The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-24
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FAVOR OF LEVEE
{. Y. Chaplin, However, Out
spoken In His Opposition to
Proposed Project.

Sentiment among representative
Chattanooga ls largely In favor OF the
proposed levoe as outlined by Chairman
o. u. Andrews committee, II devel-
oped Monday. r. Y. Chaplin was the
only person interviewed Monday who
was absolutely opposed to the project
Mr.. Chaplin said
"Deplorable as the food condition IL
II In economically impossible 10 rem.
edy II IN the way proposed" declared
u. Y, Chaplin, president OF the Ameri-
can Trust and Banking company, ~
speaking OF the proposed system ~
.The community could not afford
$0, 800 .O0n In bonds, II u could nuAt
them. they would cost the taxpayer
tEO, 600 n month In interest alone--a
burden too great to he borne. We must
suffer the Inconvenience ana loss ,..ssn lsnns
economicni way 20 protect ourselves.
In commenting upon the prQpoNen
levee, speaking from the viewnoint ut
North Chattanoogan, Mayor y. hsNu
voigt said; "Engineers have sag tn5.
n levee would make an appreoiahle nut
not a very material differences IN INC
overflow IN North Chattanooga. we gre
dttlnR at the rlngside and want tho
hest solution OF the problem for CnMt-
tanooga, but we DO not !, thimE halr = nav 'ns ser
something that will make the waset
deeper over them"
Realty Men Favor.
Both E r. Hubble and ,, y. RANK
aon, prominent local real estate men,
expressed themselves In favor o.
building the ievee. taking the stand
that Mi property owners would pe
either directly or indirectly benehteds
They agreed that Chattanooga mtns
have flor protection; The ieyee Man
he cheap at twice the cost declares
Mr.. Hubble.
w A sadd. president Of the chatta.
uooga Savings bank, expressed himNfM
~ being heartily IN favor Of a ievae.
He declared that the necessary Junar ~
could bio raised 20 pay the aseuv.'hn..
He was n favor O nropssr,y r.;yse,c owrss srnn,
fhe lavee paving the buis ~ the r1t
while those Indirectly affected pay
smaller percentage.
conner's View.
~ am in favor Of building = isvss
around Chattanooga, ueclnreu zAn
ing. However. he declared that he No.
not In favor OF building levee At this
time beeause OF the high cost ~ ma
terlal and labor. Mr. Conner ueciAhe1
further that the cost OF osiiaing r,ns.
come down within the mex few yeNFk.
~ tha same time he pointed out tHat
Il would take two years 90 GET rehdt
~ hagIn the actual work on the pr0lNct
ana that hy that time prices may hANe
come down. =.
III Chattanooga IL TO continue e
nrow and become the city she ouHns
10 be. We will have 20 have some IeASet
concerning those annual mood VISITS
he declared.
Judge Conner said thar he was " -
vor ot the matter being pvs w ~ ~
.arv M aea what could he done. re
smoke strongly III favor of . referen.
dunn. saving that he thought the peopsn
should be given an opportunity 70 Vote
when aked IN what manner q
thought the project should be nnancea.
he indarsed the general plan q .ne satx
being made tax levying dlstfic1
Inc clty grows. said he the levee would
moi he such n big expense, as the m
terent would decrease.
III EpeNlSlng OF the work or the enkt-
oSnrs he said that they were ooth Ne1t
nsnsbls and that they had gone at Their
,asF in n very hpElnessllSe way wstM
a II. Andrews keeplng in close tousn
with them. Judge Conner SAID shas =
had the utmost confidence IN MT. AA-
drewr' ability.
When asked what he thought about
the lands IN North Chattnnooga thar
would mot | included IN the levee.
Judge Conner said he was only ~ =.
yor OF the city proper being includea
In the levee. He enid that the land IN
hat district should be left for tarm-
Ing section and that manufacturers wno
build outside the levee should De VIII
ing 10 suffer tho consequences