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4 11 Lascelles r| Grocery pfe $ Company, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 0 GROCERIES f 0 9 Oats and Corn.! 0 & Hay, 0 0 §siimur«LU 8 ,g 0 |INSURANCE BROKER.! 0 0 0 » Rre r Life and Accident ^ Renard Block, FITZGERALD, GA. if «»*»*«*#••*•*$***»•**•*#•• The Josey Drug Go. A full line of Drugs, Patent Med¬ ial icines of all kinds, Druggists’ Sun- dries, Etc., Etc, Toilet Soaps ami Fine Pcrfumerj. to The Finest Soda Fountain in Wire- to Georgia. to grass 'to Prescriptions Compounded Day or Night. i The Josey Drug Go. South Grant, Fitzgerald, Ga. #j *5 »» ** * » *1 4* U-VE —(To qnr- HELLO! HELLO! J * «jv tfr f> 4' ^ At * 'For the New Grocery = On Pine Av., between Sheridan and Thomas Sts., * 1+ •V. A new and Fresh stock of Goods,as good as the bestcan afford—none better to be had in the market and more coming all the time. Piease £ C call and see trie and you will receive prompt attention. Look for the o|. ’I ' name of the proprietor on the Yours front of Truly, the building, % , J. E. BENTZ. ■ v\ -<g iiiWFIWWW "-g-g JLV- ?j* ’2L m w **** CLOTHING! We have a full and complete stock of Men and Boys suits for Summer wear at lowest prices. Summer Coats 50 and 75c. Nice dark Satteen and other grades at $1.00, and good Black Alapaca Coats $1.50. Cheap Pants from 75c up, and the largest stock of Straw Hats in the town, including the imported Chinese Bam¬ boo Hat, tray or turtle shape, very desirable for a sun protector, at 50 and 75 cents. Boys and Childrens Straw Hats of all description. Mens’ Working Shirts, good quality, 50c, and laundred Percale from 50c to $1.25. Our goods are all first-class, and if not found as represented, can return them and money refunded. B. C. MeCOLLUM, Pine Avenue. Connell lVocvedingg. Til'd city council met in adjourned session last Saturday evening. All the aldermen were present. The min¬ utes of last meeting were not read. A communication from the board of ed¬ ucation informing the council of the resignation of W. F. Way as the pres¬ ident and as a member of said board was read, and on motion, placed on tile. The ordinance abolishing the board of education was then taken up and the further consideration of the same was indefinitely postponed by a yea and nay vote as follows: 7 yea; nay, 0. Mr. Lascelles appeared before the council upon request of Captain Cov- erdale, and requested that no further action be taken upon the water-works, etc., question until next Monday evening when Mr. Coverdale would be here to represent his side of the case. The request wad unanimously granted. It was moved and supported the ex¬ penses of the city attorney while in attendance upon court in Hawkins- ville attending to business connected with cases in which the city is inter¬ ested, be paid by the city, and that an order be drawn for $10 upon the treasurer. Motion prevailed. Alderman Lee made a verbal prop¬ osition as coming from the residents on 5-acre tracts just west of Roanoke Drive, offering to give as many days’ labor on the improvement and enten- sion of said drive westward, as the street commissioner would be able to furnish by parties working out their poll tax. The subject was thoroughly aired, but no definite action was taken in the premises. It was voted that proper notice to tax payers, informing them that city taxes were now due and payable, be printed in the city newspapers pub¬ lished in the city. The council then adjourned to meet on Monday evening at 7:30 June 1L Council met in adjourned session at 7:30 o’clock last Monday evening. All the aldermen present excepting While and Lee. The meeting having been called for the purpose of giving Mr. Coverdale, interested in the water and light franchise, an opportunity to ex¬ plain the delay in the commencement of the work, that matter occupied the undivided attention of the council during the whole session. Mr. Cover- dale, upon invitation by the mayor, proceeded to explain his position, which he did in our opinion, in a fair, candid and concise manner. He be¬ gan by assuring those present that in a business career, extending over a great many years, during which per¬ iod he had built more than twenty gas and several water-works plants, he had never yet failed to respect an ob¬ ligation or shirked a responsibility, and never been made a defendant in any suit at law, That if, in this case the council, after a fair and impartial investigation, should determine that he had failed to comply with every re¬ quirement of the contract or franchise purchased by him, he stood ready to pay the amount expressed in his bond into the treasury; that all he wanted was fair and honorable treatment at their hands. He then gave a brief resume of his connection with the building of the works, from the first. Stated that everything was working favorably; that he had ample capital at command to carry the works through to a successful termination in connection with the American Ripe Line Co., of Philadelphia, one of the most responsible concerns of that character in this or any other country; that all the papers bearing upon the subject bad been laid before a meet¬ ing of the board of directors of said organization, carefully considered, re¬ ported favorable upon and by them referred to their attorney’s for their examination. After several weeks’ delay they returned the same with the decision that the contract was not drawn in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia: that the council, under the charter, had no authority to incur an indebtedness—which they did do in granting a twenty-years franchise and agreeing to take a cer¬ tain number of hydrants at a yearly rental; that it was clearly within their province to execute a contract year by year and for no greater period of time; that it would be necessary to call an election and have the people vest the council with power to execute such a contract, thereby legalizing the same in strict conformity with the laws of the State and the provisions of the charter under which the city govern¬ ment was organized. This decision, with others, of minor importance, caused the said company to decline to invest any money until these object¬ ions could be overcome. Not wishing to rely implicitly upon the wisdom and legal opinion of the gentlemen re¬ ferred to Mr. C. had tire papers exam¬ ined by several of the beat lawyers in Philadelphia and other cities be could find, but with the same result. In every case the decision harmonized with the first. He stated that under no circumstances would he sell the franchise; that his whole aim in life now was to complete the works here according to contract, own and ope¬ rate himself, become a resident of our city and pass what remaining years of life, which a ktnd Providence might allot to him, in our midst. He cer¬ tainly made a strong ease and by his thoroughly earnest manner and gen¬ tlemanly bearing, impressed all pres¬ ent very favorably, and held their re¬ spected attention until his case had been preseuted in full. Mr. Lascelles here explained brielly his connection with the subject at issue and made a strong point when he said that if the legal opinions handed in by the gentle¬ man employed were correct, then he and his associate, Mr. Coverdale, were blameless and not responsible for the delay. If, on the other hand, the po¬ sition assumed, cannot be maintained, then we are liable and the council’s f THE GREATES T O F ALL SAL E TATEL & HERSHFIELD, ♦ MANAGERS ♦ / vL* Savannah Shoe Stored "T* m ->v We are overstocked with Ladies’ Oxford Ties and Gj danB tlemens’Tan Shoes. We will sell for the next 20 W] G the above-named Shoes for 65 Cents on the Dollar. Bear in mind that this sale is straight goods; no fire or fake, but li ving facts. All we ask of you is to call on us, eM amine our Shoes, and get our prices before you purchsl elsewhere. action in voting the franchise can¬ celled and the contract mil and void is a proper and tenable one. After which it was moved and supported that a committee of three, of which the city attorney shall be one, be ap¬ pointed to examine into the merits of the law points cited by Mr. C. and re¬ port upon the same at some future meeting to he called by the mayor. Motion prevailed. Aldermen Brunner and Fockler were appointed to act with the city attorney on said com¬ mittee. Mr. Perry Holland, on behalf of the Loan and Investment Co.,of Atlanta, made the following verbal proposition to loan the city $30,000 to enable them to complete the works, provided the city can, under the law, issue bonds to the amount of $60,000, the city to take 300 shares of class “A’, stock in the above named company, making two payments on the stock and guarantee to keep this stock in good standing until such time as the city can so ar¬ range its affairs as to not delay the loan on the part of the company. The company referred to to furnish die $30,000 upon the following named terms: Upon payment of 50 cents on each share of stock, or $150 per month, $150 on the principal, and the inter¬ est $150; making a total of $150 per month, or, to be more explicit, $450 will be the face value of the notes, after receiving the $30,000, subject to a discount of 6 per cent, on all ad¬ vance payments, as provided in the by-laws. In the event of the city not being permitted to bond for that amount the offer will hold good in pro rata degree, viz: On $42,000 bonds $21,000 could be realized, and so on down. The Fitzgerald Iron Works Co. were granted permission to lay a \ inch pipe from Ivora’s well on Monitor Drive to their foundry and machine shop north of Altamaha. Adjourned subject to the call of the mayor. Court House Removal Petitions. The attention of all male residents of the 1537th district (the district in which Fitzgerald is located) is invited to the fact that petitions asking the ordinary of Irwin county to call an election of the voters of Irwin county to vote on the question of the removal of the court house from Irwinville to Fitzgerald, are now ready for signa¬ tures and can be found at various places in the city, where every one is earnestly requested to call and sign at once. Don’t wait for a member of the committee to call on you, but step in and contribute your mite by volun¬ tarily signing the petition. Petitions can be found at the following places: First Ward: Colony headquarters, Clare & Co. and L. O. Tisdels. Sec¬ ond Ward: S. M. Whitchard, J. H. Stalker and M. II. Plopper’s, also Col¬ ony bank. Third Ward: City hall, Ryman & Kennedy, Sam Fleming, Cheney & Burch, Way & Jay, Peiper’s grocery, Rew’s stand, Leader office, II. G. Taylors, Denniston’s drug store, T. S. Price & Co.’s, Smith & Whit¬ man’s real estate office, Clark’s furn¬ iture store, Savannah Shoe store and Wilson’s real estate office. Com. W. B. Johnson. Newark, O., says : “One Minute Cough Cure saved my only child from dying by croup.” It has saved thousands of others suffer¬ ing from croup, pneumonia, bronchitis and other serious throat and lung troubles. J. II. Goodman & Co. Wanted —Horse and cattle hide. Apply Lascelles Grocery Co., Renard block, Fitzgerald, Gu. 22-tf For Tailor Suits CALL ON E. J. DANCY, Fins Av>, M Door to Commercial Hotel A perfect flt guaranteed. A trial is all I ask. All garments cut and made on premises. Cleaning. Repairing and Pressing a Speeialtv ' ' T ‘ ‘ Au: ' w 7 ' ' ’ ‘ ' '7' ' .‘a ' ' ' g§§§§§§g ’INE BIGYGLES- g§®§§§$§§g @§§§§§§§§@ g$3950g The Gelders News De p ot ' $$$$$st 853950§ 4. . -‘-'-I HEADQUARTERS FOR 23+ ’ ‘ STATIM TEliY -, BMW 1 MKS an d SCHWL BWKS . . SOLS AGSNTS.FOR IRWIN COUNTY: Princeton Bicycles, $50 00 We 39" Bicyc'eSf 3:3}:Eg'éogigggt; 0" '"Sta'ment- 32:13:?“ We.Seil Sterling Bicycles, $100 00 Alpine Bicycles, $39 50 SAFES’ too’ \Vaxel'ly Bicycles, $60 00 : x r jjgfeiianna ^ 7v]/n3 mm %33\ feii I p». . 7 m =£5, •• $ rf i; 9fff. II li-dip IIP W mm m £ iirai ; tv; TIFTON FOUNDRY i MACHINE COMPANY ♦-MANtIPACTURERS OF-♦ Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittings, : Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators, Jet Pumps, Steam Gages: Globe, Angle and Che. Valves: Pipe and Fittings: General Machinery and Mill Supplies; pulleys. Shaftings al Couplings; Leather and Rubber Belt; Lace-Leather and Lubricating Oils. JS^-Repair Wc 1 a Specialty. AGents for all kinds 50-horse of Machinery. NOTICE.— Iron and brass melted sixda for 1 inevery >veek. A second-band power Engine for sale. Call on or address, prticulars, R. S. KELL.IManager, Tifton, Ga. Fitzgerald Bottling Works North Grant St. All orders will receive prompt attentio OLIN S. 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