Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-29
pb OGRESS OF CITY DEPENDS
"JPON ADOPTION OF PRO
,be POSED IMPROVEMENT
77S WITHOUT DELAY.
10 '59n Try HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS
loganb Arguments Against Progressive
and d u.
hard Movs OlSproVe"' Oi'y tiA~ilc7S
Ing Annie to Handle Work: Best Bid
77(
Possible to Secure is Available;
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D. AHAASiS @ooS D"n"e 0VPA0'
(By E. Fl

- Dallas has reached a critical period
POIher Existence as a community and
mount on the outcome of the present nego-
es at tions for hard surface street i'm
achievement much depends. After
76Onths, and even years OF agitation,
- question Of paving the streets OF
on, Re business district is now squarely
| AndeI to the people for settlement. The
so sds have been submitted and each
|hir Voperty owner now knows exactly
4, phaat the improvement will cost The
73ls are reasonable, much lower in
ct that was anticipated, and many
rGoheretofore have opposed the plan
| s. 1Aae now in favor of it. People who
|2e in a position to speak authorita-
gely, and from experience, declare
1ter eat the bid offered by the Clark
Flze Wenery company, and accepted by the
Dal uncil, is the best bid that could
71O-31 i've We been submitted and probably
wer than the city could hope to
ho4ye in the future. The writer, from
O0O; own personal experience knows
OallaSat it Is a reasonable bid. He knows
~ because he had to pay $2.65 per
-ard for the same sort of paving in
|Pdernrashington city in which he owns
bloroperty, and this price didn include
b. Eie grading either. 1t is the best bid
", Yer submitted in any town in the
7l9tTillamette valley, as proven by the
--,stimony of those who have made
~; Themselves familiar with such things
|ne; b City Is Ready.
z mi 1t is fact, also, that the city of
I'M, Dallas is in better condition right
72ow, financially to do this work than
yer before There is at the present
OF ~tme, more than half enough funds in
re- he city treasury available for such
|oliurposes, to pay for the paving of the
treet intersections and, by the time
he work shall have been completed,
sr here will be more than enough to
notandle the expense. The matter Of
-7torm water sewers which has been
ldvanced by some as an argument
against the improvement. should not
,ov influence anyone who really wants to
10y lee the city advance. The present
sewers have for several years been
able to handle the drain from the
n,,bstreets, and there is no reason why
Hthev couldn't do so, after the i'm
|IalIorovement is installed. In the matter
3-bf the water company's mains, this
work will have to be done at the ex-
pense of the water company, and will
= not cost the city cent. Therefore. 1t
roCappears that Dallas will never be IN
| ddra better condition to undertake this
callimprovement than at the present
777fime
- Improvement Means Progress.
sol So now we come to the real meat in
+ Dthe kernel. and one which every loyal
|j4-4and progressive citizen of Dallas
should face unfinchingly and under
standingly: the problem of the future
-progress of the city. Dallas is now
for the only city or town of Importance
ado in the Willamette valley that has not
!. "A adopted the hard surface street I'M
+ 1 provement, and there are many places
oro1 Of half the size in population and
Q t wealth, that have paved streets and
LOAF are pleased with them. A significant
,rri feature in connection with this work
nit, in other cities is that. in every one OF
-Gq them. additional work is being con-
- temnlated and is now under way
which shows conclusivelv that the peo-
"a pIe Of those communities are salts
in fed and greatly pleased with the plan
|sd. 1t is fact that Dallas cannot hope
su to progress by the refusal TO adopi
=. this modern improvement which every
,ai proeressive city has undertaken
sq0 Paved streets will increase the value
,gs Of every foot of property in the city
and. should it be undertaken. thoss
who oppose It now will become it'
!, most enthusiastic boosters in time
- Why isn't it possible for the people OF
one community to take advantage OF
the Experience Of other cItiesf MeT
of Dallas: Let Us forget our per
sonal animosities and petty pre1udlee'
and Jet us all put our shoulders t
\. the wheel. Let us rally TO the sup
port Of the paving plan and let II
starr an improvement here and nov
that shall give Us an impetus tha
nelhing else will do and, at the saml
finf. place Dallas on an equality viii
tie ofher cities and towns Of th'
Greaf Willamette valley.
Sentiment Favorable
Eentiment in favor Of proceeding
NiIA the paving improvement Wlthou
f1fIhsr delay seems 70 b overWhelm