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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