The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 308, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 17, 1905 Page: 5 of 12
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I)lILY:13T:07Ur.:.DAYJi;0inN(' JAKVAHY 17; ir05-
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.sons Arepife With tYeaf Ending Dsccimkr
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-City Contrqllep Tom Brlnghurrt .completed bis annual report sad filed
Ui g Jor9Bl4erikm of fcis alderrnen
v'i i...ft;i.' ' v-w'
Tee failure to hold teiiloa prTited IU Wng read to' oren session
; ot the -council however. and the mult fa It li on the eJeiJer la the Office
!;'fflt'Mpqr't4Mri w tiVtrtderatlott jot the body it It meeting Monday
i iimtoktvlWKV. P11 sesgloB will be cglled-m the tateifm.
Tble retwrt 1 replete with facU of Interest as it snows la exact deUll every
A ;tnaloji-M thfrejty during the yeas Just ended.-." .VS'.?' v
' '"j " yYo'ra it' tte fofiowlnc data'of Interest to the taxpayers of the city are taken
and aqcfardata show tally not only the transections for the last year but com--iiilfai
BiVaaso SrltS' ttyti - l;&J&i'-J...- wrUw.iAw-
i- .Tha'peae:etith Jpartajrota aa wmphred with their budget allow-
v ances are fc pjioW Wi
.f "wtement of -prtmnt pnua Tor -
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E(rUttvM agror .(...'...r.i..i.....
CHy council .'.........i.......w
t "'J''"'-"";"
; yinno Department-- V "
rrmurer i.iv..v-...(k...A..
ity hn ;.'..'..:....."t.f;;.;.;.;.
t. i Amnor ud IUotor. ........
. Jflcelliiewj-
t lijr nikll ...... i. . ......
. Board of iDDrtlmmeut
'- : KlMiloiW -......t....Ai.i..'.V. ........
Itainaae Kyt cturrt t oprtnnt.
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Publl
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tubllo IMucatlba UorMtioa and; Art
' mvmom oaiMinf
Bcnooia-oia debt
g. .... mm. appropnauoo ...........
Jobwilaher.reraBua
S.?fj0 W and CiTOtlllbrarr
. atorrie oti(lcU .....ti
i j;iiii j.;;-. Aiwiy' 1
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howtaal budget' allowanoee ever txpenee
t-.-v i .v' ...UNOCO
' i tSf?L552;e endd IVsmbr Hi. HOC m Increaaed In
. ' W0.'?- f 1100.000 vat leaned (n 1M3 and wii the.balanoa of the
.brae of. $300000 of that year for paTtairirifli grarel. The pnrcnaaer of that
' v JfJ'SE.100000 itn'ttt other 100000 la January. lt)04. The
iv"'"v' "fraaauiama naae or uctoMr 1 104 for ImproTenteat pur-
?.y '.4L. the
orm grn
REVENUE AND
A reaapltulatloa made from erhlbft B ahows total- rerenM for the
a-UUW a a ) a . . 4 .
Total expenra for the current year
i 9 Vf (
...ISc1 W rerenuo orer expente
:a.
t
-' 'H v APPROP'RlATlONn
!fhe total amount of the 1904 budget aa
V
wbtch vai lubsequently laereaaed aa folloira:
By ordinance of September 1 liH for school buildings....
By ordinance of October J4 1904 for sundry departments .
My ordinance tot Carnegie library
Br ordlnanMt tnr nw
. I mww ...v BMUHI .....('.
By excess of school reTonues orer estimate
Making total 1804 appropriations
The IncreasaUi expensed of year W04 oVeV those' of year "1903! " W
shown to' bm T?rft i?" rf 1904 w " 01 Tear 1
?Z.Z-!Wl ncrea.ee In both expenses and w
r.eldent-no donbt to a progTeJve city.-'
dENOAL 1AL0CE SHEET.
Comparative general balance sheet December a 1904 and MM-
...... ... - ..jjsamn.
Available C"h-In handa of city rreaaurer
Market fire and aewer funds
General fund
ravins; fund
Bchool fund
1" f'C 'rm ayatem fund..!;;'.;."'.'." -
fk-hooj bulldlnf fund.:...; " ' "
.Bond fund ..i.....w.y't.i..r"i
. special depoaiu .n!..!.;.;:..:;;:::';
: .- Total art m hands elly treasurer.
In other bandit -
Board at lleuldrtton. ..:..-. ; ; - :
Cltjr aaMtaorand collecter..!;'..""' '
Police dewrtmtnt .
City -aearenmr ........ ...
E'ertoal depHftmant i::;""."-
Warkat muter ...;...v.....:." '
'o&'l:...:.;;..;.i.:r ' V
f -4 Vlt
aar;.na collector;:;;
ir;t . Total
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Tafalan) .j.i-..
1 ; i ti 4'
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. 1 Mil IK FU. I . I .. . . . - . -.
rale Not l
H' 1 2 ' !F"r department
aneoui-Scbadule No. .
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.aatlnaant:.
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i 1 Prareriy aitl tonprovirneiila-Sch'd Ko
; . ; Total sijIs':.V;. .i..i.-;UV.Si.......
. jf 1 Warrnt outrtandlnf (schedule Nov 4).".....
! & I Audited aouchers achedul No ) ...ft....
ij . oiiib payanie innua K95 H.....;i.rM.
bp- ( Interest' menied m nondM dM. ........'
:):vj J flpeclsj deposit Owhedule No. 7)..... ...... '
:y r jwutcttuaniousi (scnaauD uo. fl.
;s VtT VTotal eurrentflabUIUei..;..;....
f. Aaferred- IS i fi
''"":;'!' JWIacallaneouSjlnlaiBa' aoortf..
.- i . ' 'Tot
atal aoferrsd ttaMHtMsi..t........'.....:'.
fataj earrent and-dafarnN IktblUtles
.Hcantmaant- -
. r V Houston Watsr eompaay....(.f .k
"Refund pavemsnt certificate..'.....
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yf 'crttrtni of Mni stoijrto.fcpw taxen e ;rj;'iaft) o:i)nai)e -.
Kxoess of sEM'ta over UaWlltln......
Total ltilll ties
of Gtys Reyent:: arid
' . ; t . i
at their esflos of yesterday after-
thet ear: end Decwnber 31 UM
juaoant .. 'aanoaat Amount
Amount
of deficit of txnu.
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turn
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expenses and revenues
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Omntl 'Ommiwiit-U depetrtment:
C4iy attorney- onioe...
' Tineme Iepw; ttaoet-Clty
1 and
. inianin ........m.. .......T..a....
AdvortUlns and U... ...... '.vV.-
. ... ... J" sj" ;..'
jJ i'Tt ...... is
' ; Total aejural fwernment..... ........
j Public 8afTPollc tartBoott - . '
. 'Special dotaJU. and appolataente. .;.
Pound feca i...tiL....... ........ .
I i .- Du Uceniwa...
"ii'.'V"' s - u - ' . '.
i Total l
. Corporation GouiV-Flnee mod oU.
- fn Oepai-tmat..-......i.w.M.
BcaTencer department .............
. Cttjr gealev .mv...m.w....4v....m.4.
' Boiler Inaaaetor '.:.. ' i;..; ;;:.'
- . InapectloB fees
? Bnatnecra eumlnatlon teea.
? Totai-;;...'.......'.-........v.'.!...t5.
Eleotiieal departiAent'..ri.W..i."'
Total public Mfety.
IhiMlfl'Worka-atv.iriiiear:'i'''r';.' ' ' ? ii.:
. Hureey faaB-............rt...if...;..j' s' 73 tja v ;v M0 4 t 7
BuUdfna- eermltt
PlBmWna and aewer inspection feei.
uiner ........
-ree-tv
Total ..'........... ...........
Street and bride departmeojti......J.
. ..... . ... -t
-' Total' publlo ork...i .
otodu-tri
PuMlo EdUoation Keoreauon.and Art-t
esa iiouaion parx........
; '..' m j.
'Total'-publio edueaUon WfcreaUon.
Taxation- ' ' ! 't .
Ad valorem tai.....i
Occupation tax: '
iMI.Aiiii ....
Ofljw...;rt
i'TdWll asetaesai
. Pottle V
Franchise tax ...i......
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jstisceiuweoua
l...M...M.4.yt...i
"tdtsjl revenue ."i.
EXPENSES
Rxnenaeai for the years ended December
tjJdlnary Kxpense-Cleneral aoverninect:
Kiecuthre Mayor's offloe:- . '
Salaries -
other.... ......u....
. ' 'Total esMeutlv
JeslrMStlve City council: .
Snlartes .............:.
' Other .V......4..t...M....V..VMt..
- Total.
City Becretarjr '-
Salariea ' Stationery and prtntlntj............
Other. '..M..i..M........rf...
'Total
Total lealsmtlv
Law Dpartroet-3ty attornay
janes
'i' 'Oort ooata:.
...1. ?. TsISf f'1' 4174 tk 1.411 W'
ta '3iV '"tUM 81 )'7e T 3.471 SX
V.....t.'..ni..i.....A........;..v... ' 1687 M .01118 f .88 ej4
(JMier
Total law department... .i.........
Finance Department-City controller'! off
' Salaries
' Stationery and prlntlna..........
Other
Total
City treaaoror'a office:
Salaries
' Stationary and proltln. ...'...... .
Other
' '''Total': ...-.t....;...
City ssseaaor and eolleetor's offloe:
Sslarles .......I............. .
Advsrtialnc
Sutlonery and printing- s
Other
Total
Total finanoe department
HlK-ethtneous-'Clty hall:
Repair and renewals
Salartea operation .'
Other operation
Total
Board of appraisement Salaries
Xlestiona
Damaxss not chsrgeabls to dspartments:
Injuries to Individuals .
Damage to property
Total -.
Interost on. bonded debt....
Miscellaneous Intenst and exchange .
KIctrlo lights
Watsr
Mlsoellsneous:
Salaries
Otner
Total
Total miscellaneous '
Total sreneral government
Public Safety Police department:
Salaries
Repairs and renewals waaon and harness....
Live stock replacement and keep..
Repairs ana renewals muiainfs..
Hepsira and renewals equipment..
Light and heat
Subsistence of prisoners...
Stationary and printing
Other
Repairs and renewals-poand........
Other ex pen sea pound
Total
' Corporation Court
Salaries
Other '. :
Total
Fire Department
Salarlea
Repairs and renewals buildings
Repair) and renewals furniture and
Repairs and. renewals-equipment
Lire stock replacement and keep
Fuel for engines...
Lubricants and ether enatne supplies
Chemicals i..
Rent
Light and beat
Stationery and printing....
Other
Total
Health Department
Salaries suporlntcndenoa
Salaries Inspector!
Operation peithouse
quarantine expense
Drugs chemicals and appliances
Stationery and printing
Other
Total
City Scavenger Department
Balsrlrs and wages
Repairs and renewals buildings
Repairs snd mewals nulpment....
f ire stock replacement ana keep
Stationery and printing....
Other
Total ... ..
City Sealer off(ci abolished -V
Other f...
Belter' lBspacUn-..; .
. . Salaiiaa. . ....... ...fM... .
0lhr........i.w..ij..i.......
Total .. ....... ..
t Electrical Dapartment. i L
T Salaries superlntohdeac :..
Balaiiea inspscton
. ...Repairs and renewals F.- A. Telegsapb.
-... other
"Totat
iJittt'i.iUi'.iiii.rt.diii.f.l... ......
-I ' Total snthlle safety. B)s.aveeedVes-e
'PablW Work 'v a .. Ve m y
- Board of publle works.. ........w..l....
' ' City Enerlnaeiw . ) - ...
. . Salaries
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Stationary and prluUng .....
. .OUr.
m-J Total '..
treet and Brldae Deportment - . ....
; Salarlea superintendence . r....
Repairs ana rennw.ils biilldlns ....
BepMlrs and renewals eitilpment;
Repairs and renewals bruises
- . Live stock replaoeaieat and. keep.
Btreet repalrtim
f ?i 'her i ..... f..fi.
-';fTotaV:..':h..: X
Garbage Departnunt .
.. Salaries and wages ..................
Repairs and renewals equipment
. Uv stock replacement ana keep
Other
' toui Z ;
aewer Bvatera ....
' Sanitary stwer system pumping station opera
l- tioh ' .:..'..:. . ....
v Sanitary sewer system pumping station. reV
1 pairs and renewals
Sanitary sewer system. Alter beda......u..n
' Sanitary sewer-system other. ...
Sewers repairs hnd renswal..........w.......
Sewer Inspection
Othr' 1.'.... ........"
" Tour ..........'.
.Total public works .....?...
Public Industries-Markets: ' ' . -
Salaries
Repairs and renewals buildings ...... ;
.-. Other ......
fit.il.-.
. I1"1 I.. ....ft.
Total publk). Industries
runno tuiucatton stecrsatlon ana Arl
sjcnoois
Sammuiitoo Psrk
- Repairs and' renewals.- 'biirtd'hiits
Repairs and renewals equipment
llalntenanoe $ grouiids
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Toisi : . . '
Houston Lyceum and Carnegie library.
nnrniam iviiHwiieni HH avqiiaiili.
- Total publle educatton: recreetloa and art 17E8 78
Total ordinary expense ....k.... ............ 307386 a
Extraordmsry Expense ".' - " r
CertlOeates sf indebtedness (Btofrte) .... s 7406
lllseeluineous ''....: . -
Opesing ticKee Noble and Lea streets..'.;... ' ; joo
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The anly.plac In thv tThilM ' States
that. guarantees freedom from strikes
lockouts snd labor warfare a Battle
Creek Mich.
Tha' story t ;.Th work" people met
chants lawysrs doctors and other clti-
sens became aroused and Indignant at'
the efforts of the labor unions through-
out the eoanty ta destroy the business
af one of our' largest taUivstriea-the
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd. and at ths open
threats ta the official union papers that
Iba entire power of tbe National aad
State -Federations of Labor waa being
brought t beat to -punish" the Indus-
trie of Battle Creek and 'particularly
the VasttjaasTe. '. ;- t... :.v....;t.-
This spruaa from tb refusal at C. W.
Post to obey the "orders" of the union
to" tak the Postum advertising away
from sarfcms papers that refused to pur
ebat labor of tb labor trat-dh vnloaa.
Xr. Post wss ordered to Join the union
la tbalr'voMptraey' to -"ruin'' ana "pat
out of buslnsss" .that publlsbars who
had worked faithfully (or him for years
and helped aalld up his business. They
;hed don no wrong but ha tpuhd It h-
aonvenlntvaa against ineir pesx juag-
wnt td buy labor of tb labor trust. It
sems a rule of the unions te eensplr to
ruin anyone who does not purchase from
tLem upon thslr awn terms. . i. '
V4a tab. asaker or paper maker who
fslled ta sell Ink or paper would; have the-
same reason to order Post to help ruid
these publishers. So tbe peddler In tbe
street salght stone you If you ret used to
buy his apples; ths cabman to run over
yea if you refused to rid with him; h
graoer order-the manufacturer to ".re-
charge oertain people because they did
not patrenls him and so on to th
-ridiculous and villainous limit of all this
boycott aonsense. Id trying to tore
people to buy what they do not want . '
If a maa has labor to Sell let him sell
R at the best pries bs can get just a a
would sell wheat but he has no right to
even Intimate that ha will abstract' the
buslnsss or attempt Its ruin because the'
owner win not pOrchass of him. .
Tbe unions have become so tyrannous
and arrogant with their despotism that a
eornmon cltlsen who bsa some time to
spare and dnaoesntlr thinks he has a
right to put a Uttl paint on his own
house finds he must hav tLjt paint
taken off and put on agalrlil v -che
union" or aU sorts of dire thlnsi''t
te him his employer is ordered to. .
oharg him hi grocer I boycotted If a 1
furnishes blm supplies .his family fol-
lowed and Insulted and his life made
mors miserable than that of a black slave
before the war. If he drive a nail to
repair ths bouse or barn the carpenter's
"union" hounds Mm. He takes a pip
wrench to (top a tasking pip and pre-
vent damage to ht property and the
plum be rs' "union" does things to him.
Hs can' not put a little mortar to a loose
brick on hi eblauMy or ths bricklayers
plasterers or' hod carriers' "union" Is up
In arms and If be oarslessly eats a loaf
af bread that baa no "union" label on It
the baker' "union" proceeds to make lit
aauwrabl for blm.
So the white Slav Is tied hand and
feot unable to lift a hand to better him-
self or do the needful things without
first obtaining permission from som
naughty Ignorant and abuslvs tyrant ot
seat labor union.
It would all seem rather like a eomlo
opera. If If did not rob people of their
freedom; that kind of work will not be
permitted long In America.
Some smooth managers have built up
the labor trust In the last few years to
bring themsslvee money snd power ana
by managing workmen have succeeded
m making It possible' for them to Iny
down the law In some cities and fore
workmen and cltlsen to "obey" Implicit-
ly .stripping them right and left of their
liberties '
:T7tar neve used boycotting picketing
assaults dynamiting ot property and
murder to enforce their orders snd rule
tb people. They have gone far enough
to order the President to remove certain
dtlsens from offlc bet suae the "Union"
weren t pleased.
tThat mean they propose to make th
law of the unloni replace the law of this
government and th union leaders dom-
inate even the chief Executive.
This is a government of snd for the
people and no organisation or trust shall
r-dlspiao It. But the unions try it 'every
now and then led by desperate men as
sliowp u their defiance of law and sup-
port of Uw breakers. .'
The umW record of assaults' crip-
pling of men and even women and chil-
dren destruction af property and murder
of ' American elthtena-during .the puat 8.
years Is perhaps id tin) the volume of
crime and abo perpetrated i by . lay
owner during any two years pnurloua te
th olvil war. - We are In a borrlbts period
of lethargy which permits us to stand
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idly by whil eur Amertraa altbwna
ars ' abused crippled and murdered la
dosens and haadreds by aa organisation
or trust hawing for Its purpoaa thrusting
hat It has to . Mil ' (labor) apoe aa
Whether artte. ! . : .: t
1 Suppeos aim. aVawrloaa In a foreiern alty
shautd be onased by 4 mob aaugbt and
beatea unoooacious thea hi asouth prM
opea and earbollo add aoorad dowa hie
throat then hi Mb kiceud 4n aad hto
tec well stamped with iron -nailed shoes
murdered) because be tried to earn broad
for hi children. ' By th Eternal sir a
fleet of American Men of War would
assemble thers clear for action end blew
something off th face of the earth If
reparation were not made for the blood Of
one t ear cltleens. ';. )'' ". u'f ;'
- And what' answer do we Make te the
appeals of the hundreds of widows and
orphans ot those merioana murdered by
labor anions? How do w try to proteot
thd thousand of mtelligtat cltlsen who
with reason prefsr not to joea any labor
union and. be subject as the. tyraany af
the heartly paid ruler of the labor
truitsl. . 't.'.i' .'... . ..-..; . i
Upon a firm refusal try Mr. Fowl td Ma
this criminal conspiracy a general boy
cott was ordered' 00 Orapw-Nuts and
Postum all over the country which set
Iba good red biood at our aaoeetors la
mot km. bringing forth the reply that has
now passed into history; ""W refues to
Jo any conspiracy of organised labor la'
ruin publishers aor will wa; dlscbarg
any ot our trusted employed upon th
orders of any labor union. ' If they eaa
mak their boycott sffsctlv and sink eur
ship we wilt go down with the cop tola
on the bridge and Id command." ' : -This
.set th writer In tabor papers
erasy and they redoubled their abuse.
Finally on of their official organ earn
out with e targe dodbm-aoluma denun
elation of Battle Creek ealllng It "a run-
ning sor on th too of allohlgan" he-
esuse It would not become "organised"
and pay in due to their labor teedsrs.
Th usual eoeraa vtUamou spitbets om
mon to labor toaioa writer wars tndulgd
In. "". : -.V ...
Tbe result was te weld publlo senti-
ment In Battle Creek for protection A
cltliens' association Was started and
mass meetings held flood dtlasns who
happened to b members of leoal enloos
In som cases cult ths union entirely
for there la email need sf thesa there.
The working people ot Battle Creek
are of tha hlgbsst order of Amertoaa
meobanlc. Tha majority era not anion
members for practically all of the manu-
facturers have for year declined to em-
ploy union men beoaua ot disturbances
about U yeara ago and the union awn
now In tha city are among th best sit-
wens. .'' "" ''
' No rity In th Stat ot Mlohlgan pays
as blgb average wages as Battle Creek
no city bf Its slse a ss prosperous and no
city has ' so targ a proportion of th
beet grade of mechanic who own their
own home.
go the work people massed together
with the other cltlsen In th organisation
of ths Cltlsens' Ass'a with tb following
preamble and constitution: 1 "
Whereas from 1881 to 184 ths strikes
Instigated . by Labor Union In Battle
Creek reeultod In th destruction of prop-
erty snd loss of large sums of money In
wages that would have been expended
here: and;
Whereas then act eausod leriouS
damage to the city and In a marked way
delayed It progress at that timet and -Whereas
since the year 1864 the elt-
Isem hav been enabled by publlo senti-
ment to prevent the recurrence of strike
and Labor Union disturbance which
have been prevalent elsewhere! and '
Whereas the employer ot this city
hav steadfastly refused to place th
management of their business under' th
control of Labor Unloaa but hav main-
tained the highest standard of wage
paid under like condition anywhere In
th United Statee. and hereby unani
mously declared their Intent to continue
such policy; and th employes of this
city a large peraentag of whom own
homes and bare families reared and edu-
cated under condition of peace and tb
well-earned prosperity of steady employ-
menthave steadfastly maintained their
right ss free Amrioan eltlsens to work
without th dlotatlen and tyranny ot
Labor Union leader! the bitter experi-
ence of tbe peat ottering sufficient reason
for a determined stand for freedom: and
Whereaa th attitude of tha cltlsen on
this subtest has bee the . means of pre-
serving peaceful condition and continu-
ous prosperity in marked contrast to th
conditions sxlstlng Id pther cities suffer
big from tbe dictation of Trades Union-
lam!' B"fe. '3Aeifbe- -
Resolved that the continuance of peace
and prosperity la Battle Creek eea be
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! tl.687 H I Mil t
' 3147.071 M 8W.887
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1 i 1
Pnenlis thrnnpii !..-i lit Slirsrn addition..
t .nrns M.nw e'lt'et
OpvnMiS lieiner Slleet ..
. Tntnl
ticctriral Departmfnt
r ire nlsrni svstm
ewer Ii.'uertm..it
. t.kn 8'in Feii(e and Vnlenflns
On Montgomery avenue
."'Cairo pitalns
. PreHloa avenue tunnel pump.
; liontgoiaery avenue tunnel ..
' ... . f .
' llaritet Itoiise-
Bis large doors. ..................
Bchools '
New building and repair old...
Park DenHrtmeut I
lavatory . . 4. ..M;. .
( Band stand .
v. ToUl ......i.....
Houston Lyceum and Carnegie library..
.Total extraordinary sxpens.....
Total- expense !..i.. .
- Decrease.
- ' REVLVJ2
Statement of revenue and expense for to years ndcd Decetni..
and )8W: r t ... v . . i
v . ' Rerenua-echodule 1. exhibit "B'....
Expense '
Ordlnsry. Bchedtile Wol l.'.... ...
-Tnui .t..r.r....:
Kxoess of revenue over expense..
MlRTKf.TJkMirora rtTnnicvT
' J. 'W. Thlel old belenr on eoiitract.
' Alexander Potter balnnre on contract..
W. U. Soon and others' account luternutional railroad ...
-lan.l. C. Hutcheson jtidgmsnt and interest.. .
e i - Julia Bartels judgment and Interest. ; tl
Interest accrued on bills payable. ...... ........ ......
' Tolal ' ' ' ' ' ."
" . lOlSI . I ft f. ft................ .J;....
. HlBCELLANEOl'S CURRENT Ji8".'TS. AOCOCNTS REHinVABLE I
J .. .' ..... .... .. .. l l . 1.0 It ISOi ' ... .v. ... . .
' f. Balanee dee from gtitte school niiproprlatioa tor 1884
. . Jlouaton. Llcotiic Co.. 1804 franchise tax
'')- eaeiae iwaaa auuianui .
3 1.
1 Total
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maintained and tha destructive work at
outside Interference avoided under the
combined effort and action 'of all our
people by th forsnatwa of e Cltlsens'
Association. --'' "
' f CON8JTITUTI0K. : t t
M t J .! v. """a-V .
y fj Article L-Nam. ' -f
;.'(Artlcl .-Object. (;; .
First Te Inure ao far as possible a
permanent condition of peace prosperity
aad steady employment te the- poop) of
BatU Creek. ; Mv- i" ;
Seosnd-Te energetically assist In main-
taining law and order at all time and
Sudor an condition t
Thlrd-T protect' It member tn their
rtghta to aaanage tbalr property and to
dispose of tasir tabor ta a legal lawful
manner without restraint or Interference.
i Feurlb To Insure .- and psciaanently
- aaslntsln fair fart treatment oa with
another ta all the relations of lite. -
Flfth-To preserve tb tile ting right of
any saps bis person to obtala employ
seat and sell hie tabor without being
.bilged to jotaany particular ohureb
seexet .soalety lahae buloa or any ethea
organisation end to Support all each per-
sons tn their fforta to resist oompulsory
methods on the part' of any organmed
body wbetsener. . - -.!.;.;
. Sixth To promote among employer a
'spirit of fairness frtenttshlp and daalra
fbr th bast lntereat of their employees
and' to promote among' workmen the
spirit of tedastry. thrift fsithfuhtsee to
their employer and good eltlsenshlp.
. Beventh-To so amalgamst the publlo
sentiment of alt ot tbe beat dtlsen of
Battle Creek that 'a gusrantes can be
given te the world of a oontlnuanoe of
peaoeful eondttlona and that under auch
guarantee and protection manufacturers
and oapltallsta can be Induced to locate
their buslnsss enterprises ta Battle Crsek.
Then follow articlea relaung to mem-
aershlp atflosrs duties etc. stc. eta
n This censUtutioe has been signed by
tbe greet majority of representative cttl
sees Inoludlng eur workpeople.
A number of manufacturers from other
el ties where they have bean suttsrtng all
aorta Of ktdlgnltle Inoonvenleno snd
losses from the general ball of labor
union strikes' picketing assauita' and
ether Interference proposed to move
providing they could be guaranteed pro-
tection -'I . "'- -- 1
Th subjeot grew to Impertanoe until
tt baa reached a plan when absolute
protection can be guaranteed by tbe cell
asna-.af Battle Creek ea tb foUowtng
bread and evenly balanced terms which
guarantee to the workman and to th
manufacturer fairness justice steady
work and regularity of output. t ;
Tha new-coming manufacturer agree
te atalntala the standard rats of wage
paid' elsewhere for Ilk servios under
slmtlsr conditions the rat to be deter-
mined Irent time to time from wall au-
thenticated reports from competing oltle.
Th tabulated wage report Issued by
the' Government ' Department af 49o-
mero and Labor eaa alsa b ttaad Ho-
show tb stsndsrd rat and It to as
peoted later os that this government bu-.
au will furnish wsekly reports of th
labor market from different renters ao
that th workman when he ts ready to
Mil his labor' and th employer when
be I ready to buy may each have re-
liable Information as t the market or
ruling price.. . ' "
Too new-coming manufacturer alsO
'agrees to maintain th Saaltary and by-
gtenle conditions provided for by the
tat 1 nd t0 refrain from any lock-
outs to reduce wsge below the atand-
erd: jservlng to hlmst thel rlgbf 'to
dlsohsrge any employes for causa. t-V 1
VThe Cltlsens' Association on' Hs .part
irees to furnish In auch number as It
to' possible to obtain first-clas workmen
who will sontraot to (til their1 labor at
th standard price for such period ee snap
be fixed upon agrselng not tot etr.se
picket assault other workmen destroy
property or do any of the srimlnal acts
common to labor unionism. Kacn work
mail reserving to himself th rlghb'to
quit work tor cause and the. Cittsen
Association further pledges Its members
to- use Its associated power to enforo
th contrceta batween employer and em-
ployee and to act en messo to uphold th
law at ail.'llrtieai'.'-i-i'V i.;4 '"!! 1;'
vTh MW industries locating in. Battle
Creek will not-atart under." any sort! of
labor union domination whatsoever tut
will mak Individual contracts irttH each
employee those contract tolas! OOr.and
equitable and guaranteed bh 'bpth sides
The1 from- tb abuses at Uttr unions
and thee; Ineaaa. effofta (Or yuln every-
one who doea not "obey" ha tvplVed this
plan whtch reptaeae the- t)lilj 4o editions
of anjustlc. lockouts" strike. vtolenoe
toe of money and properly jiiwl general
industrial warfnre; and Umu.rtlnitrs an
era Of perfect tulnnce and fulroesa lio-
twoen employer and employee a steady
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i.iatui.iTiRa mccudcs v 1
I cviiunusiRoa oi maustry ana rn
Drcsoeritv. The entire Njnmr..!. v
. . B k
by publlo sentiment and private
restore to each man hut ancln t
te ''naeee freedom end the p i
bapplneaa." .
Other oltle win be driven to
their work people merchant! a
an aa well as their IndusUles t.
Might ot strikes vtolenoe end tl -brought
ba by labor union'
amuck by adopting the "Butt
plan' but this dty offer It
peace 'row with aheap coal a.
water tlrst-elasa railroad fwrili
th beet grade of fair oapabl at
able mechanics known.
- Details given upon Inquiry
"secy of tb Cltlsena' Ass n."
Identlfloatlon. '. ';': ": ". ;: '
Tb publlo should remember tl- '
are a few Labor Union eomi..
peaoeful lines and In proportion a
are worthy they have won ai.
we as a people are strongly In sv
with any right eat that has for I
pes better conditions for wage v.
But we da not forget that we s
good of ell and not thoee alone
long to eome erganlsation whereas
th law-abiding unlonaabow and.
svldenoe of tyranny and pn
when they ant strong enough
aiany ef the union harbor and auc.
eriminai tn tbalr effort to force a
of slavery upon th Amarioaa pec:
a publlo speaker lately aald: "Th f
anc ef th English king that rovr
aery eloquence of Otis that Ineulu
Imawrtal decla ration of . Jsffereon. l
left Warren. .dying on the si'v
Bunker Hill wa aot mora eutr
than the conditions that e olosed .
would tors upon the community. '.
ea burst Into rebellion when th .
did but touch their pockets.' Ima
you eaa their Indignant protest h 1
sought te prohibit or restrict their
patton or determine th condition u
which they should earn their Uveilh
and te assault beat and murder t
blow up their bouscor and poison t
food If they did aot submit
The publle should also remaoitwr 1
good true American eitiatne can be f
is nn Hiiiwae awi .na auej uyi w -criminal
aota ef their fellow o -n.
but tliey are often 'In bad com
all only hurt . sere spots. .
BUlieatt MW-ewuina iidiub men i.
hurt .whea the eriavlnala are denour
but when od bear a' union man "ho;
branded himself aa either en of the
breakers or a sympathiser and then
with tha mind of tha taw breaker
Uxeiyto beoome one when opport
offers. That Is on reason employers
dine to hire such manI ?r-.y
A "short time ago Inquiry came f
the union fpreea. to know If Mr. 1
would "keep sUH'Vsf tbsy would call
the boycott en Postum and Ompe-N"
Tale la am renin x ne suor trust
Been flt I try . ruin our buslneaa
oausw wa would not join It criminal c
I pi racy. We are plain American elm
and differ from lite labor union p:. n
that we "no 'not tores people to "
pick boycott assault blow up pr...
r ' estntnK -'muraer.'.'-n-.;:.. ! .. .-s-1
' Wa -do aot pay thugs 838 to .break
(he ribs of any maa who Iris to sui-
kla family nor HO tor an eye knocked .
We try to ahow aur plain aoae..t
gard for sturdy and Independent m
men by Prn tn nignest wage m
(late. -.' -.
W havo a ileady aovarylng r-
for the ; law-abiding peaceable u
man and n most eamewdeslr to
Lblm galn power noughlJto purge
unluha of. their criminal .practices t
have brought down upon tht m
righteous denunciation of a king au
Ing and outraged public but we will
fawn trucks bend the knee wear
hated collar of white slavery the u
Isiiel nor prostitute our Aracrlcnn
senshlp under . "oruVr ' 1 0( any 1
trust. . .
ou offer to remove the retri..ti-
eur business and with "union" gold .
th throat and still th Vole r-'
stern deniuK-sttonf r ot utha '
which tramples beneath an lint
heel the freedom ot our Brother
Von would gng u with a silver !.
muffle th appeal to the American 1
to tvurkett to th cries for bread
little children whose faithful t
were -beaten to death "while sin
urn food for tUem.
Your boycott tnay perhaps t. .
throwing our prople out of v-
driving us from business but v..-
wrertoh from u taut prli-clena .
father fousbt toe snd wln ii
on guards with his lit- 1
peaking for our Work p.. '-
Belvea the infamous oT.t n
Wri-'M CF.HI-..AU t
ry Fubll-ibcr. '
Poetuin i'nmi:ti
ciHiire
imiroct for spm-v In
they have a.rntht
nwnts of .
d.H'n not
edliui'ittl c
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