Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-09
Mr.. TAXPAYER
WHY PAVE AT ALL?
WHY CAN'T WE Go ON IN THE FUTURE AS IN THE
PAST?


Would you revert to the days of 61 would you be with
out sidewalks, telephone, movie and hund
red other convenience? Would you be without your auto?
If you would then you are hopeless.
Do you consider and waterworks sound invest
ments Did they not help the city? We must meet modern
conditions
Heavy truck hauling tearing our streets TO pieces and
the Of keeping them up increasing by leaps bounds
You have help pay this few years ago this
because city traffic light and slow moving but
today find that the high speed heavily loaded truck
taking heavy toll i'll the upkeep costs of streets and from
past records this will increase unless change methods
careful review of city records will prove this II this
Idea of paving for pleasure and to satisfy few
could well afford say but this condition affects you
and those who after This matter of sound bus
you prove to your satisfaction The cost of
upkeep city streets the last two has averaged
enough to pay the cys portion of the interest the pro
posed improvement with comfortable margin Add to this
reduced insurance which paved streets give community
and you have provided sinking fund that with other items
will refund the debt in the life Of the bonds Add to this
creased land values your home which do increase as
result of general Improvement is generally known and
the improvement has paid back dollar for dollar with good
margin.
But laying aside the usual argument for Improvement
investment and economy you afford to pass up
opportunity like his Maybe you auto haul from
the railroad rate Tor the al
ford pass the opportunity of having merchants
for nearly all of this paving when you will have to pay for
only small portion Of it. and then the merchant
his share citizen of the city The abuttng property
paying everything III front Of his property and
addition helps to pay for the balance which is very small
Mr. Taxpayer you afford to let this pass in view Of the
heavy and increasing costs of keeping up rees7 Can
you afford say when it much to you personally
you afford to take five dollars out Of your pocket each
year when you could just well put in for personal
sons you might block the wheels Of progress but bust
and public spirited citizen you simply cannot af
ford it.
Cleanliness is virtue Can city afford to be dust rid
den, which germ ridden and other thngs How much
sickness each year you lay directly to the dust that blows
eff earth Streets through the windows the
DOORS and onto the food Ask your physician How much
hafspoed goods have you bought because Of is Your
merchant dsposes Of the Of his spoiled goods by sales
but how about the resl We have had fly clean up and
yearly alley clean up isn't the filthy dust problem city
streets just Important Ask your physician There is
enough sickness the world without adding to it. Our poorly
kept civic centers responsible for a lot Of evil
There lot of well informed in this city who will
be glad to prove the truth Of the above statements
A modern pavement built is a monument that viii
for years. the Of keeping you and your family out
of the mud and is aid in their health and happiness
Permanent pavements pay for themselves Mr. Taxpayer
simply cant afford go back TO lag and not meet mod
ern conditions in modern way ultimate sagnaton
and municipal financing viii land upon financial reef
Poor municipal conditions viii drive people away from
city and you don't want that, do you Mr.. Taxpayer?
VOTE FOR THE B0NDs