The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-06-26
THE PARK PROPOSITION
i PROMINENT TAXPAYER GIVES HIS OPINION OF
THE CITY PARK QUESTION
EprroR BOISE CITIZEN.

EproR BOISE CITIZEN
So much has been said of late the municipal organ
nThe Statesman likewise the supposedly inspired if
not subsidized evening paper advocating the purchase
Of piece Of ground for city park, which very large
number of citizen taxpayers deem undesirable not
outstanding the efforts of the above named papers to
manufacture favorable sentiment towards that scheme
that the writer thinks Fred Floods Paper being unin
duenced as far the knowledge of goeth may per-
hans enter the and fit to speak for that
much suffering individual the taxpayer and accordingly
requested to grant space IN its columns for wall from
him in his agony
No one objects seriously to park, although we are
nearly taxed to the limit yea, nearly unto death
Taxes too numerous to mention are imposed upon us
generously and with an indifference and recessness sub
lime to the extent of making it ridiculous and they
are still coming.
The taxpayer that foots the bill is painfully aware
Of where the shoe pnches and it is him this article
directed We told it is for good 1t will attract
people beautiful Boise and because OF the beautiful
ctv we have and more attractions come people will
come here nothing in nature stop them and will
have population of $4,000 people here forthwith if not
sooner and when have bought that much desired u
piece of ground and given generous ocadom chance
to spend all the money have left and all can borrow
for buying and improving it. then everything is lovely
and they will droves and buy all we nave TO sell
and still look for lovely perspective surely but
So will it come to pass
The real estate firms not interested in this deal
knowing what effect the increasing taxes has on the
prospective investor this better than anyone
else, if they will give trade secrets away.
is
tey necessary for the health of the city as Tor instance
the sewer tax granted But it is also understood that
when that much heralded much delayed increase OF Pou
aton arrives at the figure above stated the Wo Oh a
costly system will be practically worthless and the Whoe
thing will have to be done again 1t means more
bonds for the unfortunate taxpayer ana "le
complaining Of his wel-ngh isuterabe burden te as"t
when translated plain English is very much AKIN 10
the old admonishment Root hog or die
1t is emphatic to the point if not aesthetic
In the issue of the evening paper OF the otn INST aP
relates to the proposed county and CITY ouidg 70 Ie
built by county and city jointly, the cost OF Wlch s o
to be S400O00OO This has the particular merit o cdCi
ing fellow both ways you own city property you WI
be taxed by the CITY, and by the county aso-nothng
one-Sided about that proposition ,r r,:
The other article written by WorW1ck M Do"iLle
park commissioner in Denver, evidently by request
deserves little more notice at this Time .+ooo
Aside from the welknown fact that clrcu1lsIall0e
alter cases. which will largely detract from the vaue
that article if NAV be said that while in genera way
all right and probably fits the situation IN Denver
applying it Boise it may not Mt SO Wen ft e b Bise
everything as it should be he might nave Ssllu Il 1 ~
etaxpayrs can afford it, That seems to nave
little into his head apparently is the case W. 41y IN
VIOLENT ( gentlemen that are working 50 e and
moulding sentiment favorable to their pet sHo, 80
who take it SO much amss if venture 70 ~ :;
wisdom and desirablity of this proposed Ps b1no
all well enough to talk about the O W. Iar tbis so
while the ground can be had so cheaP we M - = fire
often that It is natural to suppose that theIe mus = -
where there is SO much smoke Let us see oon o. +be
the Booth tract bought IN lo9l ;nr ol following
and foT number Of years this ground like all other real
estate did not advance if held its own but 5s 59 now ac
have come when it advanced rapidly ~ ana ID Il S 1e that
ssnfnan sg tn M from BfGsh tRs generosity spS d his offers to
q sooQo0 less ought m n95 PapG ID advnoe
gets entirely ont Of reach Mr. Booth says So a
not proper to question those statements even Il s'
us came from Missouri ! ;radvertently -
But Mr. Doanlg article has a+ n H. tbis proposed
urcRase and 'a Something that will appeal to US bob all whe @
where he speaks Of smaller parks IN 5 tng @ not likely to in
the ground may be more valuaD lired for the pro-