The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-23

We clip the following article from
The Telegram Of the 10Th inst. Why
did not the Telegram ioin the TINES
in its opposition TO this park scheme a
infancy and might have been stran9led
without injury to any one? But, Ii
we mistake not, the Telegram favored
tie scheme last year and when the
project was voted upon advocated It's
adoption But we are pleased TO see
the Telegram get around to the right
ard sensible side of this question and
touch shoulders with the TINES in the
effort to save the people Of this Sener-
atlon II this city, all unnecessary tax
alton We quote as follows;
Ii is a question worthy Of careful
and serious consideration whether the
city has not been a little premature in
the matter OF expanding and preparing
to expend large sums OF money for the
purpose of securing lands for the park
system and improving them for park
purposes. Public parks are desirable,
if not necessary, in all large cities;
and unqueStlonably the time Will come
when superior viii need something III
that line; but just now, and for some
time to come the necessary ekpendl-
lures for public improvements are
heavy, AMI together with the money
III Il VIII have TO be expended III erect
ing re1 school houses, that are ind.S
penslbiy necessary, VII mount up to
Il sum that may We II caiist US to pause
and carefully consider Il 1t were net
better TO delay the matter ri providing
parks until after til" more neceseaI.
improvements have been ,i:da ! e
case appears To the Evening II gram
to be not altogether unlike :, man VIII,
deciding To build Il residence for him
self. buyS the furnishings for his par
lDr before paving for the foundation
upon which the superstracture Is to be
reared The furnishings VIII he neces-
sary to the proper completion Of the
house, bat ii would be well to have the
payment Of the house safely provided
for before expanding large amounts
for decorations
The present bonded Indebtedness of
the city is $90i ,O6l ,6S. Contracts let
up to date for laDl.c improvements
this year amount to ?:lj2,:,oj. in al
dition to this there are petitions in Tor
paving at least twenty miles more and
for grading not less than fifteen !A,iea.
Sewers ordered, for winch the cor
tracts are not let, ar exp cttd 10 cost
about $50, $50. Besides these Improve
ments here is sewerage for the Steel
plant to be provided for rs soon as the
plans are prepared. New school houses
that VIII have to be built ut once Will
cost not less than $20O,O00 The est
mated cost Of securing the Land for
the park system WAS from S4oo,03o to
500, 900 \ considerable portion of
this has already been partially con
demned, but there is yet considerable
to get. Proceedings have been begun
to take SLIughter's addition. which
contains eighty acres. In View of the
large am ,untS that have to be eXpand
ed for p.:blic improvements, the Even
ing Telegram deems it wise To cut off
what seems to he an unnecessary and
uncailnd Tor outlay of public money at
the IrpSput tirnp
Lei the park wait. or If the city
really wants to invest that much
money, lei it buy the water company
out and own its own water supply.
But we can get along without the park
FOR some time yet.