Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-02


fssdA ~ go ohnsvsAion auziag H.
pase yeae epavinpaane eheb thseo sxis1A
saosspsjseA thnnOA ~ inpesssPihls.
eAssoie IoahnQ oat q thess lsnn<as into
loeal pshais iapssssnsas tsadA
- 49, ~ UasAA
NJ visus O tAiD ashjsce have ben
and 4 only rsunins 0ns - - Fsitssate
NJ naS. with sidsd smphasis. asd 10
alid 49, ssesy pshlic inpsovs0sat
sA0sh - givsa . disei.et sceoant a.
sspasate - On The books 81 the co0p
tsulies, wAssp every its0 a outlay
sAooh y kspA tpgethss vita ths
asn0ans saispd q Ne anssen0snt roll 10
pay eus u ed sl rsportsd - the cOuncil
vhsa clonsa - - - hep informed -
- hoe II egGfmn1soOf expenss coincide
With TIE eetnal sspsoeA i y ny opin-
ioa thst u ansants ineiudsd u esd
naiss q cose uadse pssesnss a dsfrsy-
ING ell incidental sxpsasss ere IN many
cases - uttsrly insGspnnts - 30 leave
thess local pahlic Improvement funds
ibdebtsd 10 the general end eostingent
funeis Tar advanoss that ought 70 be In
eluded h tAe smounts rAissd By special
ssseasasot md which, when collected.
should b cosessd hack into the fund
Out a which they were originally
drawn. This can never b done unless
the estimates and aanessmeuts are - sd-
justed In amount - 10 xf|ord means ter
repayment. nor h it probable that con-
tinuous waste IN this direction can b
altogether stopped. IL u our plain and
1mIa'sss uu'y uo.Sves' 10 "es'se anu
sPp,y sny :en'esy IIsn'n ou! PoIet ~
~. TUG ooe,nn,n9 y. 'u1 sesson wo,k. anu
IA. .no 'uc.nu. sno'esu soosc having
tnc conuiuon " eacn tuno reported
wnen ci"sea woum: IN my oPin'on,
In ECU 70 Ctocs0o u INC o'incu's!
Ia - Posose.
Inc numoef On ncei paolic improve
menus 70 % unocrsakeo ePpears 70 IN
creaoe eecn year. ana. indeed, can
hardly % otherwise IN WOW OF the pros.
Perity OF our citisens and the annual
grcwtn o. popuiation. and more espe-
csaiiy IN vsew on tne ocmands OF resi-
rr osouen. wIsnln tns CITY nmitA
ger estam.uon q inS'oeosA! expense. u
sny suen 'nsU ~. inc c1nungent tuna
ounne inc Psss yesr n:e oeen subjected
20 Hss.y dss.% -. .o s,,. sn.ess:s on con,
!lscsors ofoe,s ;eI: ouss!sndine beyond
the tour, month limit ttn NOT permitted
20 lncIuoo 10 tne amount o. any spcc'a!
.scesyment' any sum 70 nees changes o!
TINS cssuse, OScsuSe nos snuc'Peted
tnst any sucn VIII accrue Our only
saie8esIu. tnercIoIe. % 20 prevent the
sccruine on in!ereet on ORDERS by prompt
action IN reiation 20 tne assessment and
coiiecs'on OF specis' tsxee' 20 - 70 pro-
woe means 70 pay contracton orders
within tho -FOUR month limit
-. repeat wnat nave se,d once before:
~ ali ofsi.,.r. Mo are ;rt,rsts,, ~;th ~.
expenditure Of any OF the city's funds to
the necessity Of studying carefully the
condition Of the funds with references 70
such expenditure. Except in extra
ordinary cases the annual appropriation
TO each fund should be the limit OF ex
penditure Of that year out az that fund.
and thorough knowledge st all times
of the condition of such fund will be of
great advantage in entering upon every
work involving expenditurca"
Our city cnsrter y NOT DOCK written
~: o5sos 'ss' o .aAou uP eN.
cannot. With impunity. Ia nermanentIv
and persisteutly disrererded. The
meaning Of ito terms in title Ave in rela.
ton to taxes, funds, revenue and expen-
diture. 10 unmistaltable. Tho adoption
Of each annual budget covers an implied
contract with our taxpayer that money
raised by taxation shall be applied
A. L. . -
asked aud obtained, and that expen-
ditures in any one year shall not exceed
in amount the several sums cot forth for
the several purposes named In the list
Of appropriations for that year.
a...... uo,,.
=,
am 'nioIncu oy memnen OF the
poard OF review ana equsiization that
the Tolls ior local puoiic improvements
tor inc past year arc ABOUT completed
ana tnat tney arc nov fcaoy 10 proceed
win the assessments on the current year.
IL rests win the mcmpcrs On TINS coun-
Gil 10 see tnat inc necessary orders
oirecting aseeements arc promptly
passed. ana placed IN tho hands OF said
board
OPENING, Widening and ExteusIon Of
s,rrrt..
IL IA on record IN tho ancient history
OF our city that the taxpayers of the past
were subjected To heavy charges IN CON
nection VIII tho opening III public
streets through private property. and IN
connection with the widening and ex-
tension OF established streets. While
the practice OF awarding TO owners Of
property taken heavy damages. Ia be