Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-29

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Roanoke has to ,5uld he DIRECTED &c
made what she is ANoH Roen ok s.V Z.
:, hrshsl and FEBRUARY IS.
ink had as mIaE APPROPRIATIONS.
lth proeialmiold voters of this city will
'e wot re, today several questions Of
D@s ..aportauce 10 the future grow b
, i stprsspsrity OF the municipality. The
'. aditional appropriation of 100000 in
aid Of the construction of the Roanoke
and Southern railroad. The ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the over
head bridges scross the Norfolk and
Western railroad. an p ro?-i TO- q.
$4,000 for the erection eta bis pltal II
the re. option of sick and disabled per
sons. AID an appropriation o. sl5. o0O
for a mayors Office. lookup and police
headquarters are the questions alluded
to. All of these appropriations are
demanded by the best interests of the
city, and rs the TINES has always adj
vocated every Improvement which IL
believed conducive to the public vel,
fare, il does not hesitate to advise the
property holders Of the city to vote Tor
one and all Of these propositions.
An inquiry at the office OF the city
treasurer makes it certain that the IN
creased value OF real estate, as will
be shown by the coming assessment
will be amply sufficient to ALLOW for
these additional appropriations with
out any extra drain upon the resources
of the city. The presenS bonded in
debtedness Of the municipality is sl56.-
900, aua the value OF real estate, when
all tho returns are IN, viii amount to
nearly 100000 This under the
present law providing for the issuing
of bonds to the amount of Is per ceut
OF taxable values will allow u to vote
the appropriations asked for withou
in crea.ing our burdens, while adding
largely to the improvements and ad-
rantages of the city. To vote against
the appropriation for the Roanoke aud
Southern railroad would give the city a
backset FROM which it would take years
TO recover. Men have invested their
money here freely in the belief that
the road would certainly be built from
Winston. North Carolina TO this CITY,
and they are still investing at the rate
OF thousands of dollars daily. To
defeat the measure would paralyze IN
dustries ard drive away capital and
population, until half that we lave
already won as a city would be totally
lost. This, however, is the dark side
Tho measure will not be dsfeated,
bu: uion- with 'aa n.i'sr three viii b.
~adopted by :, pr',ctlce-'. unanimous
voie>>, Whlls ,.te r~a af great i;n-
portancc to>>;nr pro.r~riY IS The eiiv
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imp lr,ance t, /; llo'>. ~ l,>.,..
Tie livs> 1T riA t.;u: I. 81 - "
live op Tie n'ct. 80 1T, M i;
aaG Wr.,rrn ret'road are ~ oHiis''.:,'
jeopae,i IN crossing the trsc,s b h
passia. aud rcpassing OF trains, ail, a
sure aud safe means Of communication
with thi, side Of the city should be at
once provided.
AS 10 the hospital, experience has
shown That it is very much needed, and
when pro. 'erly in operation it will not
only add 10 the comfort Of large class
Of our population, but will be the means
of saving mauy valuable lives. The
present quarters Of the mayor are
small. shabby. and insufficient. and the
sam may be said of the hsadq arLers
oft .e police The isi Recommendations
are wh. inn quite a. III" ffic Is
in ct'rSs vi that III Lltu,lou VII, iesllt.
Hence 1t is that all good citizens should
work for the success of all lhese meas
ures today. and not cea>e their abors
until the polls are closed.
To VOTE against the Roanoke and
Southern appropriation is to strike a
blow at the best interests of cur beau
tiful city. Vote for it and the other
appropriations, and see to it that your
friends and neighbors do likewise.
VoTE for the appropriations If you
wish Roanoke to grow and prosper.
VOTE for The Roanoke and Southern
appropriation and the other measures,
if.you wish to see Roanoke the first
city in the State.
Jane Dertheridge, of Kingston, ia
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