The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-02

BaRssrILLE. March ss1-To set
lat rest the fear that some people OF
Evansville have against incorporation.
win offer them q few things for CON
tsIderation. which ought 70 set their
minds at rest. and help them remove
the -spra9 they have been irving to
insert IN the wheels or progress In
the first place the great busaboo Is
saloons. Now 10 set at rest their FEAR
on this question want 70 state. that
We VIII have it specified in our char
ter that there positively viii be no
saloons allowed. nor no Intoxicating
liquors sold
The next question is corporation
tax Now TO SET their fears at rest
under this head. want to state fe"
facts for their careful consideration
In the arst place. there IS taccordins
to the valuation OF real estate In
| Evansville with the county levy for
roads at so cents on the S1o0.o6)
100000 dollars paid out for road pur
poses Now. within the limits Of whaa
win be incorporated VIII be safe
n saying that there are not $4,000
dollars spent IN keeping up the roads.
| and this Is a high estimate Now, fer
low voters, IS It not a great deal bet
.er to spend this money for beautify-
; ing our little village and where It wiz
give us roads that are not a disgrace
/ boardwalkS that can be walked over
with safety I don't think you can
have any kick coming about the taxes
they have to be paid anyway Is it
not better 10 take into consideration
| the old maxim that charity begins at
home" and pay your taxes where the@
| VIII benefit your home, VIII beauty
your home and be an advantage TO
You in every respect?
Thar is another thing TO be taken
( INTO consideration, and that Is dan
ger from fire; as it IS now Evansville
would be at the mercy OF flames
should a fire break out. as the build
lncs are practically I'll wood If a
| fire should break ou- Il would not take
long for the flames 20 wipe out our
village. If We were incorporated we
could have water pfpe6 from the city
or our own water works each proper
ty holder could have advantage OF =
water supply 20 pzotect his property
and thereby reduce insurance rates
Now. take these things into coasid-
Grafton and IN by mind there IS no
doubt that you VIII be benefited There
is another thing to be taken into con-
sideration, and that Is the health Of
our village and judging the future by
the past. It would be wei fo- you 10
consider wha. you are doing before
you work and vote against incorpo-a
ton. Sewerage IS needed and need
ed badly. and the only way 70 bring
this about is TO have our ~::.nSe sn-
corpora.ed and enforce Ehe people to
keep their premises IN a sanitary con
ditfon. Now. gentlemen, We recoS-
nize your right TO kick and to kick
hard but the more you kick the less
harm It Will do. You might as well
try 20 make Buffalo creek nun back
wards as TO kick against incorpora'
ton; It Is bound to come and none OF
US can prevent II II GAINESVILLE. Is
not Incorporated independent, It viii
be Incorporated into the city Of Fair.
mont, then your fears will be realized
You viii have saloons. and you can
not prevent them from granting Il
cense. and II you consider incorpora'
ton Of Bar1evilIe by itself an evil
you are between two evils and con
slider It your duty to vote for the lese-
er one. for we do not want saloons;
we don't want gambling dens or baw-
dy houses and the only way that we
can prevent &c is 70 vote for Barns
vile to be Incorporated to itself. Your
taxes viii not be increased. you will
have better protection from Are ana
disease. better roads. better morals
and n better condition all around
VOTER