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UNION RECORDER. MILLEDCEVIM * r >a manes uepOFl ut 3450.00 ervices alleged to have d hte city, amounting heduled .o come <.f tap water eximlnrd. no colon bac. I THF FOLLC'WINC RESOLLTi teria found in any of theni-a bet.| WERE PASSED 3 Affairs lo Members of Counri ! Though oar leg*! bi fdgvvillc. 1.. J.T 020 TO THE HOARD OP ALDERMaN )K THE riTV OF MILLEDGE- VILLE. nary 1. 1920 $ H BALANCE SHEET ASSETS: hospital of the Gc< due ; the adinir is the keep of 1028 the l»r»pe nhably one moat progr.-fsive in the City’** . du«* partly t*» completing the ement programs instituted by administrations, and to fur- i.provemcnts and additions of nd unpaid *ity Hall and lot ''ir<- Building and lot •'•.re Engine and equip* Water Plant, per k'.eU>- mem below Sanitary Sewer* City Hall Furniture Two, Rifle Machine (i Land- -n City Cornmo Stable and lot Unsold Cemetery lots, eluding Tanner prope Equipment, Street I which 12,000.00.1 120,076.51 j 42,500.00 ' 100.00 t 500.00 1,500.00 1.000.00 ; 1 of cast i i,- tbit v approximi I. No exten of lay* cleanline: Rent al, due to th? heavy cost ing sewer lines. STREETS The beauty, general and pleasing appearance of oui streit precludes the necessity o: comment. The men in charge of thi. department deserve great credit foi the appearance of th;* streets; am while a great deal of money wai thenj- quality of water than the prev- year, and equal to that of any twiners has been' year. There are on file in the office 1 :ht. it is proper to commend our of the Water Depurtmcr.t comments : attorney. Judge E. R. Hines, for from Chemists, Bacteriologists, and his energy and ability jn safeguard- Engineers, which would ing the city in thit respect. He hat our water is equal to at:r>ndod practically all meetings of United States. the City Council, and hi* advice and I would regard the Water Depart- counsel have been of great value. mint as being in first clas* shape. POLICE DEPARTMENT vhese needs are of a minor nature. The Police Department in 1928 ar- «nd which will be supplied as the wcre rested 421 offenders, most of .hem funds b?come available. ,1 being for traffic violations and* ft- CASH STATEMENT—WATER stmbling for the purpose of gaming. WORKS DEPARTMENT Of the 424 arrested. 348 were con- Cash on hand January victed in police court, with resulting 1, 1928 $ 1,250.31 fines amounting to 83,974.50. The RECEIPTS State i Sti Gordon, Ga., January .. WHEREAS, J. J. McArti,., , ......... .... rv ! d »" Peace I3ai uj, mgEMt that , thU c<, “ rt tor the pa.; any in th” y cars and has proved it faithful and efficien. official «| u H:s long term of service. Bo It resolved, that this court cr.embl.-d do extend to him heartfelt thanks for his falttfuij Be it further resolved, that ,* resolutions be spread on the [. J of this courL ^ t'. S. INGLESH. J. p. VICTOR DAVIDSON, Atty. W. B. BRANAN, J. p. Miscellaneou Baby bonds safe. It plei told ivements Due on Cemetery lot-- sold Street Improvements, Estimated Moran Springs property Total Deferred: 8 37,6: to slate that th< compl .ed. and that-we now have an up-to-date, well paved, well lighted i it; . commented upon by people all over the Slate as being one of the most progressive in this section of the country. The many visitors who an nually pass through our city have Current: taken note of these improvement* Account* payable :.nd cinried their impressions to all ] Warrants payable parts of the State. The -e improvements having bi completed, it seems to me that should now institute a program of PAVING rigid economy with the end in view Bonds Outstanding S 25.000, of having the city completely out of Bills Payable 22,004. debt as soon as possible. , The city has cash on hand 88.- $ 47,064 092.4b. axes due and unpaid 832.- STREET DEPARTMENT 780.67. and baby bond* unsold Bills Payanle imounting to $10,835.39 items are sufficient to pay all of our street Sweeper current obligations,—both warrants Tractor and accounts payable, and leave a surplus in the treasury, hut due to ! depressed local cond: ions the city, SCHOOLS has bene very lenient in enforcing j Bond issue 1919 payments. * Bond issue 1925 I feel however, that htough these tixe« are drawing 7 per cent interest, • I that they should be collected as quick ly as possible, !n order '.hat we may I Water Works Bonds pay off the above obligations at once. { Sewer Bonds Under a recent decision th? • baby < bonds noted above are now salable, Total Liabilities and 1 also recommend that they be Excess a-sets over liabili- producing offense Water Rental; is for drunks. Fire Hydrants Our Police Department has shown Miscellaneous elf to be effi- ient and courteous. Turn on Fees J I K . in( j ar.d has given universal satisfaction. Sales uoney was RECORDERS COURT Penalties and condi- Our Recorder. Judge George S. Interest treets thut Carpenter, has shown himself to be practically efficient, just, and painstaking m the Total receipt: closed, it is estimated by the Chair- dischaige of his duties. His firm man of the Street Committee thut his stanti against drunkeness has almos. department can be operated in 1929 stam P cd out **»• ottena* locally. It for one half the cost of 1928. might be mentioned in passing that Repairs During 1928 there were "6 block- the Cit >' p * Mcd throu * h Christmas Current and Fuel without n single arrest for this of- Materials and Supplies fenae. Salary and Labor $ 21,489.57 *531.76 18.84 16 .00 L. SIBLEY.’ 418.69 K 8362.350.051 of P avin * ,aid> makin K a total o i iann iTire * *>1 blocks of paved streets within thi LIABILITIES j city limitg> a)| of the very hi|fheSt WATERWORKS Permanent Improvements .. | type of pavinit. The city ha* hu.l M “n>’ ~l*i« »«l replacements Sundries hiss'-« ,n thman the pavinir of 3« inter- «•« necesanry at the water works Insurance '' 'sections not covered by the bond is- dttrtn* the year just passed, due Chemicals I sue of 825,000.00, with notes to the principally to age, and to the floods. Street paving account 7 McDougald Construction Co., amount- The high water that did so much dam- Bonds redeemed ! ing to $22,064.73 included in the age to the entire County did not ! general indebtedne* of the city. *P*re the water works. Twice with- Total Disbursements ® There wree also 150 feet' of side- FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce my ——— for Sheriff of Baldwin caun^l * succeed the late S. L. Terry, j n t L S 23 807 81 !j CCt,0n 10 h* Held Februa O’ IfJ 8 23,80i.8l Your vote and influence win ^ DISBURSEMENTS greatly .appreciated. 1,904.74 ROLAND H. LAWRENCE 5,341.38 ^ 4.821.57 4,850.88 a few days the wuter i FOR SHERIFF o ,,, ,1 1 hcreb >' announce as a candidal! **910*211 f ° r Sheriff ° f B * ldwin ~«nty in tj election to be held February 1st. | will name my Deputy rn the nej issue of this paper. If I should I elected I with my Deputy will p form every duty evolving upon I . *>n*»= on officer " wthout cost to the rountrl I will appreciate the support of t 429.98 612.52 1,040.00 1,000.00 ting Shovel sold immediately, ami the proceeds, together with tax money and o her rash be applied to liquidating our current indebtedness To those who have supported the administration in its program of im- ' ed provements and ex ensions 1 wish to 1 Cu express my -incur.• appreciation an:l tri thanks for their co-operation, anti I 1 ub believe that the great 1.00. property values, the greater prestige $25,1 we hold in the State, ami the greater new bond attractiveness and beauty of the city pay the v e live in more than justify the ex-j Company penditures. i due, as intersect CASK STATEMENT j for general use. On hand January !, 1928 $ 3,925.86 should be spread RECEIPTS. 1928. years, as has 100.251.71 $362,350.05 ANALYSIS itlitions to liabilities are account- Dr as follows: To McDougald truclion Company for puving in- ctions. $22,064.73. It is noted that there were outs.anding for same purpose a bond issue for St re. froi •rth and the top of the levee, inundating our Bala.ice January 1, 1929 $ 672.61 rable pumps and motors in from five to OPERATING STATEMENT , an ,| fifteen feet of water, doing great INCOME: damage to the motors, and covering Water Rental- even the steam plant and boilers, put- Fire Hydrants ting our plant completely out of com- Interests mission, besides causing washouts on Penalties both the lower levee and the cm- Turn on fees tankmen! holding the raw water bas- Sales in. In addition much of our supplier Inventoiy 1-1-28 and equipment were washed away. .. - 2,984.15 The damage was quickly repaired ns Inventory 1-1-29 it was vitally necessary that we get 2,244.70 in operation at once. The town was Gain on Inventory without drinking water or fir* pro tection for about eight hours. The entire personnel of this department EXPENSE: is to be complimented upon their Insurance efficient handling of an extremely Chemicals Jefferson to Clark, and difficult situation. ‘ Current and Fuel «>uth on Wayne S.reet j n addition t c the repairs, the fol- Sundries een to fclntosh. Most of ] ow j njf new equipment was purchased Postage and Stationery •ns will remember the men- Jind iH noW in operati on, ^atly in- Rapirs ■ e iratmn staged on that no- Cl . e . ls j nK our pumping capacity nnd Salaries and Labor n a« dition to the white way lessening the chances of a breakdown: Interest on bonds • street light! ‘ * * ' | walk extensions. Our s ” [ been the cause of much ’ • ailment from visitors, tourists and I , This department stood the brunt of I Ihe expense caused by our two di»- jiistrou.s floods during August, when ) practically every bridge approach and j causeway were washed away or dum- j aged, and side streets made impass able. WHITE WAY I On June 6th the lights were turned j on Millcdgevilles new white way,— beautiful in design, lighting up prac- j I tically all of the business section of j j the city. It forms a perfect cross nding east and west on Hancock voters. 13,188.08 FOR SHERIFF •1,558.00 * w i*h to announce my candidacjj 6.06 f° r Sheriff of Baldwin county si 76.69 jec*. to the rules governing the el. 16.00 l* on to b? held February 1st, as cj 443.59 cd by the Ordinary. I have had many years cxperiei , ns a police officer and pledge my befl services to the county if elected! J Your vote and influence will be imicfc| 260.55 appreciated. | W. J. HAYNIE. 18,648.97* 1 I niy opii issue should li McDougald C .hen these not. thut a etof. added, bringing th. tors entering our city at nigh: thes. lights are very attractive, and nr. the subject of much favorable com CEMETERY Our well kept and beautiful ceme tery speaks well for the men ii charge. Its well kept driveways, it NOTICE OF ELECTION 427.22 ORDER CALLING ELECTION F0R| 940.121 SHERIFF 5,341.38 State of Georgia, Baldwin County. 612.o5 j Office of the Ordinary. 195.73 January Term of the Court of 0nii-| 2,116.59 I nary, 1929. 4,798.03, It having been made to appear ti the Ordinary that a vacancy exists! in the office of Sheriff of said Coub-1 ty, caused by the death of S. Ll Terry, and the unexpired term bein*( longer than six (6) months; It is therefore ordered, that election be held in said county for j the purpose of electing i 4,050.00 !,192.1! ; $ 20,674.11 of this Ordinary expense tax $ 28.186.58 In connection with the pav School tax 14,138.14 tention is called to the fact t Bond tax 14.176.58 city had to pay for the pavir Street tax 561.00 prior to his administration Insurance tax 21.00 the Postoffice, the U. S. A Dog tax 578.00 General ruling that their ugi Business Licenses 8,792.00 with the State relieved them Land leased and .-old 65.00 liability. Also the paving Cemetery lots sold 767.00. Jarrett Springs on North F«ner from police court 3,974.50 j Street, as well us around Baby bond work. Zone 6 1,328.00 Capitol Square had to be as«u Warrants issued 21,179.47 the city, though we are assui Mi-cellaneouv receipts 368.12 we will eventually be reimbui these items by the State. Total to be accounted for$ 98,061.26 During the year the City purchas- D1SBURSEMENTS ed a modern up-to-date Street Sweep- One seventy-five horsepower heavy Accts. Receivable 1-1-28 duty pump, capacity 900 gallons per $9,626.86 minute, for pumping to the city. One Accts. Receivable 1-1-29 fifteen horsepower pump of the same $7,434.67 capacity for lifting water from the creek t othe raw water basin. One chlorinator of the latest type. Also equipment for quickly moving eith- Profit for the year $ er of the pumps if in danger of being BALANCE SHEET flooded. Both of the pump.- referred ASSETS: valks. it- quiet beauty, suggest the to above are equipped with General Cast: on hand $ ‘epose of those who have passed be- Electric Motors. Cas i in bank, open ac- •ond. Very few lots are left in our Among the repairs and new work cou.it •tmetery, and it will only be a ques- might be included the raising of Levee Cash in bunk, savings nc- .ion of a few years until extensions thirty inches above high water mark, count vill have to he made. This matter the repairing and raising of the. levee Plant and Improvements ins been giv n consideration by thi- around the raw water basin, a new 1-28, $103,487.77 Add- idministration *md plans worked out drainage system, the repairing of the id 1928 $5,536.76 whereby an extension may be made clear water basin, new wiring, and Furniture and Fixtures tnd at the same time its park like many other things, of a minor nature. Accounts Receivable: ippeorancc retained. i. wns f oun d advisable to build a Customers, $1,676.26 round HEALTH AND SANITATION new sewer line from the State Farm City $5,258.41 t’nyne While there are many cases of In- to a point below our water works. Inventory e old 1 Duenna in Milledgeville at present. This wns agreed upon by the State icd by ^ ibis is .a national condition, and one Prison Commission, and the materials Total assets to general il that lhat we are powerless to guard purchased under an appropriation of statement $ 120,076.51 I election. ;*d for Hirainst. Our city is. and has been the legislature prior to the present LIABILITIES Witness my official signature, peculiarly free from ordinary dis- administration. However it was found Outstanding Bonds $ 79,500.00 this January 7th, 1929. 874.861 to the said S. L. Terry, to hold offirJ I for the unexpired term ending^ December 31, 1932. 115.43 j It is fur her ordered that said t jtion he held in all of the voting pre-| i».36|cincts of said county on Friday, the I j 1st day of February, 1929, which day | 550.82 J is hereby appointed by me as time for holding said election. It is further ordered tha. a copy of I 109,024.53 this order be published in the Union | 200.00 I Recorder, a public gazette of | county, nnd at the Court Hous | said county and at three (3) or i 6,934.67 j of the most public places of said | 3,244.70 county twenty (20) days previous to I the said election, which publication I I shall operate as a notice of the said j Officers salaries $ Street work White Way and Street Lights Fire Department Extra Police Georgia Military College Eddy High School Interest on ponds Bonds redeemed Ci*y Hospital Baldwin Blues 5,298.50 2,670.45 2.048.07 162.30 11.861.13 2,111.25! 9.515.00 3,000.00 1.500.00 300.00 312.00 620.65 of $6,920.00. ments on this, as well as other items are being me: when due, and al interest charge.- kept up-to-date. With the streets paved, and thi proper cquipme the opinion tha f the healthiest that the appropriation was insuffici- Accounts Payable * cities in the State. Great care is ent, and the City Council, working in Total liabilities t , taken to keep our streets clean, gar- close harmony with the Prison Com- 1 bige removed and properly disposed mission, agreed to underwrite the r?- era’ statement of, to prevent unsanitary conditions, mainder until the next session of the Surplus 1 The city is continuing the free distri- legislature in June. This is entirely I button of disinfectants, which has un- a State proposition, and there is nn 5,030.51 gen- Bonds and Fir Feed lo pr Insi 189 Intel indebtedness Printing & Stationery Light*. City Hull & Fire Department An o & D..g tags White Way celebration Serum for dog innocula- lon Alley & Shed Rent Mircellrneous Sanitation debts against the City, exclusiv bonds, within two years, without any increase in taxes, after which time there should be a material reduction, as the upkeep of the streets will be greatly reduced.—the Streets and sewers having been our largest item of expense. Of the accounts payable, approxi mate $5,000.00 is owed by the Water Works, i $ 120,076.51 n hand, I am of j doubtedly helped to keep our city doubt as to the appropriation being aCHtruLS can liquidate all free of disease breeding germs. This made to comple.e the work. It will be noted from the cash W. H .STEMBRIDGE. Ordinary Balwin Co. G>- I veil that al ?. within f. Th? State 61.86 Water Work: 38.20 H Olty. 196. xpense is large, but is believed to be This will be when finished one of port that there was collected in 1928 a paying proposition from a health the most complete and best sewer the sum of $14,138.14 for school standpoint. New additions to the lines ever built in Georgia, connect- purposes, of which amount $11,861.13 sewer system have made it possible ing nil buildings, including the Train- was turned over to the Georgia Mili- for more citizens to abandon the old ing School for Boys, and emptying tary Collgec, and $2,111.25 to the surface closets, and it is hop?d that at a point considerably below our Eddy High School .leaving a balance all of them will be eventually done water plant. This work is being done unexpended of $165.76. In addition, away with. under the supervision of a first class the Council last year canceled .all FIRE DEPARTMENT sewer engineer of the Harwood Bee- ter bills against the Georgia Military The Fire Department answered 15 be Company. The line from the College, and agreed to furnish' them •hich repre-l calls during 19.’8, and extinguished tubercular camp has been completed, with water free, this however to be ment, and it is bc-| 12 of thi 1 * fires with trifling loss. The that from the women’s ward over applied by :h<yn to improvements at f these bills will be | other three,—The residence of Capt. half- finished, nad the remainder is the Grammar School. This item repri or three months. I J. H. Ennis on West Montgomery under construction. It is expected st-nts ns additional sum of $1,492.31 rm sewer line, com- Street, Benson’s Bakery on South that this work will be completed in for school purposes, connection with the - Wayne Street, and G. J. Adam’s its entirety within 60 to 90 days. CONCLUSION is not considered a store on Pine Street, all occurred Incidental to the paving program. In conclusion, I wish to express to r :s a direct nblign- i during the early hours of the morn- it was necessary to make many each of you, and to the appointed 65.50 tion against the State of Georgia, i ing.—between midnight and day- 100.00 “nd there is every atsurance that the light, and were almost total losses , rext legislature will appropriate i when the alarm was sounded. This 74.75 funds to cover this expense in full. ! department is in excellent condition. 'ange.- in our water mains, to lay head of each department, my sincere i ii* service lines, etc. Stubs were thanks and gratitude for your hear-, •un out from under the paring in :y co-operation in striving to make trr , v m- r.ticipation of future extensions our city the progressive and up-to-! to feel stronger and “hie to ao 76.00 SEWER EXTENSION _ j well equipped, and manned by a cap- new mains laid where necessary, e'.c. date community that it has become, I 52.00 During the year 1928 there were, able crew. A total of 3,976 feet of new mains and it is my earnest desire that wc 2,293.91 I.vd 3,035 feet of new -ewer lines, » LEGAL DEPARTMENT were laid, seven new .fire plugs in- continue through 1929 in harmony 11,903.44 >• meet the needs of our glowing The year of 1928 has been prac- stalled, and over 200 additional me-\ard with the best interest* of the 8,253.42 community, to reach new residences, tically free from legal entanglemcr: ter? put into service, this latter great- city at heart. rnd to get ou from under the pnv- The case of J. H. Holloway against >> -vasing our revenue from this To thi* end I pledge you the best $ 89,968.77 ing in anticipation of future exten-1 the city, brought over from several department. that is in me. r ons. The most expensive extension administrations pist was settled for — tb« Ft-’t** Board* of Respectfully submitted, in treusury Jan- ’ sewer was that providing for the} $500.00. TSe case of Warren H. -'•a- h<'w 12? r-amples M. E. PENNINGTON, Mayor. WEM, iUN-DC'nH AUbu Uij CmM Hudlr lift Her IkaL Be{» T» Feel Stnager After Takkf CvfaL Loxley. Afc^—'T *u in an awful !»d state of health,” says Mrs. Charles Jerkins, of this place. *1 was all run-down and weak as couia be. I did not have the strength « a kitten. Some days I could harat lift my head from the pillow. “I looked like a skeleton. I so thin and haggard. Ii 1°°* my win power to drag mystlf arouna the house. I never walked any tar ther than I had to. lor - hurt me to stand on my feet. “My back and sides hurt me untu I thought I could not stand It. *T saw myself growing weaker and I did not know w* 1 * 11 " do. I tried several things but nothing helped me. . “One day I read about how women had been helped by takmg Cardul. so I thought I would tri »• I found It a splendid medicine ter I <*g»n to Uke It. I soon bcgM ttamt tin® toJStPSS I have taken Cardui when I was run-down In health, has never failed to help Cardul should help y° u * 1 a bottle today.