Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-29

mobile disposition on wheelbarrow sal.
i we can't do so and pay as we 90 don
expand We can't raise money to NEE
this Indebtedness except by an enabling
act. Let's retrench and pay it ourselves
instead of loading too much upon our COM
ing generations, but pay our own debts.
GUY Weter was called for and said he
had not much TO offer but he thought i,
wise for the city not TO 60 into debt with.
out at least seeing It's way clear to meet
its Indebtedness.
M j Demorest said there was quite a
string to his kite, he showed how he had
been defeated for alderman last year but
that made no difference to him. He was
opposed to increasing the tax rate, we
have nice lot of factories in our city and
should not tax them out of the city but
try TO get more here, we ought to dc more
thinking before election aud then we can
get better men for the positions.
Geo. Stout followed Mr.. Demorest with
a few tersa remarks and said he was in
favor of more economy in city affairs,
city should do as he did, buy where it
could buy the cheapest. get bids on lum-
Der, tile, cement &c. His remarks were
we'll received.
Aid Smith said that he had been Alder
man for the past four years and had al
ways done what he could for the best in
terest of the city, but he believed there
was chance for retrenchment, he
thought the floating Indebtedness ought
70 be paid,
Fred A. Bush was no Thomas Lawson
and did not consider himself authority on
Frenzied Finance, but he believed in hon.
esty in both the individual and city, they
should pay these notes in some way and
beware of the ptfall in the future.
Alderman Eugene Hudeon said he did
not have much to say bit he would like
20 say a little about the saloons, he
thought the number should be reduced to
TWO and the city license be raised, he did
not think much of this revenue for it had
oeen proven by statistics that for every
dollar received from saloons IL cost two
dollars to pay for their INJURIES. He was
not sure hut thought he could get along
without any saloons in Beldng
Rev. Sheehan said he liked the display
Of oratory that the questions at issue had
Drought out He was reminded of the
story of the teacher who wrote the sen
tence MARY Ann ran down the street
with bright red stockings and new shoes
IN and asked the scholars to tell her
where they would punctuate the sentence
After one or two scholarsahad given their
views one little fellow held up his hand
and showed great eagerness to tell his
views. The teacher at length called on bm
and he said he'd make a dash after May
Ann That was about what the citizens
Of Belding would have to do make dash
after the condition existing andseek by
means of good officers TO avoid a repeti-'
ton Of the thing in the futss 20 1-ts-sss. -
Lew Stone ne ate1 20 khos''wnst ake{ir-,
ance they could give thatif the city bcnd-
ed to meet this floating oeot, they would
not have to repeat the process again IN
about four or five years
Rev. Secord SAID he generally made il
a practice to keep out of politics, but he
would talk freely on a subject that meant
the best good TO the city, the homes and
The people in them. We want men for the
council who are the best men, men who
will do something for the upbuilding of
mankind
Rev. j. c. Meese said he was one of
those peculiar people who believed in the
Lord God Almighty. He thought that
city would never prosper very extensively
that took $500 per annum for the privi-
lege Of robbing men of their manhood, in
tellect and earning capacity.
A collection was taken at the close to
oefray the expense of the hall and the
meeting adjourned without benediction.