The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-09-04

JULIET lHluSS, OF CnO uS tleSS at Ln'
moments when it might have pre-
sented this important matter ear
lier-whatever the reason, there ha:
been no public presentation of the
matter of bonding the town. for a
city hall, sidewalks and other i'm
proyements, as specified in the cal
for bond election on Saturday,
September 18th.
The village council has advertis-
cd for an election to issue bonds
for $4,000, $500 for paying for
sidewalks along the city park, for tt
street crossings and street intersec-
tions, 1900 in bonds to take up
that amount of standing warrant
indebtedness that must be cared for
in some manner. and $4,000 for a
City hall.
1t is known to everybody here, of
course, that several blocks of side
walk is to be built this fall-eight
blocks in all, along Main street and
two of the side streets, SO as to
reach the school house and the res
idential part Of town. The assess
ment roll has already been pub
lished, and all the property owners
will pay their part. The city, how
ever, has the cross walks and the
street intersections to pay for, and
there is no money on hand to do
this without bonding. 1t would
hardly need argument to prove the
vital necessity of this part of the
bond iSsue-certainl it would need
no argument during the muddy sea-
son. There will probably not be
dissenting vote on at least that
section of the bond issue.
Since the city is already in debt
fer the outstanding warrants, and
they draw higher rate of interest
than regular bonds, and there is
little or no prospects of the city be-
ing able to redeem this debt by regu
lar taxation forsome years to come
limiing the percentage of tax levy
for municipal purposes, it is a clear
gain to put the debt in the form Of |
bonds that bear a lower rate, and |
do not bob upevery few minutes to
insist on being paid off in full. BY
the time they could be paid the diff
ference in interest would go a long
ways toward paying the face of the
bonds; at least, it would make a
big help in paying them off. There
can not be a good reason adduced
for not favoring this part of the
bond issue.
The larger item, that of $4,000
Tor city hall, may not have been
SO well thought cut as a necessity
among the people other than those
IN the village board, but it looks
ike one that should be supported
heartily. The town now has no
olace where a secular show, big or
little, can be staged; no building
If any kind where there is stage
% give proper setting for any dra-
natic production; mo place where a
'asket ball game or any other ath-
etic or social production of any
ind could be held. Richfie'd Is a
mall town, we'll out of the way of
he regular public attractions that
e. ;xr,,, OF
# the attractions have to be made
ere at home. 1t is the more i'm
erative that the community take q
old and provide for supplying itself
nth these attractions. Possibly pri t
ate capital would care for the mat Q
er in community on the main f
ne of the railroad here, it is up d
; the general public to provide t
9th place and subject matter, and II
} care for the public welfare by
living attractions that keep the pub
C mind satisfied. This is not
lral nifty such as one would
nd back east, or down south; most
the people have come from towns
: cities, and the country is fall
re to them If it does not provide
means for meeting their demands
a literary, musical and social ma
ire. Most people, whether in the
wn or in the country, would be
Hing to pay taxes to meet this
smand. 1t is in this case neces-
'ry for the town alone to provide
ch hall, as one of its manici-
i duties to the community around U
No decision has been made as n,
just what kind of building is
be built. It is proposed, how ye
er, that 1t should be built Of lava tn
the school house is; should be in
ntrally located. and should have %