The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-29
THE GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF
THE CITY CALLS FOR
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.
CAMPAIGN TO IS Be WAGED
The News Secures an Expression Of
Opinion From Representative Men
Who Agree that City Should Use
Its Credit for Betterment.

The News has been agitating the
question of bond issue for the past
year and has definitely decided 20
wage vigorous campaign in the in
terest of such course.
Brunswick is constantly growing
and the expansion to be expected the
con ing year calls for internal i'm
LrCNement. Good roads, paved streets
and an extended sewerage system is
an asset to any city and advertises
1t to the outside world, not to men
ton the civic pride one should take
in their home city.
In the opinion of this paper a bond.
issue of $150,O0O would fully cover all
needed improvement for the present,
but the needs Of the city and the
IL Cessary Improvement should be
fully specified before any bonds are
issued and the suggestion of q bond
con mission would be a further pro-
lection to the taxpayer.
The question of bond issue has
been agitated and discussed by some
of our leading citizens for some time;
now let us get down to business and
do something definite, let posterity
pay for some of these improvements
as they will benefit largely from the
work. Wishing to know the trend of
public opinion a News man called up
ol some of our representative citi-
zens for an expression Of their views,
and others w44f follow from time to
time. Those seen yesterday and
questioned relative to the issue are
the following:
Albert Fendig.-"I am heartily II
favor of bond issue for internal bet
terments, but l don't want bond is
sue and then plans made for spend
ing the money. Let the needs be
specified, then the necessary money
secured by this method. Good roads,
paved streets, good sewerage, ETC.,
are an asset to any city and we should
not hesitate to secure them"
r. D. M. Strachan.--"l heartily en-
dorse the action of The News in agi-
tating a $150,000 bond issue, my full
sentiment being expressed in let
ter to The News sometime ago.
believe the city should use it's credit
the same as any corporation, and as
suredly favor a bond issue, within
reason, for necessary civic improve
ment."
Hon. L. R. Akin.-'I am absolutely
in favor OF bond issue of not less
than $150,O00, but ! would want the
needs specified on the voters ticket,
and | would recommend the appoint
ment Of bond commission, indepen-
dent OF outside influence, to handle it
as an additional safeguard to the tax
payers"
r. D. Aiken.-"A bond issue Is nee
essary to the progress of the city and
| am heartily in favor of it, although
a majority of the voters and taxpay-
ers don't seem to realize the fact
that there Is any necessity for it. I'm
provements are needed and we should
not hesitate to keep abreast Of the
times"
3. Padrosa.-"By all manner of
means, the growth and expansion of
Brunswick warrants bond issue.
DOther cities are issuing bonds for i'm
proyements, and we should do so for
the example taught. Let posterity bear
it's burdens as those to come will have
better opportunity to profit from the
work"
r. E. Twtty.-"I am in favor OF a
bond issue for needed improvements
and believe that good roads, paved
streets and an extended sewerage sys-
tenn are necessary to the city's growth.
/ would have the needs and necessary
expense specified, however, before a
bond issue is made