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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
THIRD YEAR
THE CITY DADS
important business
The License Ordinance Defin
ing the Differenc Between
a Dray and a Bsgaage
Wagon Was a Very
Knotty Problem
wcilm «tin g August
Present Jno. D. Moore, Mayor,
couneilmen W. A. Wright W T.
<,tterfield, IL R- Miller, Walter
Harris. W. J. Neel, H. G. Stoffre
gan D. B. Hamilton Jr., T. J.
McCaffrey, A.B. McArver and J.
F. McClure.
y ote of citizens Hook & Ladder
C(> for SSOO and interest on ac
count of purchase of truck for use
of Hook A Ladder Co., ordered paid
„ u t of fire department funds.
Ordered that W. 11. Adkins be
permitted to hang his sign back
where it was until within the last
two days.
Fine of C. L. King, Street car
conductor remitted. The report
of committee on license of baggage
transfer adopted. Report as fol
lows. The ordinance committee to
whom was referred the issue be
tween the draymen and baggage
transfor wagons of Home, be to
submit the following report.
The ordinance to fix a license
tax for the fiscal year begining
April Ist., 1894, places a license
as follows:
On baggage transfer wagons. $20.00
On one horse drays, 10.1'0
The questions raised are-First:
Can a drayman, under a ten dol
lar license, transfer baggage? Sec
ond: If he cannot, can he by pay
ing an additional ten dollars, ob
tain a baggage transfer license in
addition to his dray license, enti
tling him to do both a baggage and
a transfer business for $20,00?
Under the ordinance referred to
it seems clear that the council in
tended to make the business of
draying a soperate and distinct
busim-s from that of transferring
baggage. It is understood that a
drayman may handle and haul
anything in the shape of movable
property except baggage; and that
a baggage transfer is limited to
the one item of baggage. The ques
tion then is. what constitutes
"baggage”? Webster defines it as
‘‘trunks and other articles carried
by a traveler.” Generally, it may
be said, whatever is checked or
carried as personal baggage by a
traveler comes under the head of
baggage. And the baggage trans
fer is limited strictly to this class
"f property, while the drayman
can take any and every other kind
"I movable property, and may
'■ven handle trunks when moved
from one part of the city to anoth
er and not carried by a traveler as
baggage.
It seems clear that if a transfer
"agon hauls freight or it used for
the purpose of draying, the owner
must in addition to his transfer
icense, take out a dray license:
au d it a dray man engages in the
business of transferring baggage,
ha must take out a bagage—trans
cr license in addition to his dray
ICHURe >I here can be no tacking or
T icing of license in other words
a rayman who has paid ten dol
ars for bis license, cannot by pay
ing an additional ten dollars se-
Ure a transfer license.but he must
!'<q tbs the full price of twenty
collars for transfer license.
I af- ' * ’uight arise where it would
. ( ’'bcult or even imposssble
’ p ‘ 1 no a baggage transfer wag’
111 time to deliver baggage to
■' outgmng train, when a dray-
S' 1 be accessible. And
dr»v' a relll6a ' ou the part of fa
Z’h V 5 baul a Itrunk or other
Ber - ’ ' * a Kn a gf> wou’d result in
blv lllCo,lveu > ei ice. And possi
casPM \\’ 8S i° a traveller, In such
> e 'Link the ordiuence un
reasnr" 'i '^ rat ’ On should have a
tion Ar'iu liberal constuc
be al’ • 'i Jat ’h o draynian should
withoi ►' t 0 haul the baggage
«o "S rr, " B , “ P' o ” 1 ’
• >ut we do not think,uu
der the existing ordinance that a
drayman working under a ten dol
lar license should be permitted to
go to depots and hotels solicting
baggage transfers that pay a twen
ty dollar license te dothat parti
cular business and who are restrict
ed tmdei that license, to tLe spe
cific business ot transferring bag
g"g”
We are aware that this conclu
sion will work what appears at
first g’auce to be a bar dsh’p on
drajmeu who have heretofore been
handling baggage uudei a ten dol
lar dray license bul our duty is to
enforce the law as we find it. And
as license have been taken out and
paid ft rto do a transfer business
under tins ordinance. It is plain
that we must protect the holders
of such 'icense, and enforce this
law of the City, until the same
shall be changed or repealed. Re
spectfully submitted.
Walter. Hanis Chairman.
W. J, Neel, and J, F. McClure.
Ordered that chairman of build
ing committee furnish ice tickets
at the City Hall.
The matter of settlement of wa
ter worse account continued until
next regular meeting.
Petition of D. R. Mitchell and
others for opening a street through
McCrary’s lot in the Fourth Ward
laid on the table.
Committee to inquire whether
the City was getting the character
of light required by the contract
with the Electric Co., continued
until next regular meeting,
Report of Sexton for July ac
cepted, showing two deaths for
tae mouth, one colored infant,
and one colored between seventy
and eighty years old.
Petition of George VV, Trammell
for reduction of Brick Yard license
laid on the table .
Petition of T. J . Ford et al for
amendment of city charter so as to
extend limits and include laud be
tween the Rome & Decatur and C,
R. &C. Road and the present west
limits of the Fourth Ward refer
red to the ordinance committee .
G. B. Johnson having sold his
business at the same place to
Pierce Roserj a transfer license is
granted.
The price of the City Code was
fixed at two dollars each and the
Clerk was authorized to sell them
at that amount.
Financial statement of the Clerk
was read, and the following ac
counts were passed and ordered
paid.
Chas. I Graves. Water works Dept. $53 75
.. .. u «• “ “ 58.05
D. W. Curry “ “ “ - y G °
G.T. Ried “ •' “ 3 35
I. F. Davis, Mgr. •• “ '* W.-”-’
Jas. Douglas & Co. “ “ “ 3
Montague & Co. Street “ 104.32
S. Carnochan “ “ 9 - (w
R J. Ragan *• “ 8 - 89
M. W. Brett “ “ 10 26
Brown <S Coilier Relief “ 1M
S. S. King & Co. “ “100
Patton Sash. Door & Bld’g. Cemetery “ 3 -75
Fletcher Smith Police “ 1-*®
J. H. &F. M. Jefferies Pub. Bld’g “ -45
John Procter Fire “ S- 25
Fletcher Smith Contgt “ 2.50
.> *• “ 3.25
G. M. Battey Cemetery “ 5.70
Cundell Lumber Co. Fire “ 356
RomeHdwCo. “ “ 132
p.D. Roser Cemetery “ 8-9»
L.G.lodd Relief \\ 8-®»
Terhune, BerryHdw.Co. “
.< •• •. “ Street ‘-‘O
„ ~ >< •• Fire “ 3 -B<*
„ » •< •< Cemetery “ 1-25
„ u •* “ “ “ “.45
Rome Electric Light Co. Gas & Light “ 4M.10
T. C. Smith R el,e L .. mto
Fletcher Smith Con.gt -»-< u
Council adjourned.
Halsted Smith,
Clerk of Council.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
The six Months old Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Towns.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock,
the Angels called at the home of lit
tle Mary Fern Towns and tenderly
clasping the baby spirit, winged
their swfft flight to the beautiful <i ;y
of God.
‘ The funeral wißoccur froir the
residence of Mr. Durham Allen, the
grand father of the little one, at 4
o’clock this afternoon,
’’ he many friends of the parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Towns, will sym
pathize with thmn in this taking of
their first born and onl? child.
ROME GEORGIA. TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST. 14 1894.
.IT HAS PASSED.
The Tariff Bill has at Last Been
settled.
PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE.
.Is all That is Needed to now
Make it a law. Will he Sign
or will he Vteo it, thats
the Qnestion
now.
Washington, August 14 —All
that ry uains now to make the
senate bill a law is the president’s
signal rue and s >me believe though
without good grounds that he will
withhold his signature or possibly
veto it.
The hili is not so good a one as
the house wanted or as the party
had a rigljt to exuect but it is so
tar superior to the McKinley act
that noons who cherishes the hope
of ultimate free trade or who be
lieves m tariff reform could con
scientiously hinder jts passage
Phis was the feeling which
prompted Speaker Crisp to with
daw nnnfutiy his forces from the
field when he saw how hopeless
and even disastrous it was to con*
tinue the fight.
It was this view which urged
Mr. Wiisou to call a caucus of
democrats and advise its accept
ance. The sial wart Turner ex
pressed these views m bis ciasb
with Reed today and it was this
patriotic determination to alle
viate the sufferings of the people
even to any extent which caused
182 democrats to vote for its final
passage
It is U’ked about the corradors
tonight that one reason why free
sugar, free coa., and free iron were
put through the house tonight was in
compliance with an expressed de
mand from the white house, so that
the president could tell within the
ten days given him to hold the bill
exactly what disposition the senate
intended making of them if they pass
any or ah of these it is said he will
sign the bill. If that body treats these
measures as is their habit of treating
pop gun bills, then Le will veto the
tariff document and hold congress
together until another and more satis
factory bill is sent to him Phis seems
feasible and yet hardly probable, for
the country clamoring for a settle
ment of the question and commerce
needs it as a drowning man needs
land under his feet.
There was little of the enthusi
asm displayed in the passage of
this bill which usually accompan
ies the passage of any important
measure. Senators were thick
aoout the housa and the galleries
were crowded, but, comparatively
speaking, there was littieapplaud
ing. I'he democrats hissed the re
publicans, and the republicans
hooted the democrats.
I'he denucrats were somewhat
soro on themselves, and many
showed ill tempers as they sat
down to tho crow feast.
But this chagrin did not equal
any part of the indignation and
despair expressed as well as felt
by the republicans. They were
deluded by Tom Reed, the nar
rowest of politicians, and had
cherished to the last the hope that
the bili would be defeated. When
they finally and fully realized
that their beloved McKinley act.
that foster mother of trusts and
monopolies, was going to be re
pealed and a democratic measure
substituted for it, their bitterness
was intense, and try to hide it as
best they could, they showed it in
many ways the anguish of their
overthrow The Georgia delegation
stood solidly behind the speaker
in every move, lu tact, an almost
solid democratic side stood with
It was 10:30 o’clock last night
when tho programme outlined by
the speaker at 10 o clock this
morning was concluded
HARM THAT GOSSIPS DO.
Cbattam oga, Tenn., Augui t 13_
—Mrs. J. H. Strouud, formerly of
Acworth, Ga., took morphine and
whiskey on Saturday, Ihe drug
and the liquor made her wild and
she alarmed the neighbors.
Physicians saved her. It is
said that gossiping neighbors had
told her things which made her in
sanely jealous of her husband, Dr-
Stroud.
W. M. BRIDGES
Has a Word to say to Public,
Teachers.
SOME INFORMATION 1
(
Which School Teachers would
do Well to Read, and Gov
ern Themselves Ac
cordingly. About Pay
ment of Te e chers.
The new law with reference to the
quarterly payment of teachers, de
mands some explanations by the
county Board of Education to which
attention is hereby called.
The State School Commissioner
instructed the county Boards of Edu
cation to audit accts for all the time
made in the first quarter. That is,
where schools had been running
three months or 60 days to audit
acts for that time; and where they
had run for any less time, dowi to
m month, to audit all accts accord
ingly-
According to this ruling of the
State School Commissioner, we wer e
due the teachers of the couuty from
$18.60 to $69.75 (according to the
time taught by each, and salary set as
a basis of apportionment.) We had
only money enough at the end of
first quarter to pay three fourths of
the aggregate of these accts; which
est one fourth of these accts unpaid.
At the end of the second quarter we
hau only enough money to pay
the other fourth of accts due on first
quarter. So all the accts of the sec
und went over to the third quarter
without one dollar of them being
paid.
A great many teachers and their
creditors, have been disappointed at
(he practical working of the new sys
tem of payment; and no doubt, failed
to understand the apparent inequali
ityof the settlement. While this
may be the case, in a number of in.
stances, we want to say most positive
ly that the Co unty Board of Educa
lion, is in no sense responsible for
what appears to be an unjust dis
crimination made in settlements'
Take for illustration: Under the order
of the State School Commissioner, we
owed all first grade teachers, on the
31 si day ot March, who had taught
«'0 days $69,75 ; and we paia of that
amount, out of the fund of the first
quarter, $52.31 ; leaving $17,44 which
was pai 1 out the fund of the second
quarter—making $69,75 in the first
six months of the year. Then take a
first grade teacher, who had taught
only one month at the ~end of tho
first quarter, and the Board owed
him only $ 23.25 on the 31st day of
March; and we paid him $17.43
leaving $5 82, which was paid out of
the fund of the second quarter
making $23.25 in the first six months
of the year. It is a fact that & very
large per cent of the school? which
began on the first of March had fin
ished the term of 5 months or 100
days by the 31st of July the time of
settlement for second quarter. Yet
according to terms of settlements we
were only able to pay such teachers
the sum of $23.25 on the 31st of July 1
while we paid all first grade teachers
who began on the Ist of Jan, and fin
ished without a vacation, the sum of
$69.75 on tbe3’st of July—at th e
same time we paid the teacher who be
gan bis school on the 1 of March the
sum ot $23.25, though each teacher
had completed bis term of 5 mouths.
What has now been said in refer
ence to first grade teachers is true
with reference to second and third
grade teachers, who taught the same
amount of time—though at a differ
ent salary per month. It is true, at
the close of the scholastic year, each
teacher of the same grade, will re
ceive the same amount of money for
the same number of months taught;
yet it is also true that a very large
per cent of the teachers of the county
received nearly half the money they
will get for the whole year, inside the
first three months, while a large per
cent of the balance will have to wait
the whole of the middle aix months
for their money though the who'e 5
months service has already been ren
dered, But we repeat again, whatev
er may appe ir to be inconsistent ifi
the practical working of the ru'e
payment, the County Board of Edu’
cation, is in no sense responsible— it
b as only carried out the instruct ions
of the State School Commissioner,
which is the law so to do.
I desire to make a statemen', also,
as to the probable amount, the teach
ers will get at the eud of the 3rd and
4th quarters. The stare School Com
missioner hai on hand at tha en I of
the first quarter, $469,000.00; at the
second, $150,000,00; and probably
have at the end of the fourth quarter,
$500,000.00 as $1,300,000 00 is the
approximate estimate tor the whole
year. So I suggest to tho teachers of
the county that they need not make
their calculations to get but little mo
ney at the end of third quarter, a H
there will not be more than 50 per
cent of the acts that were audited m
the second quarter which we will be
able to pay at that time, I suppose
the amounts for each teacher will run
from SIO.OO to $25.00 according to
the amount o' time tendered in the
seconed quarter.
I desire to suggest to all the teach,
ers of the caunty that have taught the
full five months to call at this office at
once and get a blank to make out the
usual annual report—This will gi’e
me a better opport unity to be iu time
with my work at this office for final
settlement.
A great many teachers have com
plained that they did not find me at
the office the past ten days to make
quarterly payments. In reply I will
say that the Board of Education ca.it
afford to pay me to stay in tbe eflice
far the convenience of a few teachers
who do nut take the papers—That the
law only requires me to publish in
the papers; and further that iny busi
ness is demanded just now in visiting
the schools.
W. M. BRIDGES. C, S, C
Rome, Ga,, Aug. 14. 1894
JIM AND PETE MEET.
They Discuss a Fight but do not
Agree on a Place.
New York, August 14.—There
will be no fight between Corbett
and Jackson. The two heavy
weights met this afternoon and
called each other bluffers and fi
nally declared all negotiations
looking toward a meeting between
the two off. The two men met at
Jackson’s room in the Grand Un
ion hotel, Corbett going there with
Manager Brady, upon receipt of
word from Jackson that he could
not meet the champion until to
morrow. The request for delay an
gered Corbett and he proceeded
at once to Jackson’s room. Cross
ing the room to where Jackson was
sitting, Corbett said to him:
“I want to fight you. Come now ;
get down to business.”
‘‘lt’s about time you did,” re
plied Jackson.
This angered Corbett and each
called the other “bluffer.”
“I am too much of a gentleman
to call you a liar,” said Corbett
when Jackson said he did not want
to fight. Then each called the oth
er more names. Jackson positive
ly refused to fight in the south
and offered to fight him to a finish
before the National Club in Eng
land. Corbett said they would be
permitted to fight only twenty
rounds there and refused this of
fer.
Finally they could not agree on
any place in the north where they
could fight and began again to call
each other bluffers. They declared
everything off and shaking hands
Corbett left the hotel.
Hon. Frank Wright, of Cave
Spring is in the city today.
Hon. Seab Whatley, one of
Floyd’s best farmers and an all
round good citizen, is in Rome to
day.
A glorious revival is in progress
at the Baptist church at plainville.
The man who complains at this
weather not being hot enough,
must be a hog.
IO CENTS A WEEK
IT WAS IMMENSE
How a Camping Party Spent a.
Pleasant Time in
BEAUTIFUL VANS VALLEY
Everyboy was Happy, and Ev
erything went as,Merry as a
Marirage Bell. AH's •
Well That Ends
Well.
To seek quiet enj >y in-nn. araxdstr
the serene charms of nature, while
the dog star bolus bis sway is
most natural and universal lucLds
tiou of mankind,or of woman eith«
er as far as that is coueer-ned-
Deep forest shades ana' graeey
platts, and clear rippling: bsooke-.
singing there songs on tbeir-’vay
to the sea.are at this season 1 ofr‘As -
year ata premium aud thei?: en
chanting influences woo maa away
from his ordinary vocation. Happy
those who laying aside a’b ?
and leaving behind ail wory and
can hie themselves away to seek,
scenes like these.
Among the happy mortals whom.'
lately have sought and found such
charming invironments haw? be
several prominent and well known
families of the beautiful Vane-
Valley.
It has long been the anual cus
tom of Meers Alec. White, W. F>
Vlong imtery,and Hugh,Mo ngomt- I
ery with their interesting families
to take a week off and camo, and I
fish.and have a good time general- I
’ y ‘ .
The scenes of their Anual outing
is.located on the banks of Big
Cedar Creek at a place near Glenns L'l
Springs.
'lhere last w’eek they gather ?d anti
with some invited friends made up as
jollv and happy a party as ever tried la
dodge the heat ind find relaxation
and fun among the serene solitudes of ’
nature. The bright, and beautiful
and rolicking young ladiesj who
were of this party added perpetual
life and animation to the Enc amp-,-'
ment.
The fun, the frolic, the practical '•/
jokes,brought peel after pesl of m wi
cal laughter that woke the echoes- J
from early morn till late at night in i
the grand old wood, Under ft eir g >
nial influences jovial. Alee White and . ;
Will Montgomery seem to be bufe
school boys, Such rare and unalloyed ■
enjoyment was not to be oondnecl L
to those who first made up th»
camp A number of young men,friend*. J
of the campers made it very convert" -
ient to visit them dining their so- |
journ in the woods am* ngdhem we» |
Messrs Jether Bridges, G M,Allen ansn
Mr Ennis of Rome,Mr,Dunn of Seiran
Ala, and others,
Mr. 'lhomas Lovelace his- ao- |
complished wife and charming I
daughter, of Atlanta were there
and among the fun makers nonJ
took ahand quicker or held hhuMvrt
better than this genial sunny
hearted, fellow—as much a boy a?
he was a quarter of a centuary ago*
Among the young ladies besides
the daughters of the planters from,
the Valley were a number of il>
vited guests.—
Chattanooga, was represented by' t ■
charming Miss Betterton, visiting,
Mr. Whites family : from Cedar
town come Miss Lillian Boca & j
very pretty young lady : Sanders- ;
ville, contributed Miss Taliaferro
a most attractive young lady. Miss , |
Orndorff of Cave Springs and Miea , ?
Lane of Jacksonville, Ala. r ad - ’
ded their interesting personalit’et: |
to the occason, The whole weeu W
was one of pleasure and fan
evereybody seemed to fully enjoy fli
the surroundings and to give way
to the spirit of innocent amuse - I
ment.
It is certain that those who we. •
fortunate enough to be entertain
ed there by crowd O
will not soo' ’t the / .
memory of
the banks
on the rr
some ra