The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-04-27
AROuT INCORPORATION.

Some time ago there was considerable
talk INDUCED Ia around town In regard
to the de.irability OF Incorporating EN-
reit bot lately the talk and seemingly
ui interest In the matter has died out,
sud nothing has been done So far az
We are able 10 learn, large majority Of
ihc Town we're In favor Of incorporating,
cod unless the opiuions Of the former
friends oi the measure have radically
changed IL seems strange that the mat
Ger should be side tracked 40 suddenly.
and nothing more said or done about a..
Ol ihs other hand II their opinions have
Seen ehin god why do we not hear some
one advance some objection to the
iaeasurc md give their reasons against
Incorporating. The proposition Is this
Incorporation Is good thing for the
town. the town should be Incorporated
10 10 Is a bad thing It should be let alone
he lSnES has believed from the first
That the town should be- incorporated.
ana win continue 10 believe that WY
and 90 work Tor the measure. until We
have somr very different light ON the
sahiccl than We have at present. An
Incorporated town enjoys many advan.
lfrr' r''r one that is not Incorporated.
the ono iicm Of effect ON the outside
world in The way ol advertising the
place IS we'll worth the cost OF carrying
Oh incorporation People In distant
t'el,gnrc more favombly Impressed with
the description Of town whose people
lake enough interest in 10 to 90 TO the
Trouble ~ Incorporating and elcctiug
crriain municipal officers whose duty
B, shall b, o. look after the welfare Of
ihe place than they are by reading or
hearing 40 a town that has no organixa-
tln. fur whom no body is responsible.
end which la default Of any other way
%. accounting Tor 10 We must conclude
tnsl 'ikc Tops, 10 'jest growed. "
We ma, expect 20 see many home
seekers cnmlug into this valley within
tir neat few months aud can we expect
60 conncir with other towns In attract
ing ihca, people end inducing them To-
lr.1tc among MS with our town looking
81. 10 does now The trouble is that We
isek SOME things that We ought 10 have,
end hs,rs good many things that we
ought 90 lack
We need some deccnily graded streets,
We need icw cheap sidewalks. we need
some regulation regarding the construc-
tlou of IRRIGATION bitches In the streets
uc need an anti tin can ordinance. This
hould BE- comprehensive enough TO do
sway vUh e'ther PAVING iheslrceis with
srarlled tim vase. or sending %
nHt VI town attached to the tail of some
uafortun'ie canine. 40 Che imminent
SEA 90 i.ir and property. and We can
ii, vuse riih Few things ihat W.
have u'W aud be- nome thc loser
Asain 30 is necessary that We incor-
inr.le in order that We may geo The
h.a.a.ui The new law regarding the dis
ir.ouiipn of liquor license money The
la rra.al., that in incorporated towns
fuf lfr cent 90 600 liquor lisOnsc col.
l,rIed iaersia shall go into the school
fllioi iDr district iu which thc money
B. l1iletiri. forty res cent shall go into
ilr munitinal fund and ten pr cent
shall 1n 90 fhr sliir. Iac license money
collected .a Emmett amounts 10 $1,000
cash year. Therefore the question %
Incorporation sesolve, itself 90 This prop
,,iion. shall we incorporate and save
to che town 800 year. or shah We re-
aain as w re ard allow the moocy 20
- .nio Oh. ssacral school ard -oad fund
oi .ae counyf Which shall W. 90 peo-
r.e 10 Enntrg
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