The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-04
PARK BOND ISSUE
MEETS WITH FAVOR
Broadway Seems TO Believe i'm
The Project.
Merchants Express Their Views on the
Subject and Tell How Parks
Benefit.
No EXTRA BURDEN ON CITY,

What do you think of the park
proposition? ''was asked of many of the
city's merchants and business. men.
and the replies were both favorable
and unfayorabe.
The necessity Of parks to a city
generally was admitted. The advant-
age OF doing something toward secnr.
Tag them Immediately was, as one
merchant said. "a dollar will pur-
chase more now than II will a year
from now"
Health and educational facilities
are the two essential things considered
by man of family moving to new
city, and the chances are strong that
he would go to a city where both are
good even at the expense to a degree
of business opportunities. Parks in
dlsputably make a city healthier"
said Mr.. Phillips Of Rudy. Phillips &
company. II understand that the
proposition to issue bonds cannot pos
sibly increase taxation, but you can
quote me as for the proposition
whether il does or not"
That kind of spirit was not always
exhibited though all persons expressed
opinions, which showed they have the
interests OF the city at heart. and if
they objected to the bond issue, it was
because they thought they would best
be promoting those interests.
81 think the city has as much bond
ed Indebtedness as 1t should bear"
said Mr.. Rehkopf, OF the e. Rehkopf
Saddlery company
Many persons, when the issue was
clearly shown. approved the PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Wallerstein OF Waller
stein Bros, expressed his opinion that
by all means city should have parks
and thought that the plan proposed
by the park commission was feasible
Alderman Hank is heartily in favor
Of the bond issue and thinks the gen.
eral council will allow the people to
vote on the proposition next fall.
at seems TO me-" said Mr.. Nagel.
Of Nagel & Never, that two or three
big parks would be better than one in
every ward"
Speaking about locations and size
of parks the opinion varied widely
though confidence in the ability of the
commission TO satisfactorily settle
those questions was expressed.
"To spend a few thousands year
on parks would be like throwing
chips into a stream to get across. One
determined effort. like the proposed
bond issue. would bridge the neces-
sity. The proposition of the park
commission, as / understand IL. would
work itself out. The $4,000 must be
spent each year and It could be used
most conservatively to pay both inter
est on bonds and provide a fund to re-
tire them az the end of thirty years. "
said Mr. Thompson, of the Racket
store.
II am strongly opposed to any fur
Their bond issue by the city," said Mr..
Rieke. of the l.. B. Ogilvle & COM
pany. LET us spend what We can
without going in debt for any more
than we are now"
while travelling through the west
recently" said Mr.. J. l.. Wolf, 81
was struck by the parks in the west
ern cities. They add incalculably to
the appearance OF the places. We
must have parks here some time. Ey-
cry month lost before securing them
increases the cost n effort is made
TO secure them through the bond is-
sue, we, in the present, may enjoy
the parks, while. II the small assess
ment is spent year by year il viii be
years before any noticeable results
can be seen"
That the city would have to provide
parks sooner or later was a strong
argument with many persons and the
predominant opinion was that II should
be done rather sooner than later.
Mr.. Charles Weille. OF B. Weille &
Son, vigorously approves the bond IS
sue and said he will favor the issue
even IL II Increases his taxes.
"An incidental consequence, though
zone Of considerable Importance to the
business Of the city, he said, would
be that 100000 foreign capital
would be brought into the city to be
spent among its citizens"
at is proposition of vital import
anoe to the city and | am confident
that II will be more strongly endorsed
as Il becomes more generally under
stood" was the emphatic approval of
one prominent merchant.