Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
PAVE MAIN STREET.
IL Needs Afternoon Badly ana There IL No
other Satisfactory solution of
the Question.

EDITOR BANNER: / noticed items re-
Gently published 10 the city papers rel
alive to and urging the paving Of Main
street. 1t certainly does seem as though
it ought TO be and could be accomplish
ed II our common council would take 1t
in hand, let the job by contract, assess
ing portion to the property owners
and spreading the balance OF the ex-
penses upon the city at large, as we are
all interested in the appearance and
neatness OF our streets especially our
principal business street.
AS far as buildings are concerned we
have as nice and neat business street
as any city OF our size in the state and
we often hear it remarked by strangers
and the travelling public that we have
the very best as regards buildings.
We think there is also no doubt nor
chance for an argument but what we
have had as abominable business
street this fall as any city in the state
regardless Of size. III we could have
Main street paved with brick from
Bridge street to Pearl st, il we could
have the work done next spring, hav-
ing it properly put down by expert
enced contractors, IT would last for
years, and would make every indi-
vidual citizen far more proud OF our
city.
II is TO be hoped that our street COM
mittee has learned lesson by their
experience on Ellis ave., running west
from Demorest ST. to city limits, as
that street. or rather that portion OF it,
has been nearly impossible all the fall,
making it necessary for the travel from
the west and northwest to come over
the sand hills on the road mile north,
that has been considered too poor and
billy to draw heavy loads over in the
past. 1t has been clearly demonstrated
as indeed it has many times before,
that no public highway should be
plowed up in the fall OF the year.
II has been practiced land is project
ly right that when a street leading to
town needs fixing, to go around with a
paper and raise the greater portion of
the cash necessary from the manufac-
turers, merchants and business men of
the city, but it does seem as though
the farmers along the line of road
should take interest enough In their
roads to keep them 10 proper repair.
1t is only a year ago last summer that
these same business men together with
number OF the better farmers situa-
ted northwest OF the city, did several
hundred dollars worth of work on the
road just west of M. j. Demorest's
commencing at the city line running
west TO the state road then north mile.
The "aad has naadad renairs all the
past season and we have been reliably
Informed that the road district in
which this piece OF road is located
failed TO do their road work this past
season. 1t does seem as though after
there has been so much money expend-
ed on road that the highway overseer
should take interest enough to do at
least the small amount OF road work
assessed in each district. We believe,
if not already, it should be made the
duty of township highway commission
or to look after each individual over
seer and see that the full amount OF his
road work is properly performed and
in the proper season of the year.
Hoping that this spring may bring
forth many improvements in the way
OF good roads, | am sincerely yours.
TAXPAYER.