Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-30
FIGURES MADE BY THE SMITH
& BOULAY 90. WITHIN ORIG
NAL ESTIMATED COST
ENGINEERS SUBMIT ALL
FIGURES ON THE COST
Eighty-Seyen Gents On The Thou-
sand Dollars Valuation Amply
High

Tuesday was registration day here
for the special election TO be held next
week Monday, July 4, TO decide the
question of bonding the city for S26,-
600 10 cover the city's cost Of paving
the business streets. Several new
names We're added 10 the roll Of quail
fed voters, including a goodly number
OF women Plans have been received
by city Clerk Conant from the Smith
& Boulay company showing the whole
form of the proposed improvement.
Mr.. Conant has also received complete
specifications and instructions TO con-
tractors for the Improvement. The
specifications are given in all kinds Of
material. Accompanying the plans and
specifications when received were a set
of figures showing in detail the esti-
mated cost of the work.
The estimated cost as figured by the
Smith & Boulay company, after care
fully surveying the ground here.
comes we'll within the estimated cost
as placed by Mr. Boulay in his recent
calculations. AS the citizens have
been given time to investigate the
paving proposition a large share of
those who had not looked with favor
on the move, have changed their
views and are enthusiastic in their
work for the needed Improvement.
Belding has made a steady and
healthy growth from the time il was
Incorporated The homes and busi-
ness houses are unusually attractive.
We lack only the paving of the busi-
ness streets to make this the best city
Of Michigan. "Belding, Bigger and
Better" is the slogan on every lip
and nothing will make il bigger and
better as quickly in a real sense, than
the paving of the business streets.
The future of the city depends on the
attitude the residents take toward the
making of municipal improvements.
Paving on the business streets will be
a municipal improvement, because it
will be a mutual benefit TO everyone
There is not one property in the limits
of the city, but will be benefited by
the improvement Ii will place many
of them in the salable class that are
not now desirable.
Paving will be a grand thing TO the
laboring people of the city. They will
be given work all of the time and will
be given the preference to outside. or
foreign labor AS soon as the work
begins there will be work for all who
want II, ana at attractive prices.
Every loyal and patriotic citizen and
owner of property in Belding who has
any degree of city pride whatever,
wants to see the business streets paw
ed. The civic pride of every individ-
ual resident, either young or old, is
stirred by the almost certain fact that
a large strip of paving is to be laid
within the next few months on the
business streets. The renter and the
man without property here will be
benefited to a certain degree. He will
want TO own property here and when
he goes out from the city he will
spread the good news of Belongs fine
opportunities to every one he meets.
Every qualified voter Of the city
should make an unusual effort TO get
out to the polls on July / > and reg
lister vote in favor of bonding the
city for paving. Remember the an
nual cost on $1,000 assessed valuation
will come well under 5 ST, with the
best possible brick paving We can
not afford not TO have IT,
The registration in the wards Mon
day was as follows