The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-07
THOUGHTS OF TIMES READERS.
The.City's PoIicv-Humorouss Suggestions
About Health.

Yes. we want more liberal policy eX-
tended to our citizens by our city officials,
II we want this city TO advance and keep up
with modern development. rOr this years
street improvements and further extension
of our city we have had the paltry sum Of
$4,000 appropriated, and this amount las
has been very bad and injurious custom
for years pasD is divided between
the six wards Of our city, leav-
inc this year barely money sufficient
fo keen the streets clean. Now | ask any
fair-minded member OF our City Council If
this is the proper way 10 enhance the cry
values and promote its enlargement. why
j. il that the central wards that nave nau
paved and wcll-graded streets for years
and the people along these avenues nave
been enjoying and are blessed with these
comforts must now have an equal proper
ton of the city's yearly appropriations
i il because we are experimenting
year in and year ont. or Is it because our
CITY Engineer does not fully understand the
business at which he is the head? Give US
"A liberal policy, and instead OF demanding
an equal distribution Of the yearly allow
ance for streets YOU control, wards already
blessed with your pavemcnts ana elegant
streets. give the appropriation to the
suburbs. let the paVemenis anu streets be
extended tar in advance of the buildings,
and YOU will then have a progressive city
and one that we will all be proud Of.
was informed by very high Official m
our city affairs, that these views above eN-
pressed were his, Int h. feared the great
draw from our street Improvements lthe
most important Of alb was the City Hall
now being built. which structural
monument absorbs all of the reyc-
nues from any and all sources.
Perhaps if this building had have been
kept within the amount appropriated, Wa
would have seen better signs ana more
marked suburban Improvements. The ORR
FINAL design Of the City Hall was TO be
erected mt cost of r'00,O0O; but alas. all
our hopes and expectations have been sadly
blasted How does this affair appear at
this stage Of the DuIidngf
Sufficient Ia know that we, the citizens
must be content, and perfectly satisfied if
the grand monument will not in cost exceed
one million dollars. Now let Us suppose
that our city fathers had carried out m good
faith III" building Of "A city hall. at cost
not 10 exceed three hundred thousand dol.
lars. what a nice fat sum we would have
had % the credit OF street Improvements. l.
IN re man or woman living inside this
citys boundaries that VIII not say TINS mas
been mistake Of the most gigantic dimen-
sions Ia build city hall NJ such a cost,
when our capitalists are endeaNOrlng lo en-
pand our limits with their ready money
aud no efforts are put forth. or disposition
shown by our city authorities, 10 aid them
i'm their undertaking by putting down good
streets, sidewalks. etc. Citizens OF Rich
mOud. This whole thing Is a bugbear 10 our
CITY Of the south: far better to let the City
Han stand Is it is for wears to come, than
to let our people. who have spent their
money i'm trying tO extend the limits Of the
city and thereby add to it, greatness 90
without respectable streets or even naYlga-
bic sidewalks. the city'e officials nave
reasonably comfortable quarters at preient.
Let them remain there until our suburban
population can at least have decent walks
and other requisite advantage and bless
ing, enjoyed by their favored friends living
ina tue older portion # our city.
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