The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-10

the coming election was today issued
by Secretary OF State Cornelius Roach.
Those wishing to vote intelligently or
Amendments Nos. Five and Six should
preserve this article. The sole pur:
pose in giving these arguments is &c
furnish information to the voter, and
the Secretary OF State is in NO way re-
sponsibIe for assertions made on
either side OF any subject discussed.
The champions o: Amendment No.
5 give the following reasons why the
measure should be adopted:
This amendment applies only to St.
Louis and Kansas City. and its pur'
pose is to give these cities the power
by a two-thirds majority of their
qualified voters to issue bonds to an
amount not exceeding 5 per cent Of
the value of the taxable property
therein, for the purpose of construct
ing or acquiring subways and their
appurtenances for the transportation
of persons, baggage, express and
freight, and for pipes, wires and
cables used for public service pur-
poses, TO be owned and operated or
leased by the city. Because OF the
rapid growth OF these two cities in
size and population and the conges-
ton OF traffic in their business dis
tricts, it will be necessary for their
traffic to be handled by means Of sub
ways, as in other large cities, to re-
lieve the congestion in the business
districts, and to provide for rapid
transportation to outlying portions OF
the city Because OF the large sums
involved in the construction of such
subways, private capital has been
slow to invest in them and they must
be constructed with public funds.
They can De leased 10 private enter
prises for an amount sufficient to pay
the interest and provide sinking
fund for the oGnds.
Opposing Argument
Tae reasons given Uy the opponents
OF Amendment No. 5 why i. should
be voted down are as follows:
g. II this Amendment IS adopted, the
people o: the State will have conferred
CT ST. Louis tae power to increase its
deb.-naking pQwe- to buy or build
subway !o- traffic. Taxes in S.. +
Louis for city purposes are already
higher Tran q mad cats back, and
every time the subject OF taxes is
mentioned the average ST. Louisan
troths a. TIE mouth. az the amount OF
taxes be pays as compared with the
amount lis country cousin pays in
Missouri. The way 10 keep taxes
down is TO vote agains. propositions
like this. Save St. Louis from its ex.
travagant notions. The metropolis
has made great progress the past
century without~a subway and will
continue to flourish without mortgag.
ing its people and future generations
for an expensive project not at all
necessary. I
Arguments For and Against Amend
nent No. g.
The champions OF Amendment No
6 give the following reasons why the
measure should be adopted:
Road districts should have the
authority to obtain money by direct
levy upon the property in the district
for the purpose Of making, improving |
and maintaining the roads in the dis
trict.
Amendment No. seeks to confer
upon each road district in tine State
the authority to accomplish the pur-
pose above stated. II should be
adopted for the following reasons: /
H. Roads can not be made and
without money. The
Constitution, as it now stands, does
not provide for levy in road districts
Tor road purposes. This amendment |
provides simple, direct way Of rails
ing the money and places the burden |
upon the taxpayer in the district in
to the amount Of property
be owns in said district.
e. 1t places the matter of raising |
for road purposes and the matter Of
making and maintaining the roads in
DISTRICTS absolutely in the hands of
the people in the district. In other |
words, II gives the people Of the dis
trict the right to attend to their own
affairs In the matter Of building |