The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-05-20

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as desire to present this reply
to the council tonight, but I shall
oe only too glad to confer with you
on the subject at any time
There are many unnecessary and
rumors being circulated
in connection with this bond issue,
both Tor and against it. l do not
believe any property owner in Paris
Is selling his property to dodge"
the "tax burden" that the new city
administration, it is said, is going
to place on property. And, in any
event whenever piece of property
business or RESIDENCES offered Tor
sale, 1t is not on the market any
suffering period of time. By the
vote of the people, a goodly major
ity placed their confidence in the
new administration, and | am ad-
vised these Impressions remain the
same today. l, therefore, only again
reassure you, personally, that the
new administration is going to do
only what is right in this and in
every other matter within its juris-
diction.
On this basis, we are offering the
bond issue to the people. If they
don't want it, the people are the
ones to decide, but l am also quite
sure that unless this bond issue is
promulgated the new administration
will be unable to accomplish the
wishes of the people in the decided
majority. We are ''oi the inside
looking out" We don't want to
waste the peoples mon.y or tempo
rary repairs, and see it wash off
into the gulleys, and have it all to
do over again. Just, for instance,
look at Poplar street today, then
drop around the corner and look at
Washington street between Poplar
and Brewer-both were rebuilt at
the same tiine-one in n permanent
way; the other in the same way at
the same cost apparently per square.
One today is on the solid rock
'olndation; the other Is ruined be-
yond repairs.
Personally, I have had consider
able experience in construction and
,naintenance-mayb more than you
may know / have had, ard from
this Broad experience l am unwill-
ing to be responsible for wasting
the money of the people.
AS recourse in construction and
public improvements, cities, munich
palities and towns have but one
recourse and that is bonds. 1t is
precedent that has been estab.
lished the country over, and it is
an opportunity which all progress
sive towns are making avail of.
Show me the town today that is free
or practically free of g bonded debt,
and / believe l win show you a
town that is in the rut and out of
the running.
Paris is too good a town to let
fall by the wayside. Look at us
today; place yourself in the shoes
which / wore last night when
addressed the physicians and sur
geons in welcome to our city. Hos
pitality was practically all | had to
offer them, from these good people
of ours Our physical conditions
are shameful and disgraceful, and
there is no getting "out of the rut''
without a bond issue-it simply
would not do to attempt the imposi-
ton of the high taxation on the
people that it would take to ac-
complish the desired end Otherwise
AS you know the Baptist congre-
cation is now preparing, / am ad-
vised, to spend an hundred thous
and dollars for a new church build
ing. Here we have a progressive
Ioi af
be a shame not to build up our
whole town in keeping herewith at
cost of only $4,000 more. / be-
lieve you are advised as to the
resolution that followed the bond
issue ordinance, whereby We'll issue
only 100000 at this time, and then
$4,000 or what portion thereof is
needed to complete the program, and
not touch or issue the remaining
100000 until the future, and then
only Tor the reasons stated. That
resolution is our bond.
| understand there is a movement
on foot to take a delegation over
to Dyersburg-the town that has
wiped us off the West Tennessee
map-and / certainly trust that you
may llllu ali " dCCOin-
pany this delegation over there, and
see what and how they have done it..
Again assuring you OF my per
sonal appreciation of 7the manner
in which you have gone into this
whole matter and your kindness
and well wishes,
Yours most respectfully,
j. r. RISON, JR.