The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-05-23
T'OTE FOR THE BONDS

Due notice has been given of the election to be held in this city
shall issue SIS 900 in p:shpH per cent bonds IDS for for the a,9 nrrp0s Hns OF pav ing
cost of the paving and the property owners on either side paying
be determine is: Is the work proposed to be done, needed We
answer. yes. For the past two winters. it will be remembered that
Depot street has been we'll nigh unfit for travel. The wagon travel
was diverted to Second street and later to Third street, and yet all
and doing almost everything else that was regarded as at all feasible
to redeem the street from mud. All this was done at no SINAI eX-
pense, and much of the same work was required for the Public
Square; still the street was an eye sore and continued unit Tor travel
holds when he comes into our midst. and it is so unsightly that it
, nswah sa1sn,s OF 10 uot al o a ad%bIn for 70. the reason that condi
p pave d ,hsn snd IS, eo % ans 10 q a ae xepw different life en- ieaio we ar not hest
tating about appropriating for other things that the wisdom and
would not hesitate to use the telephone, the telegraph. wireless tel
egraphy or ride on a vestibule train because our fathers did not have
Some will no doubt urge that the town is not able to afford the
this position, but when you begin to look under the surface, one
must conclude that that argument is not tenable. While the assessed
unhesitatingly say that this is hardly more than forty per cent of the
~onl da noi OF be- II ub PfDPe'y WE Se s tSis for II the re ssso"t that t., we know know Of
several houses in the business district that are assessed at one.halt
bank statements and see how much money we have and then com
pare pare these h. S, with It'll , 4ur as, ass1 hsoHs rolls aca and foa a bai'le how s% wh bt'1e has of at it.
way been used by those fighting progress and Improvement; 1T
forty fits about the proposition for water works and electric lights,
hut the water works and electric lights were voted, on us and one
not have a power plant. What would Grenadas condition be today
without a system of sewerage and lights and water? The opposition
to granolithic sidewalks has not faded from memory. yet those who
would not say that Grenada is better off with the sidewalks are as
scarce as hens teeth. As a matter of economics. the town has saved
money by building permanent sidewalks. 1t will not only save
money, but make money by some permanent street building.
We are growing. New people are coming into our midst. We
can not stand still if we would, W e would not if we could. Past
achievements do not suffice for present needs. The town that does
not shed the lethargy of the past and and don the garments that are
in harmony with the live, pulsatng. throbbing present. will be-
come a a wsrt on the social life and commerce Of the day.
If this question had been submitted to the electorate of the
city while the streets were knee-deep in mud, there would have
been but few dissenters, but now the sun is shining and we are prone
to soon forget the lessons o. the past. Much of the worlds trouble
today grows out of the fact that people do not utilize the opportu
mites of experience and observation to solve present problems. The
voters should remember. in considering this question, that those
who have property abutting the district proposed to be paved will
pay two-thirds of the cost, and we are advised that the largest prop
crty owner on Depot street is favorable to the issue. What the bond:
would increase the taxes of eighty per cent of our people would b.
but a puny sum. and while every citizen who has property woulo
bear some of the cost, he would also share in the benefits and pros
perty resulting.
We can not afford loblolies and mud to wagon axles any longe
without injury to ourselves. Outsiders lavish praise upon Grenada
for her sidewalks. the beauty of her homes and the general attract
iveness and charm of the town, but they also wonder that a people
with our civic pride, with our wealth and our prosperity should toll
crate the mud and slush on Depot street and the Public Square dur
ing the winter months.
Grenada College, with $50 girls from various parts of the state
over 400 children in the public school, the love of our homes, tn
glory and history of the past, all appeal to us to pave Depot stree
and the Public Square. The town is able to do the paving and ca
not afford to go on record as opposing it at this crucial hour. Othe
towns, rated as We are, are doing paving, and Grenada certainly vii
not take her place with those who are tagging behind. Vote for tn
bonds.