Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13

10 proceed at once 10 carry out tnell
wishes | would therefore advise tha
the City clerk should be instructed to ad-
fyertise for bids, and that without prefer
ence, the bonds be sold to the best ad-
vantage for the interests of the city. II
sold at once the money should be placed
at interest in one of our city banks with
out preference only as to the response
billty and highest rate of interest.
Before letting the conti act for water
works | advise that you thoroughly un-
derstand the requirements of the present
city and the future needs of the city that
is to be. This work should be taken up
at once and pushed to completeness in a
thorough business-like manner and as
short time as possible to obtain the best
system to be had for our money.
SEWERAGE.
| The sewerage problem will again come
up, and believe it is for the best inter-
ests of the city that we lay out and con-
struct this year what will meet the most
urgent needs of our city. would advise
that in making contract for waterworks
system that we keep below and not
! above the amount voted.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS,
You undoubtedly will have many petit
tons in for street Improvements.
would advise careful consideration of all
such petitions, and where it is found nee
essary to make repairs same should be
recommended. Where streets are to be
graded would recommend that the work
be done on the assessment plan as the
charter provides. If the waterworks
system is put in, street Improvements
should be delayed until after pipes and
sewers are laid. In my judgment it
would be waste of money to grade streets
that will be torn up to lay pipes and put
in sewerage.
BRIDGES.
understand that large petition sign
ed by the laboring men, was before the
council last year asking for the rebuild
ing of the foot bridge connecting the north
and south side at the east side of r. r.
bridge This foot bridge after having
been used so many years has, in my
judgment, come to be public necessity.
and as long as it remains unbuilt will
make this crossing menace to life. |
therefore ask that your committee look
over and recommend the rebuilding of
this foot bridge without further delay
More lives may be lost if this be not at
tended to, The bridge on Belding street
Loveland addition has again washed out.
This also should receive prompt atten-
ton.
CLEANLINESS.
Under this heading am sure every
man and woman in Beldng, who has any
taste or love for the beautiful, will join
me in asking the street committee and
health officer to see that all streets and
alleys be thoroughly cleaned and then |
would recommend that the council have
placed at the proper corners on Main
street, recep.\Sies for all waste paper
and debris thai accumuates upon the
strfa.cLd thaS Tr ordinance be drawn
ior Siadas4. I'D slat.ctnr of paper and
filth in the streets or alleys. There is a
homely old saying OF John Wesley's that
Cleanliness is next to Goodness. mean
ing thereby that habits of cleanliness
tend not only to the health of the body,
but TO that state Of neral feeling which
man as the chief creation of the
almighty. One Of the first acts of men
tai degradation is neglect Of the person.
Filth is always associated with misery,
and this remark applies to towns. cities
and nations as well as individuals
There is nothing that adds SO much to
the beauty Of a home or public building as
9 ffCll hSPb lNAFFL4 SAi4A AtEdl DaSh IdINS.
In passing through a town, city or coun-
try, one involuntary passes judgment up
on places visited and persons seen by
their general appearance.
To those who have been accustomed to
this state of affairs for year or more,
the disorder is not so apparent to the eye,
as it is to those who are visitors or those
who pass through our town. Belding
should, and with but little effort on the
part of each citizen. can be made one Of
the most attractive and beautiful little
cities in Michigan; and now ask of the
citizens Of Belding general cleaning up
and careful avoidance from throwing
waste paper and other refuse in the
streets or alleys.
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
| would recommend that the P. M
railroad be asked to put in gate or sup
ply watchman at the Bridge street de-
pot crossing. ! trust that this may be at
tended to at once. that there may be no
delay in safe guarding the lives Of our
citizens.
Gentlemen Of the council, in conclusion
ask that in making your appointments
Of city officials that you take only the
fitness Of the man for the place into con-
sderaton and appoint the best men
available irregardless Of politics or politi
cal pull trust that we may W ork to-
gether in harmony and for the best inter-
ests Of our city.
w. f. BRicKER,