The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-24
CLEVELAND AND SWIM.
DELL GIVE REASONS
WHY CITY CANNOT
AFFORD LIBRARY.
Taxes of City Are Too High
Debt Has Reached Legal
Limit and Other Improve
ments Needed.


Mayor c. S. Cleveland, and Coun.
Gilman Joseph Swindell, as citi-
zens. and not officials, is the ar
gltment against the establishment
OF Library in Plymouth.
Let us Reason Together.
The Public Library at this
time has become an important is
sue to the Taxpayers OF our
city.
We will take the subject up
from a business standpoint pure
and simple. No other side of the
question will we consider for a
moment. Bear in mind we are
not speaking for the City Coun-
Gil. We are giving YOU our per
sonal opinion only. We feel it is
due the Tax payers that we place
this matter before them in a bust.
ness way. as we see it. We give
YOU Our financial condition and
what the city is most in need OF
as absolute necessities. Our in
debtedness is in round number
$4,000. (The limit.
Here are some OF the neces-
sary improvements demanding
our careful attention and will
sooner or later have to be met
To put our Water Works on q
good, substantial basis we need
not less than $4,000. We need
to expend for water meter $4,000
To put our Fire Department in
condition for efficiancy-we need
not less than $4,000. We need to
replace the Brownlee bridge with
a good substantial one-we think
everybody will admit this. which
will cost at least $1,000.
There are Taxpayers OF moder-
ate means who have their Conf
Portable homes, who have beer
paving their share OF all our i'm
provements without complaining
for the past twenty years. who
think and feel that the time ha'
come that something should be
done for them in tn way Of
Lights. Water, CroSswalks and
to at least have the stl Get scrapcl
used occasionally on their streets
They feel they are now entitled
to these improvements and W.
too. feel this is due them. Thi:
will take another $1,000.
There will be $4,000 in Interest
that will have to be met thi:
wear. which makes a total OF $50,
900 and our current expenses go
ing right ON all the time-thest
never stop or grow less.
We are informed the Schoo
Board contemplates expendins
this year $12. 900 to ST., 1000 which
will be substantial and necessary
llDlON
We could enumerate other I'M
proveinents that would be usefu
and beneficial. but we can dc
without for while.
Would il not be wise to worl
to get the necessities before tax
ing on Injuries and to lool
ahead and try to manage and pro
vide TO reduce our Indebtedness
ever so small from year to year
If the good woAcn OF this
town are successful in raising thu
necessary amount they can force
the City Council to levy the Ii
brary tax, whether they are will
ing to or not. Do YOU want you
taxes increased in this manner
and for this purpose at this time
If not. we urge you as taxpayer:
to refrain from giving to this
movement. any favor II aid.
In order to get what we are
in need Of and mast have, youl
tax levy will necessarily have II,
be raised the coming year.
We hope You will consider tht
business side of this question il
business way, and then act fol
the best interests of the tax pay
ers of this city and do as your
Judgment dictates without fear oil
favor, Just as you expect us to
do in our official capacity.
c. S. Cleveland