Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-24
EXPRESSIONS ON THIS IMPOR-
TANT MATTER FROM SOME
OF OUR CITIZENS.
NO DOCTORED.UP INTERVIEWS.
Will be Reported Correctly From
Day to Day Until the Field is
Covered-An Will be Inter-
viewed in Due Time.
Sid Garrett: "No."

issuing Douos.
Leslie Hartley: "No, sir; keep the
city out of debt"
VIM. A. Edmonston, attorney: "No!
No! Never! Never! Don't want any
bonded debt"
]. B. Chopper: "No; not in favor
of bonds; don't want bonds in any
shape or form. No, sir"
Thos. Northern: "No; 1 am notIin
favor of it. l would like to have the
town severed, but don't want to bond
the city for it.
Albert & Weber, bakers: eve are
in favor of bonding the city for boGh
sewerage and macadam. We have no
objections to offer to the proposed
plan."
]. T. Mcclure, travelling salesman
and a property owner: "No, sir, 1 am
not in favor of bonding the city. There
are other ways and better ways to
get macadam."
Chris Reynolds, who owns a rock
quarry and who furnishes rock to the
city: 81 am not in favor of bonding
Mexico for rock streets or for any
thing else."
". W. Jackman, printer: "We
want decent streets and l think the
proposition to bond the city for ma
cadam is all right. I am in favor of 1t
as I think it is to the city's interest"
O. F. Shireman, of the Shireman
Clothing Company: "Certainly we
should bond the city for both macadam
and sewerage. If we can't get both to-
gether let US secure one and then try
for the other"
William Harper, retired merchant
and large property owner: 81 am OPP
posed to a debt of this kind on the
city. 1t will be a burden to every man
in town; it would keep away people
who would like to come here to live"
Joseph Steinman, shoe dealer: 81
am strictly opposed to bonding the
city for the specified improvements,
or, for that matter, for any others. l
look upon it just as I look upon my
own business. When 1 have no money
to buy a thing I regard it the a pol
icy to go in debt for its purchase. 1
shall vote against the proposition"
j. W. Mckinley, baker and confec-
TONER: 81 do not think the PROPOSE
ton will carry, although I am in favor
of it personally. I believe, however,
brick streets would be more useful
than the macadam. The sewerage Is
very necessary. I see no other way of
procuring these advantages than by
going in debt for them"
Nathan Phillip, of the firm of L.
Phillip & Sons, clothiers: "Bond the
city if a permanent and substantial
benefit will accrue from it. With our
present system of sewerage We con-
slider a thorough rocking of the streets
the biggest advancement we can make
just now. Besides the lasting benefit,
$40, 900 distributed among the working
people will be a big thing for the
town."
G. D. Ferris: "No, I am not In
favor of bonding Mexico. When 1
meet my friends in st. Louis and tell
them what a good town we have here
and don't owe a cent they seem al
most dumbfounded, and hardly be-
lieve it. They think it is something
unusual for a city not to be in debt
and say it must be a good place to
live. Do not bond the city for any
kind of Improvement"
A. M. Trimble, dealer in second
hand furniture and goods: 81 am in
favor of bonding the city for both the
improvements, but especially for
macadam. I think the cost of keeping
up the streets would in time pay for
the improvements and we would
have good streets in the meantime.
AS it is we pay out a great deal for
keeping them up and have no decent
streets in muddy weather."
Sam Morris, dealer in hides, furs,
wool, etc., tells Us: 81 am in favor of
bonding the city for both sewerage
and macadam, but I am opposed to the
method proposed. My views are as
follows: Issue $4,000 bonds at
4 per cent, $4,000 for sewerage and
$4,000 for macadam, payable in 80
years. Create a sinking fund on the
city valuation, which is near s2,00O,-
900. Pay none of the bonds till they
fall due 80 years hence. Have the
whole business transaction put in the
hands of a finance committee, COM
posed of the best business men of the
city, who will see that every dollar is
rightly expended. Then we will have
a good, progressive town."
r. Il. Cauthorn, of the Wade eau
thorn Furniture Co.:
"Yes, I am in favor of bonding the
city for improving the streets and
any other public improvements that
will give employment to honest toilers.
Let US issue $4,000 in bonds bearing
interest at "a of n per cent. to be
deposited with the comptroller of the
currency at Washington az collateral,
who will issue to us the legal tender
paper money, the same as Mr.. Gage
proposes to do with the National
Banks-promise-to-pay notes. I want
the people to have the benefit of a
wise government as well as the
National Banks. By this method Gin
stead Of paying syndicates the interest
at 3 per cent. for 20 years and then
have the principal to pay, we will
pay the Government Az per cent. of
the face of the bonds annually and in
25 years will have paid both principal
and interest, giving employment to
labor and furnishing the people q
circulating medium.
This system adopted throughout the
country, the Government accepting
municipal and county bonds and the
issue Of legal tender for this collateral
of the people would evidently he m