Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
CAPT. MERRY ON
PAVING QUESTION
OPPOSES PAVING WITHOUT CON
SENT OF AUDITING PROP
ERTY OWNERS.
DIRECTS TO NARROWING FRANKLIN ST.

OBJECTS TO NARROWING FRANKLIN ST,
A Number Of Good Points en- Sub
Iects Of Local. Inter-
(The following article was written
for the Manchester Press by Captain
J. F. Merry, and was published in the
last issue of that paper.)
Manchester A Beautiful, Ideal Home
Town. Let Us Keep It So.
Editor Press:
There may be towns Of its size
equally as good, but. there are no
better home towns than Manchester.
Our broad streets, beautiful shade
trees, well-kept lawns, excellent wa
ter, splendid schools. attractive church
buildings, religious societies of nea.-
ly every denomination. .ouges ard
civic societies without number and C.
moral citizenship make Manchester q
ideal place In which to live. Could
any higher compliment be paid c
rural city than this?
Cities, however. like corporation.
or individuals, need to occasionally
take their soundings to see just
where they are att and to avoid any,
unnecessary extravagances. In The
Press of last week appeared an ar.
ticle advising that the city council
had decided to pave Franklin street.
Let US look into this matter. .Iave
q majority Of the property holders. on
frankie stleet between Butler stree.
and Clara avenue (and in all fairness
they are the only ones to be = con
suited in the matter) decided they
want Franklin street paved, and II so,
have they Indicated whether it shall
be OF gold. cement, pressed brick or
asphalt? Have they intimated wheth-
er they want this beautiful street,
on which are SO many pleasant
homes, narrowed down to a thirty-foo
alley? Would they have the princi,
pal street of Manchester, the one
over which all farmers from the
northwest, the north and the north
east must pass in getting into town,
the street on which the Fair grounds
are located and the one that is now
crowded with teams from curb to
curb during Fair week or whenever
there is any public gathering on the
Fair grounds, reduced to a width of
thirty feet? do not believe said
property holders want anything of the
kind. nor do think for moment
that the gentlemen who constitute
the city council will arbitrarily i'm
pose such tax, which would be an
absolute cruelty to number of such
property holders.
he,ieve IN nroyross - ..4
ing everything within reason that
adds to the general appearance OF
the town. l aim to keep my own
property in the best possible. eoadi.
ton without regard to cost, and II
4 majority 81 NV nei.bhors f. =. !,
Franklin street navod ~, ,,a.eaat,,,
willing to bear INV share 81 tba AZ.
pense in the nsa NJ srcb natari,, 80
Ia suited tn that nnrnosa ,,,t ~,
not willing that the street shan he
narrowed single foot Mancbasta,
has alwavs had pood straots M
topography Of the town and tbe
character. Of the soi, have, moaa i,
aasv IN drain onr siraat. ~, -
keen them free from mud axoen.
during a few davs ~ ear,v snrinn A.,
OF our streets excent Eranll;n ara
smooth nearlv every d.y 4, ~, ro.r
Whv ia this not tho c.sa IN, u,r.nl,1;,,
streeta simn,v hecans. ,oraa No.,
centaee Of the cream min, ana hoas
that come ia tbts market l. haSS,a5
over Franklin street VINO rot. ~,
benefit Of the returns from these
.loads that we want IN sea n,,,t;,,,;ad
IA large proportton of II soas - ~,
merchants OF MANCHESTER nvar,
business here gets its dne share
In view Of this il II inst that .
street which brings so much wa,,tl
into the civ should no m,inta;no3
by the pronertv holders wbi,e nm oth
er streets are ma,nt aimed bv tpa oitv
I say 1t Is an ,nwarranted d;scrimi
nation against the pronerty holder.
who happen to be located nm Aha.
street. It ia yariously estimated tba
from ten to fifty teams pass m an,
down Franklin street every fav Yb ar
there is but one on any other street
| II this be true. then Franklin stree