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The Fitzgerald Leader.
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Official Organ of Ben Hill Co.
Alderman .! B. Seanor showed
his efficiency in a new role Thurs¬
day nighi. Having been advised
privately of the possible violation
of the near beer ordinance, recent¬
ly passed by the council, he
termined to investigate for
and started on a'tour of inspection.
At hie invitation Alderman
and Chief Smith accompanied him
on the round. Everything
smooth until the place of G. G.
Davis was inspected. In the sa¬
loon conducted by Davis about
pints of Whiskey were found and
confiscated. Davis was put under
arrest, to appear before the Mayor,
whose duty it is to revoke the li¬
cense as per the ordinance regula¬
ting beer saloons. We commend
the action of these oouncilmen, in
their effort to see their own regu¬
lations enforced and with most of
the law-abiding citizens hope that
• the Mayor and Council will mete
out the proper punishment to the
offender as laid down in the ordi¬
nance.
Municipal Enterprise
In Gratifying Evidence
1 lie Georgia and Alabama In-
dustrial index, published at Col-
umbus, Ga.. says in its regular
' weekly issue:
“Municipal enterprises is at the
forefront of the Georgia-Alabama
progress record for the beginning
of the new year. Fairburn, Ga.,
voted waterworks and electric
light bonds. Dublin, Ga., sold im¬
provement Bonds at a handsome
premium, Willacoochee, Ga. ord¬
ered an election on the issuance of
electric light and waterworks
bonds, Birmingham, Ala., and
Macon, Ga., awarded substantial
paving contracts, Mobile, Ala., is
inviting bids for the construction
of much paving and the building
of sewers, and Kirkwood, Ga., is
inviting proposals for furnishing
the materials for the construction
of a waterworks and sewerage sys¬
tem.
New banks are reported,for Ai-
ieeville, Ala , and Olio. Ala., while
banking institutions at Atlanta.
Ga., Cairo. Ga., Douglasville, Ga,
Roanoke, Ala., and Thompson,
Ga., are to increase their capital
stock. A building and loan asso¬
ciation at Decatur. Ala., increased
it- capital stock Iron) $400,000 to
$500,000.__
And now comes West Virginia
with a senatorial bribery scandal
before its awakening Legislature, and still no
sign of from the Geor¬
gia State Democratic Executive
Committee.
The Water and Light Commis¬
sion will have their regular month¬
ly meeting Feb. 7th: if you are in¬
terested in lowering the water rate
see one or all of the members of the
commission and urge a favorable
action of our demand for UH»0gal¬
lons as the minimum per Family.
Messers Kendrick, - Ricker and
Tisdel are the members and it can
only be call granted them through and them,
w-ite or on get them
to promise you relief.
Winston Churchill, Home Sec¬
retary for England must have tak¬
en points from our own Governor
Brown, for he ordered out the en¬
tire Police force. Fire department
and two companies of Infantry and
some (tattling guns to capture
two nnn who defied arrest in the
citv o; 1 ,ni \ Ion.
HE FITZGERALD LEADER. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1911
CITY FINANCES
In presenting the appropriations for the current year and the
year just closed, along with the expenditures and income of the city
for 1010, the Leader desires to call the attention of the taxpayers
to the increased amounts of the budget for the year 1911. Several
items of the appropriation for the year are entirely too high, as for
instance $3500 for interest on current loans. The amount of interest
paid on current loans as per the report of the Treasurer for 1910 was
$494.60 and there is no good reason why the city should need to borrow
more money in 1911, which would leave $3000 in the Interest fund.
4ij along the entire budget has been incrr ased to overcome the necesity
^ overdrawing as was the case in several funds the past year, yet the
sum of $10,000 has been appropiated to the general fund, a sort of
grabbag foi incidental expenses, too great a temptation for possible
extravagance if occasion presents itself.
The following is a comparison of last year’s and this year’s ap-
propriation together with receipts and expenditures of last year.
1911 1910
Salaries .................................... .............$ 3,200.00....................... ..........$
Police Fund................. 4,000.00.......................
..............
Street Fund................................ 6,000.00 4,000.00
...............
Fire Fund................................ 5,000.00........................ 5,000.00
...............
Cemetery Fund........................ ................ 800.00........................ 600.00
Sanitary Fund........................ ................ 3,000.00...................... 3,000.00
School Fund............................ 13,500.00........................ 13.500.00
................
General Fund.......................... 10,000.00...................... 10 , 000.00
............... ..........
Charity Fund....................... ............... 1,000.00......................... ......... 300.00
Interest Fund........................... 3,500.00........................ 3,500.00
............... ..........
Bond Interest.......................... 9,500.00........................ 9,500.00
................ ..........
P. G. & B. Fund................... 3,000.00........................ 1 , 000.00
............. ..........
Printing and Stationery............ 500.00........................ ....... 1,000.00
Sinking Fund........................ ....... 7,276.68 ...................... .......... 5,684.34
Total 70,276.68 63,884.34
Expenditures for 1910:
Salaries.............................. ...............$ 3,246.92
Police Fund............................. 2,981.80
...............
Street Fund........................... ............. 5,956.67
Fire Fund........._..................... 4,216.41
...............
Cemetery Fund.................. ____________ 555.15
Sanitary Fund....................... ______________ 3,057,89
School Fund_________________________ 10,688.78
...............
General Fund....................... ............. 10,684.57
Charity Fund........................... .............. f 214.06
Interest Fund...-..................... 494.60
..............
.Rond Interest......... ........... ............. 9,824.67
P. G. & B. Fund............ 897.80
...............
Printing and Stationery ............... 275.09
Total 53,094.41
MONEY RKCEIVED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES IN 1910
Advalorum Tax................... .............,$41,441.59
License........................... 9,710.77
Police Court Fines........ 1,488.98
..............
Cemetery .............................. 190.00
Pound Fees.......................... 2.00
Fund 541.07
Cost on Taxes 300.37
1 >og Tax....................... 73.00
Street Tax................. 979.50
Balance 1909 Taxes 206.44
City Court................ 14.00-
Loans........................... 10,636.31
$65,484.03
February 13th. at 2:30 p.m.,the
second educational train of the
State will arrive at the A. B. & A.
passenger station in Fitzgerald and
everybody interested is invited to
visit the same.
Twelve lecturers accompany the
train, lecturing on as many topics
benelicial to our farmers and others
and a splendid collection of farm
exhibits are carried in six exhibi¬
tion cars, to demonstrate every
feature of stockraising and farming
Every farmer should take the day
off and come and learn something
to his advantage.
Railroads are largely contribu¬
ting to the success of this grand
undertaking and are making it
possible thru their liberality for
this scheme of the University Ex¬
tension to be brought to the doors
of the farmers as. it were, Let
everybody turn out and show their
appreciation.
Remember the date: February
13th at 2:30 p.m.
Every weed that you allow to
ripen seed this year means hur
dreds next year. Now is the ae
cepted time to get rid of weeds,
briers and bushes: and every day’s
neglect means more seeds to ripen,
and more work for you next year.
Get out the mowing machine, the
scythe, and the mattock and get
(N. busy.—W. F. .Massey, in Raleigh
C ) Progressive Farmer.
The death rate of the United
States is slowly but steadily de¬
creasing. For last year it is esti¬
at 15 to the 1.000. The
highest in cities of over 100,000
population, is that of N ew Orleans,
29.2: the lowest, that of St. Paul,
Minn.. 11.4. Statistics for the
rural districts are as yet little
m o r e than estimates.—Raleigh
(X. C.) Progressive Farmer.
A young man with little means
should never buy poor land. Leave
that to the men who are able to
spend money in its improvement.
A poor man with land is badly
handicapped. Better pay $100 an
acre for ten acres of rich land near
market than $10 an acre for 100
acres away back in the woods and
thin land.—W. F. Massey, in
Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive
Farmer.
Land - Sale
TOOMBS COUNTY
GEORGIA.
AUCTION
About 6,000 Acres
Best class of South Georgia pine
land in healthy district, with
10,000,000 feet (estimated) virgin
long leaf pine near the towns of
Lyons and Vidalia, and nearS. A.
L. Ry.. G- & F. Ry., A. W. &
L. Ry., with survey for another
railroad running through it. This
land divided into lots of 25 acres
and upwards will be sold at Vi¬
dalia between the 18th and 25th
of January. 1911.
Rare Opportunity
To acquire homes and good land.
Payments, part cash, balance on
easy terms.
For further information
communicate with : :
WILLIAM L. CLAY,
Savannah, Georgia.
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U. B. CHURCH
Directory of Service?.
Sunday School. 9:30 a. m.
Preaching 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Y. P. C. E. U„ 6 pm.
Mid week services Wed. 7:30 d. m.
Official board meeting the first Thurs¬
day evening of each month at 8:30
J. L. Lexhliter, Pastor.
NOW OR NEVER!
Again You will be Offered The
Best Merchandise in the Country
At and Below Cost
:
In order not to pack, ship and pay
freight, we have decided to let it go I
«
at Some Price. No bait, no Leaders »
No Drawing Cards; but the entire
Stock and Fixtures must be dispos¬
ed of to vacate the store in the next // • L
few days...........
SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS !
75c and $1.00 Dress Goods, all Colors and
Quality, • * v T 4 ' * ' ’' . 37\c
$18.00 Men's Suits , all Colors and Quality , 8A8
-r, -V D;
i, Come, pick out what you want.
I We will sell it at some price.
•U -
LEVIN BROS
i iim»i fliwui ***** i»ii m a 11 it
SPRING OATS & GARDEN SEEDS
We have the famous Burt Spring Oat,
the only Oat that will make on this soil af¬
ter Xmas. Come to .see us before buying.
Also a full line of Robert Bviist Gar¬
den Seeds. Also plenty Onion Sets at 10c
quart.
THE DENMARK DRUG COMPANY
The RexaJl Store. The Seed Store.'
((( $100,000 TO LEND | ft
ON TERMS |
and Fitzgerald Interest City Proper-
ty. the Lowest.
v Ierms the best ever offered m ;
© this section. Loans promptly o
made. Come to see us, or
write. Prompt attention giv-
en all written inquiries.
W. M.BRYAN
311 GARB0TT-00N0VAN BLDG.
FITZGERALD. GA.
I Representing
ELLIS & ELLIS I
41yF Tifton, Ga.
H. ELKINS. JOSEPH B. WALL
ELKINS & WALL,
Attorneys at Law,
Rooms 408-11 Garbutt-Donovan Building
Will Practice in all the Courts.
: Toilet Articles
J E McBrad y & c °’ s - une
Complete line of powders, per
and everv
Mrs. Nellie Jones,
515 E. Altam&haSt. 'Phone 115
, ***
You Will Find All First-CIa.ss
Workmen at The
O. K. Barber Shop,
Under First Nationa.1 Bank
P B OWEN, Mgr.
H. B. DEYO
Painter and Paper Hanger
All gr&des of Wall Paper always
on Hand. Contracting a specialty.
Shop, 802 West Oconee Street
The subscription price of the
Leader is now $1.50 per year, but
until February 1st. we are making
it for $1.00. Moral: Subscribe
now.
Warning
Not to trade for note given by
W. M. McKinney in favor of J.C.
Holder, lost about 1st Dec. 52 tf.
Dr-D, F. Thompson,
SPECIALIST
Obstetric Practice and Chronic Diseases
Office Hours: 9 to 11—3 to 5; Sundays 9 to 10
Office: Five Story Building-Phone 184
Residence: 828 N. Main St.—Phone 120
C. BOYD, M. D.
Physician & Surgeon
Office over First National Bank
Office hours, 8 to 12s 2 to 5
Sundays 9 So 10
34 Yeiars Experience
Hemorrhoids [or Piles] and all rectal dis¬
eases, Eczema and all skin diseases, chronic
diseases of Women and Men, Lost Manhood.
The above diseases treated by latest ap¬
proved methods. Medicines furnished.
Consultations and Examinations no eliarg
prices rtg-ht.