The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-25
Mayor Elder Gives Reasons for Sub
hitting Proposition to
the Voters at
Election.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Is Step in Carrying Out Provisions
Of the Nolan Plan for City
81. Development in the $685.
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se -...e Future.

Members of the city council have
been asked many times as to why 1t is
desirable to extend the city limits
and why the question will be put to the
voters at the time of q the election,
March 80. "A good many have stated
that they can see no reason for ex-
tending tle present limits Of the city,
and do not understand why the coun-
Gil has decided to submit the PROPOSE
ton to the voters.
In explaining the matter this morn
ing Mayor Elder stated that there
were a number Of very good reasons
for exttnding the present limits OF the
city, and that on the other hand there
was but little to be said against II.
One of the first reasons mentioned
was that if the Nolan plan is to be
carried out, and the city has already
adopted that plan Of future develop
ment, it is necessary for the city coun-
Gil to have control over the territory
which it is proposed to annex.
Affected by Nolan Plan.
By far the greater part of the plans
and suggestions embodied in the MOL
an plan relate to the development of
the territory in this district. The
city is already pushing into this ter
ritory. 1t will be necessary, if the ex-
pansion continues much farther, to
lay out new streets, or roads, in this
district The Nolan plan also calls
for parks to be laid out in this terri
tory z"-
1t is the belief of the council that If
this territory Is not under the control
Of the city, it will not be laid out UNI
der the Nolan plan, but that roads and
streets will be run through in haphaz-
ard manner. 1t is, moreover, very de-
sirable that the Industrial tract be I'M
DIR the control of the city. When fac
tories are brought to this tract it Will
be necessary to construct roads and
streets to this tract. If under the con-
troll of the city this can be done with
very little trouble, and can be done
right. Otherwise the matter would
be I'D to the supervisors, and it is be-
l;eved would not result satisfactorily.
Will Not Increase Taxation. r
AS for the taxation of the property
within the territory it is proposed to
annex, the taxes will not be increased
with the exception of nominal road
tax to be spent on the road1 within
this district. There will be no tax
burden placed upon the property hold
ers within this territory, according to
Mayor Elder. These property owners
will not be in any way responsible for
the debts already incurred by the city.
Property within this district is sos,
for more than it's value as mere farm
land, according to the council. 1t is
essentially part of the city, with the
same interests, and this is becoming
more evident constantly as the city
increases in size.
The question of this extension viii
be placed before the electors of the
city anu of the territory which it is
proposed to annex, at the time of the
CITY election, March 80. There will be
bit one place tn vote on the question
and that will be at the Rolla fire sta
ton. on Main street, near Tenth. A
majority vote either way DECIDES the