The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-26
THE F,ARAfER: JANUARY 26, .1e14 .

our city is to continue to be a. health fuI place to live in. There is already on the City to eliminate the nuisance caused by eInptying sewage into the Pequonnock River between Congress street and Berkshire bridge, and pro- viding for carrying all such sewage below the Congress street bridge, by means of intercepting sewers
 be provided as soon as possible. in order that the work may be plan ned. commenced and prosecuted to with the Court order. In my judg- ment all monies required for trunk sewers ought to be provided for either done, if desired under the provisions of the 5O-calIed sHome Rule Act.'' Money for the ordinary lateral sewers way from the proceeds of taxation, and recommend a reasonable sum for this purpose, which with the ad- dition of the amounts to be collected for current needs.
 There is no subject more impor- .erage and [ have no doubt that our people will fully realize it's pressing inpprtance and deal with 1t when presented to them in broad public spirit and manner.
 Street Paving
 The progressive spirit manifested by our city, during the past few in the matter of Improved paved streets. The work of permanent paw ing ought to be continued until all our main avenues of public travel arg
 We ought to have available from assessments for streets paved last year about $i00,Qo,00- If paving date this year and prosecuted speed fly we csen expend about s125. 900. % for street paying during the season of 1914, without making any appro- 'priation therefore. It is planned by the sPavfng and Sewer Commission to isf and if fhepe is 1aI any dsiav i = it A wiIl iil be undoubtedly caused by the lack of co-operation with the City Authori- ties by The Cennecticut Go.
 COnsfdering that we have spent Ia st year abo5M- $215. .000.0O for paving purposes it seems to me thati we are keeping pace with most other cities in street improvement and that the foregoing sum. ought to provide for all reasonable requirements this sea son.
 As stated in last years report. (see page All Of municipal register of 19133, deem 1t advisable to reuuire at least 2 five year guarantee for all one dollar or three dollars per yard and think that one-half the cost of all such gllaranteed pavement ought auth orized by the charter. Either that or make no assessrnerats 15vf1at- eyer for so-called pernanent pave- in favoritisTn or unfair 5r unjust dis
 Debt of City.
 The total gross outstanding debt of sEne g3s Slfyrat n the present time is $2s 1T B.
 This debt win be increased. durins this this year for bonds already author ized, as follows:
 High Sch S1n1 T30r1f7es fr1 Aims House Bonds. 17s, %
 sz25, ,ooe. % already proposed, which may be created as result Of referendum votes of the electors of the city. under the provisions of the Act of the last endum. in certain Cases There ur1- 'doubtedly will be some such increases authoTdzed and they will be entirely justifiab1e, when all the circumstances are fairly considered
 We now find 1t necessary to pro- vide. in order to care for our city debt, tl1e followang sums
 Payments on account Of
 Interest. as per schedule. 12s,s4s.6o
 While the debt of our city is small. when compared with the debt Of many other cities, yet 1t is only from such comparative Standpoint that it be considered small in reality which requires more than one-Quarter of a million dollars yearly to take care of two p and 1 ourtent1s ilis, 1II ta t o city's grand Iist-or-about one eighth of the total revenue Of the city
 [ am no alarraafst, but deeem fl my duty to sound a note Of warning. We ought to be exceedingly careful what we bond for. Be certain that the pro- posed measures are proper subjects for bonding. always bearing in mind that there will surely be a day of reckoning and that there is a proper limit even for bonding.
 The city will find it necessary, no doubt. to bond extensively in the future to provide necessary per1na- nent improvements and to rectify the mistakes of the past Some of the craze facilities and wider avenues of tfavel--str eets and bridges-are a1- ready upon us and they must be dealt with in the only fair and practicable either by bond or note issues. extend ing into the future for reasonable periods. as in each case may seem proper and just. Every broad-mind- ed peEson will see the necessity for adopting such a course and it's fair ness will appeal to all.
 Each proposition for bonding must be separately presented to the voters of the city and approved by a ma jority vote, before it becomes binding on the city and it must also receive the approval of the Common Council. Thus the interests of fhe city are wise- ly safeguar1ed and with the publicity which each measure thus presented Is sure to receive through the columns of the newspapers, It would appear that no serious mistake can Ybe made. We can safely trust those who pay the taxes to exercise a wise discretion in such matters.
 For many public Improvements such as new buildings for schools, fire and police purposes or for sewer construc- ton, consider the issue of short term notes far Heeferab1e to the issue of long term bonds. It ds better and less expensive for the city, and fairer for 4.+<...