908 213.08
Money Made by Plant in 1908:
Metres 313.51
Transformers 2:57.13
Net profits 218.08
Extraengineers salary.. 40.n0
803*72
Furnishing free lights and wa
ter to the city.
Financial Statement—l9oß.
RECEIPTS.
Rents paid 1908 .. _. $4779.67
Rents unpaid Jan. 1. 1909 23.00
Rents used to settle accounts. 43.34
House Wiring & P. Ri 11s paid. 606.56
House wiring: 621.38
House wir’g and P. bills unpaid 552.08
Total amt money rec'd I 6128.60
Total amt money unpaid.. _ 610.39
DISBU KSEMENTB.
Freight and drayage $i085.97
Oils
Salaries 2078.1#
C0a1...... £4o.^
Extra help payroll 477 83
Alum, waste etc 42.75
Supplies 351.71
Metres. 313.51
Transformers 237.13
City Bills 335 26
Interest arid exchange 10.77
Telephone. 43 55
Arc light repairs 23.19
Diputes and errors. 44.75
Cash In bank 893.50
6128 60
We have received from house
wiring and plumbing:
Bills paid 1348.93
8118 unpaid 575.05
Total house wiring and plumbing
bils 1908 1923.98
Supplies bought $341 21
City bills 335.26
Extra help (unloading coal
etc.) 477.83 1154.30
769.68
Less bill Newton-Carmichael
Hdw Cos., supplies 226.17
Amt pipe and material on
hand 1-1-’9O 125.00
Amt. made by H. \V. & P. paid
to salary, etc. 418.51
Respectfully submitted,
Hal R. Pollitzer,
Superintendent.
We hereby certify that! we
have checked the above and fore
going statement and find the
same true and correct.
B. F. Moon,
Chrm. of F. C.
J. H. McKibben.