The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
CITIZENS EXPRESS VARIOUS OPINIONS ON SHRINKING TAX Mobley Thinks It Would Be Better to Pay Than Do
 Without
THOMPSON TALKS OF
 WOODLAWN OPINION
Personally Favors Idea, But Believes Citizens Would Object-Anderson Thinks City Should Pay for the Sprinkling

l Various views of the proposed sprink- l ling ordinance are taken by the citizens l of different sections of the city. some 1 think It good. others would change it in some particulars and still others think 1t bad.
 None, 1t would appear so far. is in favor of an arbitrary or compulsory tax. Some few of those interested In developing the sprinkling idea have been of the opinion that it could not b. worked out successfully unless the sprinkling tax was made compulsory. Dr. R. V. Mobley, who lives on the Northside on Twenty street. one of the main thoroughfares to Norwood and North Birmingham, Is highly Tn favor of the proposed ordinance 'srhe dust evil" he said yesterday, "s just as great source of evil as Is tho house fly. It is absolutely needless to ! screen your house from the flies if yor arc compelled to allow the dust ana germs to drift in through your doors and windows from the streets To os- | fectively keep down real contas zion. both must he eliminated
 Better Than Doing Without ''l think the sprinl<ling of the streets should be done without any tax on the residents of the street. But as the city is in bad condition financially. il will be far better for the citizens to pay for the sprinlNing by means of the sprink- ling tax than to miss it. It seems only right to me that If the tax must be imposed the tenent should pay 1t.
 "If the ordinance Is passed I have little doubt but what the people of my neighbirhood would soon sign up A petition for the sprinkling and be will ing to pay the sprink1Tng tax. We have discussed the subject out here before and have considered getting I'D a peti- ton to have the street Prinkled or oiled or paved or something to elmi- nate the dust. We have tried to get IL paved. l think that would be best and then flush the pavemeent, but if we can't get that [ think this neigh ,borhood would be anxious to get the sprinlling.''
 J. A. Montgomery
 J. A. Montgomery lives on Charles street, what he calls q back street. In West End. T do not believe the sprinl<ling would be necessary here on this street. he said yesterday. That's why | moved here on this back stree, III bIutl tt t'l hNbN ilbtil tue u0St All the sprinkling We need here can O" done with lawn hose as the traffic is light.
 "Cp on Cotton avenue or Tuscaloosa avenue however. there Is no doubt but what the sprinl<ling is needed in the summer. As to whether the people of that street would be willing to pay for the sprinkling. | don't know l think they ought to and believe they would. too. There is lots of traffic there anu the dust at times Is very bad"
 K. Dupont Thompson
 R. DuPont Thompson, who lives in Woodawn, says that personally be Is in favor of the ordinance and the sprinkling tax. Personally I am in favor of it. he said yesterday. but believe the peo- pie of my neighborhood would object to it. They want the sprinkling all right. and we need it, but l do not believe they would feel like paving the sprinhling tax.
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