The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-02-18
City Paving and Bond Issues.

Marietta citizens of every class have at last got
ten together proposal for paving her streets and
an ordinance is advertised in another column fully
setting forth the character of the proposition The
journal, some months ago. suggested commission
OF some sort solution of the differences which
seemed to be holding the matter in cold storage
We can think of no class of citizens-of no indi-
vidual citizen-in Marietta, whom paving would
not benefit 1t to that it would be of great
and direct benefit to every one
Those who have large property holdings will of
course have to pay the greater part of the cost of
paving but in the ratio they would be bene-
fitted by the increased values of their property-no
matter of what character-in paved city
Those who have little property will pay so small
part OF the cost to be insignificant when com
pared to the privilege of living in such city.
Nor should we forget for minute, that paving
means improved health for the whole town
Paving is an Improvement recognized by the peo-
pie of the surrounding country-some of them con-
slider no unpaved city big enough to get their trade
1t is actually fact-and most reasonable one
that people want to paved streets when they go
lto, buy goods. ~ y
Materials for paving are cheaper now than they
have been for long time; and in view of the ex-
tenslve bodybuilding going on, as cheap as
they will be at any time soon. The work would be
the means of giving employment to considerable
local labor, and much of the cost of the work would
stay in Cobb County
Now word about bonds We know that good
many good people opposed in general way to
bonds of any sort for any purpose but certainly
the personnel OF the proposed paving bond com
mission the most rigid account of every pen
ny of bond money Bonds are absolutely necessary,
if the city is to take the growth that it merits
No great public work accomplished with
bonds. No railroad built without bonds.
Without bond issues Marietta would be further
from railroad today than Adam ever was from
full dress suit. There is really no room for any
argument about the bonds.
Marietta people want paving-want it as soon
as it can be had and believe they will get it.
In spite of Ring Lardners warning that the prob
able condition of the treasury for the next few
years called for secretary who was not in the
habit of handling money, report has it that Mr..
Harding has picked fellow for the place by the
name of Mellon, who is said to have more money
han anybody else in the world barring John d.
Reports from every source indicate that the great
IL Ddch OH une OD ana Will 90 part
toward relieving the monotony of the menu cards
hat have been skipping the eggs since the war began
| Labor and capital are both demanding that law
makers let them alone yet that about all any pirate
~ bandit asked of the law Has not the long
suffering and patient public right to be ''let alone
! also?
The Tabotton New Era very truthfully says
You may say what you will, but newspapers
! from time immemorial have been mouders of public
opinion to large extent, and when the editor gets
to the place where he is afraid to publish the truth
on matters concerning the public, then that com
munity would be better off without newspaper y
/ Farmers never before needed to diversity and
raise all they at home they will this year
but you tell EN-, Boil Weevl you II be closer to en-
| Only one business in Marietta was closed during
the recent crisis and might say that advertising
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