The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-19
The Improvement OF
SdnduSky Avenue

Editor Republican.
This improvement covers 5000 liueal
feet. The EIgn neers estimate of
cost is s25, 300. the interest on the
bonds to be issued to pay for this i'm
provement will amount to about
| 81, 500 90, making a total of s33, 100 90.
The property abutting on this street
tn be taxed will not measure over
6400 feet, 300 feet on each side of the
street. Hence the cost must be more
than five dollars per foot front. 95
per cent of the property owners can
not pay their assessment in cash
Those who can will save the low rate
of interest the bonds bear.
1t is generally believed that the
cost per foot will not exceed $500.
This can not be If the Engineers
estimate is anywhere near correct.
TIE city paws for street intersec-
tions and so of the cost of the i'm
provement.
Under the new code property
may be assessed 33 per cent of its
value for such an Improvement. |
vas told by a reliable attorney that
Pefioner NAV be assessed more.
Solicitor Riddle said that TO pay
the city's part of this work and TO
pay for new mains made necessary
by reason of the work on Sandusky
and Detroit streets it would be nee
cessary to issu. bonds to the amount
of about So, 900 the Bonds to be Is
sued in anticipation of the tax to be
collected from the property owners
on Sandusky street, and the other
set of bonds to be issued by the city
to pay its share of the Improvement
estimated by Mr. Riddle and the En-
gin-er to be s25 600 90 on two streets.
will make the expenditures on San
dusky avenue alone not far short of
fifty thousand dollars, when inter
est is included Do you, as property
owners on Sandusky avenue want to
paw five dollars per foot front tax on
a street that you don't own any more
than YOU swn south Main street!
Do you, as citizens at large, want
Slndusky avenue improved better
than any other street in the city at
a cost to you of from fifteen to twen-
ty-five thous and dollars. Why should
Sandusky avenue be paved with brick
and Main. Detroit, MadTiver, c.
lumhus and Chillicothe streets be
mac sdemized.
5Anduskv avenue Is a residence
street. The proposed expenditure
of this money Is an extravaganza.
To pave with brick Is not neces ary
although I believe the council did so
declare under oath. When the work
vas up before, it's western terminus
was Garfield avenue. This time 1t
stops in its western course at Z IN
street which prev nts the G ty EnRi-
neer from participating in a good
thing.
II this Improvement Is an extrava-
e gance and If it is bad policy for this
city to increase it's bopdrd indebted
ness is it NJ the duty of the solicitor
to stop IL If IL is in his power? Belle
fontaine is all right. But we could
issue too many bonds
The Lutheran, Methodist, Chris
tian and United Presbyterian church
es will ali come In for a good share
of this expense. Do you, one and all,
think the benefits to be derived from
this improvement will equal its cost.
Do you really want the Improvement
OF Is 1t being thrust upon you by
few enthusiasts who have good
houses ON narrow lots.
Besides other expenses the city
would be taxed on the Central school
lot, the Parsonage lot and the Park.
about $40 feet front at cost of
about $1,000 90 to pay. For which
more bonds could be Issued.
ONE INTERESTED.