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AMERltfUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1891.
NUMBER 69
The Reason Why!
Many find it diffieult to present a creditable appearance and
live within their means, is mainly due to the fact that they .
pay such high prices to so-called “merchant tailors," while
THE SAME QUALITY OF CLOTH,
THE SAME GRADE OF WORK,
AND THE SAME STYLE OF CUT
Can be obtained from our
Ready Made Clothing Department!
-AT-
LESS THAN HALF THE COST!
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THE FINANCE REPORT
AS RENDEREO BY THE FINANCE COM
MITTEECF THE COUNCIL.
Th# C’erk and Treasurer's Report of Mon-
ay Collected, Paid out end on (lend
Some Comments by the Commit te*nen-
Some Richly Interest In?Reed Inc-
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
For dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant
styles in
Prince Albert or Three Iintton Cutaway Suits ?
We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, (such as
Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and
fancy figured suitings) and
WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00
Equal, IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and finish to any “tailor made”
suits in tho market for just TWICE THE MONEY.
For everyday wear we would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut
away Suits ranging in price from (3.00 to (1S.00 per suit.
Our line consists of
IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS,
BLACK THIBET CLOTH.S,
SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC.
In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices
astonish YOU.
A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS.
Yon need a pair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is
ENORMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from
(I..40 to (7.60 per atir, and cannot be had e.sewbere for less than
double the price-??H.ere is a hot woather item worthy yonr notice:
75 Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from $1.00.
100 Summer Coats at 75c., reduced from 1.50.
80 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50.
All kinds of Sommer Coats and Yosts, such as “Drapetes,” Sicilians,
, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins,
TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST.
OUR LINE OF
toys’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING,
Alwaws the best in the city, will be found of interest to all in
need 6! CHEAP but NEa'C AND SERVICEABLE SUITS
We lh s«U b Xw d good lino of those HANDSOME SAIWJB
SUITS, (sizes 9 to 14 years) universally admitted snch excellent
value for 31 50 permit.
SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!!
OUR?LEADER” at 50c is the bast unlarndered shirt on earth for
/the price, while for dross, what shirt can compare with
' : Messrs Cluett, Coon & Co.’s Superb
./ “MONARCH SHIRTS.”
baundried Unlaundrted ,5
Our “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm.
WE’VE GrOT ’JEM ! A " Gr * d “
iT*io AMI V—Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars.) Any si»
fVI 16 UW LI-Gents’Belfast Linen Cufis.. I desired.
)nr imported Balbriggan, Lisle Thread aud Muslin Underwear will
add to yonr comfort during the hot season.
IV£ LEAS IN FURNISHING GOODS
Our prices cannot be excelled in the state.
All SfEM*
size
HARRIS' WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDKRS, thebrttUnff InI the mark.!.
Ever? pair WARRANTED FOR TWO YEAlfo, or
your money refunded.
@p NIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN | s.:I§
OUR CAREFUL SEASONABLE GOODS
All appeal to
, Your Reason, Your Pocket, and Your Health.
Cannot you save something by trading with
GEO.D.WHEATLEY
A, wu announced In The Time*
Recoroee yesterday the council, at
meeting Monday afternoon received tlie
report of the finance committee of that
body and ordered it published.
Below the report it given. Ilttsdoc-
ament that needs no accompanying
chart and It will be found of much In
terest to the tax payera of Amerlcua
and, Indeed, to alt who are Interested In
city. The report reads:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Connell
of Amerlcue, Go.—Yonr finance com'
mltte respectfully submit the following
report:
Our first quarterly report van due nn
der the law of the elty on April 1, 1801,
That your honorable body may under
stand the delay In this Important mat
ter was not the fault of your committee,
we feel It but jast to ouraelvei to state
we have held ourselves In readiness to
do the work, hut were unable to get the
books and accounts, the olerk having re
ported them not ready for examination,
We have gone over the books and ac
counts and cheeked off the vouehers os
prescribed, and find the statement aa
submitted by the treasurer correct, so
far as we Save been ablo to determine,
and the balances reported by him tally
with those of the banks in which the ac
counts are kept. The vouchers are all
in place, exception the April coupons,
whloh have been duly paid, but not yet
returned from tbe holders.
We herewith submit the city treasur
er’s report, showing the receipts and
disbnrsementa from January 1,1891, to
May 20,1891:
oa. 5 1
To cash balance January 1st, 11*1.. I A&3 OB
ro Bank of Americas Jau. 1st, 1841. 13 797 1*
To Water Rent. ;.SM—
To Interest and Exchange ... 118197
To Kent".
To City Hall 3:11945
To Water Extension 00 t»
ro F.xpeuae Account 75 75
To House Connection 8J3 (6
Tort ea 451 13
ro Costs 318 92
To Pound.. • 1500
To Lao-p Department... 68 QU
To Cemetery 140 00
To Street ••
To City Tax 7 784 7*
To School Tax 7 791 7S
To Water Tax 8 853 11
To SaweragaTai I 612 87
to PublicHulldlnfsTax. 151885
ro License Tax....
To Street Tax 188 00
~ OB.
By Cltr Assessor,.
By J. B. Felder
By D. K. Brinson,Clk
By E. A. Hawkins At.ty..........
By Ini and Ejubanrfe...
By Coupon Act f
By Scavenger
By Rent
By City Clock
By Public Schools ....
By Pruning.....
By Sanitary Set... i
By Board of IlaalUt
By Auditing Oominlsaion
By Medical
By Board ot Alderman..
By W. K. Woeotley ;
By Gourd Home
By Fire Department !
By Oily Hall..'.....'.'.
By Ueo.G. Karl.....*.
ByO. M. Rid ridge
By Dredging Maekalee Creek
By’Water Extension
By Well
By Expense Act j.
By Allee Department.. .
By House Connee Iona
By Waterworks
tty Pound
By Lights
By Cemetery Dep’t..
By Street Dept
By License
By Cash 8 112 98
By Bank of A I2.»U 14
By Peonies NaPI.... 1.333 37
147 788 24
..» 18089
400 00
250 00
188 32
5 40
. 2,70000
131 28
12 40
38 25
. 4,577 80
194 68
179 fO
; 12 50
440 00
43 00
180 00
00 08
.88 19
383 40
8,096-0
4,076 08
COO 27
439 00
i883 35
711 98
3,000 43
37 50
2,241 58
|I7,7S8 24
We have tbe fallowing comments to
make upon the statement and upon cer
tain Items of the disbursement*!:
Under the head of “Auditing Commis
sion^ Is tbe sum of (MO, the amount
paid hi Mr. McKay, tbe accountant, who
Is now engaged upon the work of audit--
ing the books and accounts of the city.
This Item, In our opinion, 1* n justifiable
one, tho status of the accounts ot the
city making It a necessity. The some
thing con be sold ot the (200 In the water
works account paid to Mr. Dunn.
The item of (2,303 35 In polioe depart
meet is rather large, but wilt be leu per
quarter for tbe balance of the year on
account of the reduction o( the police
force.
We also desire to bring to your notice
the following matters, and we urge upon
your honorable body the necessary action
each cose. ,1
let. We find that tbe ordinance* fix
no definite time for tbe doling of tho
tax books and Issuing 11 fas. The fixing
definite date and requiring 1 tlie
clerk to issue fi fas promptly is of
utmost Importance, The city ehuuld
have tbe same system as bos been adopt
ed by the state, which compels tbe clox-
Ing of the took, nod Issuance of- fi-fwl (HANGING DISTRICTS.
upon a certain date. Tho benefit ot this I
system would be two-fold: It wonld
serve to Insure the prompt payment
taxes and at the same time enable the
city to realise an income in the wsy of
Interest, which, under the law, the fl-fos
wonld draw from date. As matten
stand, not one cent of internet can be
collected on the considerable amount of
outstanding and delinquent taxes.
2d. Water Works.—As will, be seen in
statement, the balance falls on the wrong
aide of the account. We desire to oall
your attention to two items of rxpense
In this account, vis.: The coat of fuel
and the rate of freights. These items
appear quite large to us, sod we would
respectfully Suggest tlmt your body call
the attention of tae water commission to
these facts.
3d. Sinking fund for payment of inter
est and principal of bonds.—Under the
ordinance authorizing the issue and sale
of our bonds it is expressly stated “that
the clerk and treasurer shall keep ssepa-
rate account of all the moneys collected
under this ordinance, and no part of tbe
same shall be applied to any other pur
pose than tbe payment of- tbe interest
and principal of the bonds.’’ In other
words, tills fund shall he kept separate
and inviolate. We find that this has
not been done. A separate account lias
been kept by tho treasaier on bonks,
but all tbe money box gone Into the gob
eral fund. Prompt attention to this
matter is imperative, and we urge upon
yonr body to have the frensnrer ascer
tain the amount due tills fund to date,
and to transfer the same at once from
the general fund, and to Instruct him to
keep the same separato and apart in ac
cordance with tho law. Such laxity on
tho part of the city government will sub
ject na to criticism, and perhapa to
something worse.
4th. Closing of tlie tax books and Is
suing fl-faa.
We find that there are a number taxes
delinquent for 1890. Tbe city Is in need
of every dollar due us, and we therefor*
urge you to take Immediate stops for
tbe making of these collections. We
recommend that you order the tax books
closed and fl-fas issued as soon as prac
ticable.
We respectfully submit the above at a
part of onr report. We have other im
purtant matters to bring before yopr
body. Tbe above statement show* poly
the receipts and disbnrsementa for the
stated tlmerWo feel It our duty’to go
further, and shall not consider our work
completed until wo have placed before
yonr body and the taxpayers of this city
full and complete showing of the
financial condition. This Is due to the
taxpayers, and we feel sure that they
will be satisfied with nothing less. De
lay In these mattdrs has already subject
ed the city government to adverse criti
cism, and everything should be done to
hasten this complete report.
The chairman of the auditing commis
sion reports to na that Mr. McKay, the
auditor, completed hfs work up to a cer
tain dale, when ho was compelled to
■impend bis labors, on account of the
clerks not having tlie books and ac
counts ready for him. Mr. McKay ar
rived In the city to-day and has reported
himself ready for business. Your body
should do all In your power to facilitate
this work.
Mr. Dunn, tlie aooouotsnt, employed
upon the books and accounts of Mr.
Hawkins, the late superintendent of the
water works, reports lie will bo able to
close his work this week, and hand In to
us his statement. To oover these and
other matten which we wish to bring
before your honorable body, It will be
noceesary for us to make a supplement
ary report, which w* hope to do at the
next regular meeting. Respectfully,
J. E. Bivins, Cb’n.
J. J. WlLMroRD,
P. n. Williams
Onleers Fleeted.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
tbe T. Wheatley fire company was held
last night. Tlieso oIBcen were elected:
J. L. Harper foreman, G. O. Loving
assistant foreman, W. C. Carter treas
urer, W. K. Wheatley secretary, G, W.
Oliver assistant secretary, J. W. Guerry
hose director, James Walker assistant
hose director, W. K. Wheatley, H. M.
Brown and A. R. Kldridge finance com
mittee.* - 1
Badly Braised.
While Mr. Mitt Edwards was riding
Fonyth street yesterday bis antmsl
Stumbled and turaft a complete somer
sault, binding oil top of him. His left
arm was badly hart and lie was other
wise terriMy'brnlsed.
lilfffwl tbe Bird.
Jim Neal, colored, was indicted for
gaming by the last grand jury. He
evaded the officers. Deputy Sheriff
Lamar caught him down tbe 8., A. & M.
road yesterday, brought him here and
landed him In jail.
Oom to Maceo.
Accompanied by bis mother, Mr. W.
Russell has gone to Macnn, where ho
will remain until Ids wound lias healed.
His friends hope him a speedy recovery I kee, Towax,
from the effects of tbe accidental shot. I Habersham,
A PLAN THAT WILL GO BEFORE THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Atkierlcu. to be tbe Center at tbs Fourth
District—Atlanta the Hub ol » New Dis
trict -Livingston Lett ont by This Plan—
LIvelyTIui* Ahead.
About tbe most interesting if not the
most important question that will come
before tbe comingaeaaion of tho legisla
ture will be the redistrioting of tbe state
Into eleven Instead of tea congressional
districts.
Georgia’s Increase la population en
title* it to another congressman, accord
ing to the last census. Tho redistrict-
ing of the state will naturally be tlio
most fertile field for dickering among
politicians and also for satisfying old
animosities, puttlngdilferent representa
tives on the shelf by placing them In
districts where there Is little likelihood
of their being returned.
There are many conflicting interests
to be satisfied, as well aa the aspirations
of politicians. Brunswiok, for instanoe,
wants a district all to herself, where she
will no longer be overshadowed by
Savannah, and Atlanta wants a little dis
trict all her own, that elm will liava no
trouble in bossing, and one that wilt
leave Col. Livingston on tlio outside to
hiutlo for himself. All of tbe impor
tant olties of the state, Atlanta, Augusta
Maoon, Savannah, Columbus, Amerlous,
Athena, Rome • and Brunswiok want a
separate dlstrlot each, In whloh they
hope to exert a predominating Influenoo
in' the selection of a representative.
Slates will be made up to discomfort the
recently victorious allianoe representa
tives, and other slates to strengthen
them 'n their present positions.
Besides tbe cities every Important
town will endeavor to be placed In the
district where Its Influence will 1» most
felt
All these various interests will have to
be considered and satisfied In part and
in addition every district most be so con
structed that It will be undoubtedly
democratic. Georgia's condition In this
reaped Is so felicitous a one at’ present
that there Is no necessity for construct
ing shoe-string districts except to sat
isfy some aspiring politicians.
Sumter’s representatives have received
map of the state with the proposed
boundarico of tlio now districts marked
out In bright red. It was confided to
thorn by a brother member of tho legis
lature, and will, they say, be presented
substantially as planned ont Tbe gen
tlemen from Snmter of course don't
know whethor they will support this
plan or not.
Tho plan appears to be a vory favora
ble one for tho southern portion of the
state, though thoro will cortalnly bo somo
tooth and toenail fighting aver It in the
northern portion.
Some slight changes aro made In
Judge Crisp's district If this plan car
ries he will hereafter he elected from the
Fourth, Instead of-the Third dlstrlot, as
at present The jllstriot Itself would be
clanged only In that Stewart and Web.
ifep-ooun'Je* would be left oat and
Johnson county put In. Under this or
der of thing* these counties would be in
tbe Fifth district, with Columbus aa tbe
prinolpal Oltjr. It i» not known how
these counties would like this ebango.
They ate very well satisfied with Judge
Crisp to represent them., ,
It provides a separate dlstrlot for
Brunswiok, cutting of! a number of colin
es from the Savannah district for that
purpose. - Showing anIdea of the proba
ble action of the legislature-the plan of
division Is an Interesting one. It is os
follows:
First District (Savannah).—Chstham,
Tattnall, McIntosh, Emanuel, Liberty,
Scriven, Bryan, Johnsoo, Effingham,
Laurens, Bolloob, Montgomery, Bnllocb,
Montgomery, Telfair, and perhaps Uurke
and Jefferson.
Second District (Brunswick).—Glynn,
Echols, Camden, Clinch, Wayne, Ware,
Appling, Coffee, Fierce, Berrien, Charl
ton and Lowndes.
Third District (Albany). — Brooks,
Dougherty, Thomas, Calhoun, Decatnr,
Early, Miller, Clay, Mitchell, Quitman,
Colquitt, Randolph and Terrell.
Fourth District (Americus) —Worth,
Dodge, Leo, Pulaski, Sumter, Houston,
Dooly, Hacon, Irwin, Schley, Wilcox,
and perhaps Telfair, Montgomery, Lau
rens and Johnson.
Fifth District (Columbus).—Stewart,
Taylor, Webster, Talbot, Chattahoochee,
Harris, Muscogee, Meriwether, Marion
and Heard.
Sixth DIstrlot(Macon).—'Twiggs, Pike,
Wilkinson, Monroe, Bibb, Jones, Craw
ford, Baldwin, Upson, Jasper and Batts
Seventh District—Newton, Campbell,
Uenry, Coweta, Spalding, Douglass,
Clayton, Haralson, Forsyth and Carroll.
Eighth District (Rome). - Panlding,
Fannin, Polk, Murray, Floyd, Whitfield,
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Walker,
Gordon, Dade and Gilmer.
Ninth District (Gainesville).—Cbero-
kin, Banks, Halt, Jackson, Union, and
possibly Madison, Elbert and Hart.
Tenth District. (Augusta).—Clark,
Glascock, Oconee, Hancock, Oglethorpe,
Warred, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Lincolb,
Greene, Columbia, Putnam,, Richmond,
Morgan, McDuffie, and possibly Burke,
Jefferson and Washington.
Eleventh .dlstrick (Atlanta)—Milton,
DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton, Rockdale anil
Cobb.
I It w)U be seen that the ne w district la
cutout for Atlanta anil contains only
six counties. About four more counties
will haro to be added In to : give it its
pro rata population. , ■ ,, j,, eiqosq *1
Col. Livingston Is put in the northeast
cud of a new district which extends
around south of Atlanta to the Alabama
Hue. He Is located out of his own
stamping ground altogether, part of the
present fifth, which he represents, being
converted Into the eleventh, and almost
the whole of the present eighth being
thrown into tho tenth.
With the counties allotted to the first
district, it will have its full proportion
of population, and with Burke, Jeffer
son and Washington a grCat deal more,
notwithstanding 1 it wohld give away
Appling, Camden, 1 Charlton,' Clinch,
Echols, Glynn, * Pierce, Ware and
Way no to he the new Bruns
wick district. In fact all of the coun
ties for the Brunswick district, except
Coffee, Berrien and Lowndes, are taken
from tho Savannah district, lids would
give tho Brunswick district twelve
counties. They aro all thinly settled,
bowevor, aud to give the diatriet Its
proportionate population it would have
to come farther north and fake a-few
moro of the counties of the first district,
and forcing tbe first farther north.
The claims of Anguata and Athens do
not appoar to be considered In this plan,
as they are both thrown into- the
tenth dlstrlot. In fact almost all of the
counties of the.present eighth are added
to .the tenth, giving that district a popu
lation of nearly 300,000, whloh is entire
ly out of proportion. This might.em
barrass that livoly young a'liance demo
crat, Hon. Thomas E. Watson, who was
recontly electo-1 from tho tenth district,
with Augusta and Athens both 1 to fight
and a great deal more ground to cover.
So far as cun bo toarned there is one
thing that most of the representatives
aro agreed on Further than that they
are agreed on nothing.' That It that
Brunswick and Savannah should be In
different districts. Brunswick's biter,
ests and Savannah’s are antagonistic to
some extent, or a gnat many: people
would think so, anyway, and I think the
Brunswick people would be better satis-
lied In n separate district, iuj ion a ,.i
The total alteration of the map la the
upper portion of the state-is'doubtless
meant to favor dark horses.
GRAND,THE OCCASION
Anil Grandly it Will be , Celebrated at
- It'ehlanil To-d^y.,
To-day will be the grandest la Rich
land's whole history.- People will he
gathered tliore from all portions , nf
southwest Georgia to attend tlie Matealc
celebration of St. John's ds-y.' •
Richland will have on her holiday at
tire, and alio will extern) -all visitor* a
genuine south Georgia weloopia. - Since
yesterday at sunset choice porkera-har*
been basting on the coals preparatory
for to-day’s feast; the-fatted calf
has been killed In honor - of - the oc
casion anil matay’a stately) turkey gob
bler will’ form a part of tlie' toothsome
feast there to be spread, drrau loeJ'W
This day is an Important one with the
Masons and it wilt be celebrated at
Rieiilaml in a style well sotted' to the
occasion. - It Is expected that 1,500
Masons will bo fn 'line *in‘ uwHorm—
mong the number seveM eommanderlea
Knight Templars In their showy and
attractive riggings. Grand Master John
Davidson'will"be the oratdr of the
day and several well-known’ tmt lesser
Masonic luminaries ' will address the
crowd. -.iG J ■!••• aoqu wMMhef ?’
The Cordele cornet band will 1 furnish
music for the occasion, and among the
chief attractions will be the dinner.
Ample accommodations will be fur
nished all who t wish to po from Ameri
cus by tho Savannah, Americas A Mont
gomery road. A special train will be
run, leaving the city at 8 r2.V this morn
ing and returning at ‘a seasonable hour
this afterndoi. The low rate'of (0 cents
for tho round trip has beeh' made; and
tho ticket office win open at 7'o'clock
and remain open until the' train leaves,
to accommodate the jieople and
prevent tho rush at the ticket window.
OoMolay Commandery Mo. 5 of this
this city and a large delegation from the
blue lodge will go over, as wiB many
citizens, 'z m ...iui.ifme
You had hotter go! ’ ' ''*
Lucky Are You. Little Lolly.
Judge and Mrs. Allen Fort are receiv
ing congratulations on tbe arrival of a
pretty little mi*s at their borne jester-
day. This little lady is lucky In being
the daughter of her parents, and noth
ing better can be wished her than that
site will inherit tbe beauty of her mother
it ‘of her