Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-05-26

gulped down at one swallow.
Even could the. whole. village
have been taxed then there
might have been some sense in
it. However. the main benefit
Of the bridge will not accrue to
the village of Willmar, but to the
land on the opposite shore of the
lake that would at once, if the
bridge is built, become subur-
ban residence property, and
double several times in value.
Let those who own property
over there and who are going to
make the stake out of the enter
prise, offer anything like a fair
contribution towards building
the bridge, and not attempt to
play the 3rd Ward for suckers,
and then we will talk bridge.
Now as to the drain on the
road and bridge fund of the town
the assis tant editor of the Ca
zette has not figured very closely.
One of the commissioners told
us that the dump, bridge and
preliminary survey would at
present estimate reach $4,000.
One tenth principal and interest
would amount to 1921 for list
payment. How much annual ex-
pense there would be for main
tainingit in repair we do not
know. But 500 would probably
be a small estimate. A good
one half of the road and bridge
fund of the township would no
doubt be absorbed for the next
eight or ten years. The extra
trade that the village would re-
ceive on account of the bridge
would be so insignificant as to
be scarcely worthy of notice.
Hence the question arises,
were there no other considera-
tions, whether it is good bust
ness policy to put one half of our
road and bridge fund for a. num-
Der of years into the Foot Lake
bridge? Before Bro. Crosby
and his assistant decide on the
matter we should like to have
them make a trip to Svea. Or if
they should break their buggy or
tip over in the middle of the road
half a dozen times before they
got two miles out of town, at
least make trip to the south
line of the town of Willmar.
If they start about 9 o'clock in
the forenoon, they would see a
sight that would no doubt make
them sick of their bridgeproject.
They would meet from Is to IS
teams with about half d dozen
sacks of wheat for a load, and
big strong teams lathering and
and steaming in fetching that
much to town and the drivers in
mortal agony all the way fear of
tipping over and breaking their
wagons, and manning or killing
themselves and animals.
We think they would then adj
NIT that taking half of the road
and bridge fund of the township,
for this really unnecessary
bridge across Foot Lake, from
town with such condition of the
main highway that brings over
half of the business into town,
would be something like taking
the food from a hungry child,
and give it to a big fat .parlor
dog. ::
No, Bro. Crosby, if Willmar is
to be taxed for Improvement,
and we are anxious she should
be, let US tax ourselves for some:
thing that will benefit both coun-
try and town. Weare positively
and unqualifedly = opposed
to spending our road
and bridge fund for private en-
terprises while the public is sui
fering for want of it.. We have
looked this matter over from a
broad non-partisan stand point
and we are convinced in our
minds that we are right, and we
shall stand by our convictions let
the consequence to ourselves be
what it may.
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