The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-12-05
/ or the A !vertiser.

MR. SPTc r.
Having read aud re read the
editorial entitl d. A City, 10 tha Advertiser of
SJvrm 25th. | feel fully at loss to conprs-
bend your meaning
You say, To have il go abroad that linton
with thousand inhabitants refuses to have a
Civ soTsramsat over it--refusas to incorporate
Wi. drive the best Class OF settlers from IT, will
cause the most desirable EN- graats to shun and
avoid /, q. place containing t,o N ,ch stuD:d
ty and selfsiaess for them to vi.it or eype i 10
locate Ia" Aad then at the coaclu ion OF II
sam paragraph. the differ nee b.twaen c ty
and TO N, under Cur Avs. aaOaai. 10 nothing II
all; 1t eyi:.s on'y 10 name" Nov should Ike
70 kna az thu necessity Of going t. the ex cas-.
aal troable Of obtaining a CITY charter. 4hsa
Cur presesent town organization has all the Dos
- Of corporate city.
There certainly Gao be 10 plausible ex u-e ex
cept tia vanity II PIE king Il title Of reg' -
the preset N iseal name 81 Upton And Why
Z 1t thai the best class OF I'm IT ants vii az a!
our t5sl, WHEN 4 thousand Of as are livin ?
? acefgily and quietly toxeh r.. Surtl, YOU
canao: imagine tat the American people 4, e
destitute OF god s .ase when yoa accuse them
81 ding civil and iadlstroas community.
simply becau. Their power Cf self government
sIpercede. the necessity o. arbitrary laSs, II p
III tn. yol Will throw some further i gat up
On the sioJeet, will proceed 10 give SON. o
my reasons Why |, To- on, cannot y0ts for c ty
incorporation.
TIE present limits Of tn town ,ss no. con-
tal n re4l site alD 1sr Of inaab II IT. 10 form
4 cty goTeEam nj, even If TIE e:,iz 81. were Ia
favor o. il and ii IL necessary t. b-ias in TIE
additions to make out the implement Nov
10 thirds Of he residents OF the additions arr
opp lssl to being annexed to IL Oh t1ya while
three lrths Ot taem have ARE .dy n lni-.t a
their position to city Incorporation Aud it
sodsI be manifest injustice 10 those who have
WITHDRAWN from he town t. avoid high taxea to
compel them - beaI the burden Of a city gov.
ernm -, ~hfIa :ll TIE benefits woll, accrue 70
ce tain Offices: ekers, who design to feed frou,
the public crib.
TIE gradag 0. he stt:e.s, rep airing Of tia
sidewalks, &c, car be performed az eel with
out the change as sita, Il the Dir renee exts Z
only ID name. A. for fire companies and Tia
ike orgaazatioHs attendant upon citiss. there
will BE- time enough to tax OF them before they
are wanted
"A ye' q cries Of fir disturb our N daich,
slan'ers, and In all probab lily, the property
destroyed by fire in the next ten years woaid
aot more than pay the expense Of city govern
, Fasnt for oGe.
Then again, several railroads arr being pro
coed to firm connection al this pace, s7d
S'Te We an incorporated city we Should be ali.
e! npon TO take stock, in our corporate capacity
II NE several rosis g call which we could no,
then Re.l avoid and 10 meet then, would b, 70
. decrease or saTes To az enormols rate Then
you'd follow railroad celebrations public din
IL =. and receptions for all Of which the city
. soa'i have To foo: the bill do not wish t. be
Considered as opposed to railfolds, or other i'm
prov nents OF public nature bl. an oppo
sci 70 udng public property for the benefit o.
private individuals, or, in other words. am 90
P 'sed 70 any county. city or town placing II,
tands Ia the hands Of private eompanies Bu,
this Is Anticipating trouble. though uadoubeily
We should be called upon 10 vote for or ayaias
subscription within six months after We be
1 come city.
\ And last .hcng % not least II il srrmised III a
/ certain perscns are endesTorin1 to force ctr
/ Incorporation 81 the psople, in order tia. tie
1 Themselves may haze the benefit Of the salari+i
| which may be attached 10 the various OH zee :
This last, Of Itself, may seem Az ~ small item
but II hespe 70 swell the amount ofogposition Il
hat point ahcre i. woalt. require sacrifice .