Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-29
ALMA IS FACING
BONDING ISSUE
City in Need of Big Issue to
Take Care of Improve
mentS.
100000 ISSUE SUGGESTED
Demand for Sewers, Water
mains. Sidewalks and Paving
in the City.

The rapid growth that the city of
Alma has enjoyed in the past few
years. and the growth that is bound
TO come within the next two years, is
demanding that the city take action
in regard u constructing adequate
sewer and water systems, and extend
the pavement and build great
amount Of sidewalk 4 bond issue or
ipossible 100000 Will be needed to
vake care Of the want, of the city
: Alma today having a famine in
houses, famine due not so much to
the fact that people will not build
houses. 70 the fact that they can
secure no modern conveniences in the
new districts which must be built up,
as the original plant Of the city is
entire built over Alma must furnish
aio in the furnishing Of sidewalks.
sewers, water mains and paving at
once, ii builders are 70 bc encouraged
in constructing houses here and max
ing Alma blossom forth like rose,
new city that viii be the pride Of
central Michigan
The Republic Motor Truck Compa-
ny, Inc, has plans for building about
three-fourths Of million dollars
worth Of buildings here this summer,
and is simply holding up the an
nouncement, as a lack of houses is
holding them up Men are leaving
the plant almost daily because they
cannot find houses. The Republic is
held up by the lack Of houses and the
houses are being held up by lack
of convenience Alma should realize
what that means. Ii means no prog
ress until eonveniences go into the
new districts, and other districts not
already supplied, so that they may be
developed
At public meeting IN the city hall
or Tuesday evening of this week,
it was said by officials Of the Repub-
lie Motor Truck Company, Inc. that
if the city supplied the Improvements
needed, that Alma would be city
of 10000 within a year and that in
fiN years il would be a city Of 25,000
people.
An outside firm is known TO be
ready to erect twenty-five houses here
securing conveniences for the houses
that il will build Others are holding
up for the same reason and Alma
takes no heed. but looks backward
patting herself or the back over the
advance that the city has made in the
past FIVE years. Her head now needs
TO be turned ever forward, and every
step TO be taken, should be one step
more towards city worth while.
Houses, business structures, we all
want, and we want enough enough to
Kill off the rent hog, who is waxing
fat nov that Alma has no vacant
houses and no empty business places.
Until Alma gets modern improve
ments where these are needed, they
will not come. and rents will not be
lowered.
The Board Of Trade has some good
proposition under discussion, but un-
I'll Alma steps forward with improve.
ments so that houses will be con-
structed II is almost useless to at
tempt 10 bring more manufacturing
institutions into Alma Factories
come only where they can get good
situations Alma can easily fix hers.
The condition Of the streets, the
lack OF walks. good sewage etc, were
the propositions which went under a
kco,... g,.- a., 5s,.I lf,. ~ t,ot ,,,o. Ii
day llght Mayor Mckinney, Profes-
sor Aames +, Mitchell George W
Moort Charles @ Rhodes,
Brow and othe talked on various
phases of the above named matters
+ and bond issue n about 100000
to cover the cost of the Improvements
was mentioned.
A committee consisting of Charles
Goggin, G. +. Brown. " w Gushing
Floyd Glass, Nelson Fullerton, George
w. Moore and Charles 6 Rhodes was
appointed TO investigate. This com
nittee at meeting Wednesday de-
.ided TO confer with Mayor Mckinney,
City Engineer Smith and City Clerk
gallagher, asking for estimates Of
idewalks, sewers and watermains to
III subdivisions, and 70 all parts Of
he city " ere such requirements are
eeded, and also for the paving of the
treets to all main entrances of the
ity, and on all streets where petition
" paving has been made
The matter of sewer, waterworks
ID streets improvements are just as
portant in many parts Of the city
on the new subdivisions. Many
|tion Of the city are without these
essities which have been trying
wears 70 get them and have fail
Nhere are many such lots that
md would be built on if these
tages could be given them