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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS. w VOL IX. NO. 13. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.'} t FRIDAY, Jan. 7. 1910J $1.00 Per Annum TAX RATE WILL BE LOWER NOW Inless Many Improvements Are Made. Streets Paved, $L080 Bond Retired, And $3,M0 Floating Debt Paid. Milledgeville property owwers stand a food chance for a fair reduction in taxes this year unless many material improve ments are made, requiring much cash outlay. During the past year the bond ed debt of the city lws been reduced $1,000 and the floating debt is $3,00# less than at this time a year ago. The increase in taxable property brought in t-.bout $2,500 to the city, to say nothing of more street and dog taxes. With prosperity abroad it it. quite certain lower taxes and better conditions in every wav will prevail during the next tweho-month. T Fowier-FIemister Starts New Line Many Important Cases Will Como up lumber And Builders Supplies Added For Consideration And Session j 10 tua l Al,(1 Wuod. Now Clllclals May Last Two Weeks I ul 1,ie rcm P any * K' Blank books of all kind for store kecy - era at- Culver & Kidd’s Mr. Edgar Moran Is down from tit- lant%spending a|few days with his par ents Mr. and Mrs.C. W. Moran. The regular January term of Baldwin superior court will commence next Monday morning at it may continue through two weeks. There are many important cases up for consideration and the attorneys in each instance are well prepared to carry on their work, i However, the docket is so large it will be impossible to clear it in one week, no matter how rapidly business is dispatch ed. Much interest has been created in several of the more notable cases which will be called and a largo crowd will un doubtedly attend the sessions from day o day. j The stockholders of the Fowler-Flem- ister Coal and Lumber Co. have per- ! fected plans for the new business of \ the firm and a complete line of lumber j and builders supplies will bo handled hereafter. Mr. L. S\ Fowler has been I elected president of the company, Mr. Lewis Kiemister vice president and general manager, and Mr. Pierce Shop- |herd secretary and treasurer. | The general progress of Milledgeville «nd the demand for building material I is so satisfactory that the corpo- | ration decided to include a full line and they have equipped themselves to sup- i ply the general public. In addition t o their other business they will soon in- .stall a modern woodworking shop for ; making all kind of dressed lumber and ; supplies. Miss Eleanor Solomon and Mr. Siblev | Ledgers, day bouks Connor, of Macon were guests at «n- I hooks eot. at- journuls, cash tertainmentgiven by Miss Flo.'ide Allen Tuesday evening. Culver & Kidd’s. Coffee, we have a nice blended CofFc at 17 l-2c. and one pound for ten w.up pers. Chandler Pros. I •••ViV<V^>iV»V«V,iViV<i€7iVi,iii>7>iV.<s.iVii »Haw Bank Stoikboltiars To (lava Meeting Scon I WANT to thank the trad ing public for their 1909 trade and for the comincr year I will will promise to offer you the same high class and complete > stock as heretofore, striving always to do the right thing by each cus- The organization of the First Nation al Bank of this city will probably be perfected next week. Mr. J ulius A. Horne, who is behind the movement, has secured 85 stockholders for the new institution, with a total of 461 shares and at tbo meeting a president and board of directors will be chosen. Stock certificates will be issuud tem porarily and the work of getting the bank ready for business will be pushed laoid- ly forward. Dr. Knapp to Speak On ion Work g turner. Yours trulv, Dixon Williams Jeweler Concerning the great effort being made to organize a corn club and which The News has supported since it was launched by Mr. Warren Edwards, the agricultural department has sent out the following notice: A great dea’. of interest has been manifested, editorially and otherwise, | throughout the South, in the coming tour of Ur. Seaman A. Knapp, of the j Department of Agriculture in January. ; and many inquiries have been received j by him asking wl.at topics he will dis- I curs on this journey. Ur. Knanp t&s very kindly consented to furnish the press, and through the press the faim ers, with the subjects of this addresses. At Macon, where he will speak on January 13th, at 11:0 ) A. M.. his topic will be “The Farmers’ Cooperative Demonstration Work or Haw to Teach the Rural Masses at their Homes,” in which will be set forth the value ol such teaching and its immediate effect upon the general prosperity and uplift of the masses. In view of the fact that Dr. Knapp will speak so close to this county it ib quite certain that a large crowd will go to hear hirn. E TAXES, m ENTIRE FLOATING DEBT, ALL NIGHT EIGHTS. BETTER ITER AND IMPROVED STREETS IN 1910 -MILLER S. BELL, Mayor Splendid Prospects Shewn in Annual Message of Mayor, Which Is a Re capitulation of Progress and Prosperity ol The lily For The Past Year, With Many Gnod Things Ahead. Possibilities ol Ad vancement Plainly Pointed Out in The Document. At the first meeting of the new city council held last Saturday night Mayor Bell r.sid the following unnual message: MilDdgcvillo, Oa., January 1st, IlilO, TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN (HTV OF MILLEDGEVILLE: Ger.Miuiien:—I have the honor to pre sent for your consideration my second annual report, briefly reviewing the work of this intmini. tration for tho past y.«r, recommending such future puli' i, ■ as I de. io advisable (or the best iuteres‘ of our city, and giving a full amt eotr.i '.etes statement of its floanclul eonifio i, showihg receipts uud disburse- iuess, and the closo of 1 SHU) finds a gratifying increase over previous years. The deposits in the three local banks are the largest in the history of the city, having considerably weeded the half million mark. Tin growth of the city Is perhaps in now i-u better shown than in tho lmildr:g operations—both mercantile tin I resident. There ieevivv lesson' ft) In lieVo that this urtivu'y wi:i (•outitnre; mid thin- the next year will see equally ns extensive building opera- tueiit# for flio year IllDll, tions. . have ever., r nsou lo feel grat ifh d The assessed valuation of total tasa- witk lie. i.-ogress our city made the past, j Me property lor HIM) was $1,675,896.0) year, a 'd 1 trust, die ruining year will against- $1.697,168 60, tho year before; veer.I i „r wo, i -anguine expectations. ! a gain of $1118,741.60 lor this year, add- l rl nut lelievr there is a eity of its j mg $2,081. 19 to the revenue of the city, size in the State that presents plainer evident of sturdy, healthy, substantial growth not a lino of business but np pears to have been blessed with twelve providing additional funds for that slow but steady increase of expense that must mark the management of a thriv iiig community, no matter how econom- mouths of prosperity. Our merchants ically its busiuuss affairs may be ndiuin- of all desses have enjoyed a good bus-1 isterod. ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR 1909. RECEIPTS. 1909. Jan. 1, Cash balance on hand $ 1,490 21 Taxes oolleoted 1908 4,996 (ft ToxeB COg'eftcd UK ill 19,687 42 Street tax': 1,470.00 Insurance tax 641.02 Business license 6,811.83 Land leased 07.60 Cemetery lots sold 401.25 Polioe Court flues 1,667 76 Rebate from Water Company 750.00 Dog license 197.00 Cadet Barracks rental 600.00 All other sources 66 02 Bills payable 18,000 (X) DISBURSEMENTS, Officer's Salaries » 6,217.56 Water rental 3,290 00 Street, lights _r 3,685.70 dejui’tmcitl , MJWfeBr 1 ’ Wxi XT Total $u6,1*1 a SOURCES. Fire Oemeiery Extra polioe Georgia Military College Eddy High School Bonds redeemed 1,200.00 luterest on bonded indebted ness 1,684.50 Interest oil money borrowed ... Street exponsn including con victs, street paving and Pur chase of equipment Contingent Appropriation Baldwin Blues. Haul fire insurance on City Hall Paid stationery and printing . Zinc street trash cans Refunded taxes over-paid Janitor and flushing -i with , Ur. J. P. Atkinson, «.i.«loo Chairs for City Hall . Plumbing account Surveyor’s level Telephone hill 1908 Telephone bill 1909 VV. T Conn, alloy rent Geo. I) Ouse neer since 1905 Bills payable oil 1908 Bills payable in full 1901) Cash halunco on hand Total LIABILITIES. 86.02 78 09 5,80X00 850.00 1,061.06 ’,744 26 414 04 800.00 97 50 225.81 102 80 198.54 125.0(1 65.()l 41 4b 88.70 62 85 80 60 31 on 86.00 dew equipment added to street depart* ment, and it will bo romombered that the city tax rate this year was not aw high as last year. With earefnl con servative management, the entire float ing debt can bo paid next year and tha tax rate fxr 1010 materially reduced. STREETS. IVrhnps no department of tin) city government has received greater thought, and attention this year than the streets auil rightly so. The appropriation for this purpose exceeds any other made. The street, ncts out for the year 1909 shows an expenditure of $7741 20. This lueliulos the sum of $2351.71 expended in the support, and maintenance of tho seventesn convtr ls now at work on our streets, $1879 91 was used jn purclmta- ing material nse'd in m ;e,»deaiivJhg and bail,lie; eemeio :.n'tc:s on main busi- im'Ks portion of Way no and Hancock siriots. It was necessary lo poruhaHO utuch Bower pipu and lumber (his year in addition to the usual onvrcnt ex penses, the, amount, expended for lum ber alone being $116.94,the greater ptrt being used in erecting permanent quar, tors for our convicts, Also a large iron street roller weighing 11,00b pounds, one mulct aud one horse have beou added to the equipment, In ntj annual report last, year, I ro- commonded and urged that permanent work bo done on our streets, and I am highly gratified that this recommenda tion has been carried out with most sat* isfaetory results. The use of convicts has enabled us to do more permanent work in the nature of filling und grad ing the past year than has been done iir any two or three years in tbo history of the city. Among the most important v. ork done was the flKkig In o.. McIn tosh street, oftlio old Central railroad cut. This of course,entailed considerable (Continued on page 4.) There n. >me pt ople in Milled;;jville who are not using — MULES We have a fresh shipment of well broken Tennessee Young Mules for sale. Call to see us at an early date, we sell for cash or credit. J LANES & ROBINSON. Notice To Stockholders (If first National Bank I have received tie necessary papers from the Comptroller of the United States Treasury to organize the First National Bank, of Miliedgeville, Ga., and stockholders will hold themselves in readiness for the first meeting, which wilt probably be held next week. At that time fifty per cent of the stock subscribed will be called in for organi zation. Please be ready, so that no de lay will be occasioned and we can be able to commence business at the ear liest possible moment. At this m»et irtg a president and a board of directors will be seiecteJ by the stockholders and every one is requested to express their choice. . J. A. HORNE. (I i-h „n • : 1,588 57 ■ Dae December salary officers .1 i uvr due l’Ui/J 5,879 88 [ Dim unapproved acoouuts... . Engine and fixtures 60 09 j Due 4tli quarter waterooutruot Hook uud ladder, reels and Duo December lights hose 1,700 00 Dae interest on outstanding N’ew City Hall aud lot Stal-les and lot Lots at cemeto'y Rebate from Water Go Land on eity commons Equipment slieet department. Property at couviot camp Total coupons not pre- 15,600.00 I Bond 500.00 Bunted 1,600 00 | Due borrowed money 125.00 500 00 2,451.20 200 (X) $29,444.00 Total Liabilities., x Resources over Liabilities .... 1,811.00 .. 8,(Xxi (X) . Ti .tKlo.ou ..$18,38-1.60 Total $29,444.60 BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. Cash on band $1,638.67 Taxes duo tor 1909.. 6.379X3 _ , r , j . . i ! Due by water Go 126.00—$ Redemption Bonds ont stand . . , . . „ . - 1 $20 600 00! Amount of present net float Barracks Bonds out standing . 10,500 (X) oewer Bonds......... 16,000.00 Total $47,100.00 REDUCTION IN FLOATING DEBT. In my report of last year, the city had outstanding indebtedness Dec. 31. 190$, as follows: Due salary of officers $ 450 00 Unapproved accounts 6(X).0Q December electric lights 200.00 4th quarter water contract 822.50 Outstanding interest on bonds • 167.60 Bills payable for borrowed money and fire hose 11,500.00 Total $13,040.00 Against this we bad: Oash od band $1,490.21 Due from 1908 taxes 4,745.83 Dae rebate from water Co. 375,00—80.810.54 Making net floating debt be ginning of this year $7,029.46 The net floating debt at time of this report $4,010.60 Amount paid on Hoating debt this year is — $3,012 86 From the s:atement of Resour ces aud Liabilities this year it will be seen that our Lia bilities amount to $11,060.G0 T1:» is reduced by; ing debt ,043.40 $ 4,016.00 In addition to paying over $3000.00 on oar floating debt this year, all expenses I i connection witli our street paving have been fully paid off and discharged, ' coal. (rood people ij too—and that’s the reason we keep on advertising.” “Our coal makes warm friends.” f owir ' lemister 6 « a| ompani) Phone 152. ♦ c- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ IF YOU WANT YOUR WORK DONE and DONE RIGHT NOW See Jackson. Electrical Wiring proporly and promptly finished, Supplies furnished Telephone No, 380 J. N. JACKSON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.