The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-15
| GREATER HOUSTON CITY.
|u,yor and Many Members of the CITY
Government
.,oIaud The POSTS Stand and Saw Tba
~ ~ Arguments Are UDanswerabIe.

cost involved to tho outside property ovro-
the plan III FAVOR OF
believe. in the idea Of great CITY boro
anu Know thnt 1t is perfectly feasible n onr
natural advantages ARE deveioped hv en- t o wi
operation OF our own people we ON NJ Nv"
auofd to sit down and wait for the civ ~
grow by the enterprise OF outsiders. New
eoners must feel that they are entering an
atmosphere OF progressveness and 6ava
only their share TO do. aud not that they
must come in here and do mos; OF the work
carrying along the barnacles and moss.
backs as a handicap
Il am not willing to see this nine souora
miles populated by about 10000 nSonie
VINO nave to carry the whole burden OF the
improvements while another 10000 hang IN
10 our skirts and are dragged along as \
part OF the -nominally-without con
trlbuting dollar toward making Uouston
Vwhat she should be, the richest proudest,
biggest, most progressive city in Texas and
the most. healthful and thoroughly modern
as we'll"
THE CHANGE OF SENTIMENT
Among the people interested has LARGELY
come about with the operation OF the new
administration. The honest distribution
and application Of the city revenues for
wise and necessary public improvements
the paving of the business streets, the fact
that Houston will soon have its own water
sDlcuQlu
Houston schools and the knowledge that
the urban population Is ovcrcrowding them
to the necessary exclusion of paid suburban
pupls-all these things combine to estab.
fish confidence In the future wisdom and
honesty of public expenditures, and tax.
payers, as a rule, are never 10th TO pay
their pro rata where the improvements are
received by the taxpayer, instead Of see
In
gances that produce nothing but soft bertns
for professional politicians or worse still,
where the money disappears with nothing
to show as an equivalent
The economics instituted by this admin
istration have not impaired the efficiency
OF the civic administration The police de
partment has rarely been on so Successful
and economical foundation. The fire de
partment is far better today tbln 1t ever
was before The street commissioners
work is being more effectively done at less
cost than ever before
The enumeration might 20 further with
great proprietN, but those dwelling without
the city's gates are earnest observers of
conditions and they are keen 70 note the
They feel assured that II they become a
part of the city and paid share Of its
tax burdens that they would see the money
expended in bringing an adequate supply
of pure water to their DOORS the LSJlth Of
their families insured by good dralnae' and
sewerage their homes protected by nearby
.
by an efficient policing, and. above ALL that
new school buildings would he built, and
their children enjoy as good educational
advantages as those of their neightors
'over the line
1t is these reflections which have nwak.
ened anew the long slumbering desire Of
the oudWellcr TO he u part Of Greater
Houston, and If this administration shall
continue for its term of Office to handle
the citys affairs as wisely and honestly as
1t has done thus far the outsider will he
more eager to come in than oven hi, city
neighhors are to have him ioin them
Back Of oil this sentimental and personal
reasoning OF the suburban dwCllcr - this
cold business fact Within two or three
wears II the accompi shment Of this OK
tension of the city limits, every foot Of
land within the added area would increase
in value from two To fourfold
70 the large property owner, or tho
who build for renting purposes only this
may not he an argument, They NAV not
care TO sell They today ohtan twice rs
much income or more from their property
imam do city owners who pay the heavier
taxes; but the owner Of the small house
fun we'll knows that he will have n more
salable piece Of property should he wish
to dispose of It, could get 4 greater rent
for il should he wish to lease 1t II he on
joys those modern improvements watch
only come with city methods Of tax gather
ing and disbursement
The greatest good TO the Greatest mum
Der Is the professed desire of all municipal
n slogan" in Texas for many years, and
the selhshness Of the individual can mot
we'll prevail In this section Of Texas In the
Twentieth century against the expressed
wish Of the majority
The scarecrow Of heavy and unjust taxes
will be raised In vain during tho campaicn
| for a greater city. Honest <y essments;
value for your money and the expenditure
of public revenues and an up-to-date city
ever growing healthier. w9<1thlor and bet
ter win satisfy the public demand