The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-02-09
For the Evansville Journal.
Evamsyillc aud 1.amascO.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I addition TO the ,
reasons given in my former communication
why Evansville and Lamasco should De l
united, there are others OF great "e'gh'
which should not be overlooked.
There would be a considerable sum saved
to each in the item of "Ordinary Expenses.
One set of officers would do the business OF
both; one Mayor. Clerk, Marshal Assessor
Collector, Treasurer. Engineer, Market mas
ter:-and the increase Of sa.aries, over what
Evansville now pays, would be small com.
nared with the increase of population anu
wealth.
BEFORE MANY years it will be necessary 10
provide a city h.Il, with Offices, and Guy
prison, for each, il they remain sePaia.e'
whereas one would answer equally well the
purposes Of both.
The projects of constructing plank roads
from Evansville to Newburgh, aud from La
masco to N w Harmony, or in that dIrecuon'
sleep only for the present, an will soon be
revived and in order to construct those roads,
Evansville AM Lamasco must take stock or
lend their credit in some torn.
Tn n short time it will be necessary to
erect water works to supply Evansville ana
I,masco with water The canal will be
completed and in full operation by July next
Mt fartherest, and from that time for ard
coal will be SO much cheaper than wood,
that it will be generally used for all pur-
noses except cooking, and for that purpose
also in large establishments.
Then we shall be compelled to abandon
our cisterns, or at least waters Tor certain
purposes must be procured from some other
source. Now is the time therefore to pro-
cure site, and begin to prepare. fer water
works.
1t i'll be impossible for US to get along
much longer without city hospital and
a pest house.
A little reflection would enable me per-
haps to suggest several other public works
which must be done, and each city must DO
liz, own, if they continue separate; and the
cost would necessarily be twice as great as
if the two cities were united, and the public
works located and constructed with reference
to the necessities and convenience of BOTH
1t is the universal practice of the cities OF
!, the United States to borrow money for a
term of from ten to twenty five years, in
stead oil taxing the citizens to pay for public
works as they are ma e; and it is unques-
tionably geod policy to do SO. While the
t debt is maturing, all the sources Of revenue
be raised by taxation, and the process oil
e paying is SO gradual as to be scarcely felt
Upon public works of the character l have
: mentioned, depend in great measure the
e growth and pros 'erty OF the city. Without
them our city will soon be finished. -
a With them we must prosper as no other city
: on the Ohio, except Cincinnati, has ever
4 prospered. United, Evansville and Lamasco
l can, by the sale of their bonds, raise all the
money they need. but acting separately they
will find it difficult to do so.
There must be union Of the two cities
some time, and the sooner the better, for
every years delay will increase the diff cul-
: ties of adjusting the terms of Union. Each
will continue to construct public works,
> subscribe for stocks, acquire property and
contract debts and obligations. Now it is
comparatinly easy. Lamasco owes but a
small debt, the wharf OF Evansville can be
made to pay for itself within seven years,
and in the same time her cemetary will
yield nett profit upon the cost, of not les,
Ii an Sl2 600 and perhaps $40 600. The
dividend. upon her railroad stock will un-
questionably Day the interest on her rail-
road debt as soon as the road is completed,
aud before any part of the principal is due,
the stock will undoubtedly be at or above
> par; SO that in order to ged rid of that debt,
1t will only be necessary to sell the stock.
There Is therefore no reason why the pecd-
mary condition of either should cause the
other to hesitate.
While cur interests, as individuals and
mmunities, strongly urge union, our pride
and the spirit of emulation should have full
r sway.
Evansville and Lamasco are in fact but
I one city. They are divided but by an i'm
5 imaginary line of which strangers have no
knowledge, and we take no trouble to inform
them of it. however much it may influence
our conduct towards each other.
we wish strangers to consider Evansville
ana ilmasco, and all the engagements of
each IA one city, and this desire is one of
the best evd noes, that they ought to be one.
We are comparatively young and weak.
We are struggling for prominent position
among the cities OF the west, for the foremost
position amongst those OF Indiana, and unit