The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-04-13
THE BOND PROPOSITION.

The people VI IIAAce'oAA "Ao O
to have an important question put
before them, the question OF bonding
the village to secure funds for con-
structing a sewer system and extend
ing and improving the water system.
It will take quite sum of money to
make these improvend ents and the
head of every household these days
will do some serious thinking before
he votes to assume any heavier finan-
cial burdens. Business is improving
and the outlook is encouraging but the
money is not yet moving too freely.
Most of us have had our respect Tor
the dollar considerably increased dur
ing the past IL or Is months and we
are more loath to let the coins slip
through our fingers than we we're two
or three years ago.
No, considering the financial condi-
ton of the majority of people in our
community, even after giving due con-
sideration to the fact that construc-
ton is probably cheaper now than 1t
will be two years hence, we would
hesitate to urge any big public i'm
provement which could, without serl-
BUS loss, be delayed year or two.
The point to be borne in mind IN
discussing this sewer proposition IS
that there is very good reason for
doing the work this summer and not
a year or two later. Princeton is on
a trunk highway which is to be paved
The highway department has for some
time been planning to continue the
pavement from Elk River to Prince
ton. It was utterly useless to con-
slider the matter until the highway be-
tween Elk River and Princeton was
Strengthened and graded. That work
was completed last fall. Just as soon
as the road has settled and as soon as
the highway department has sufficient
funds at it's disposal we have every
reason to believe the pavement will
be laid from Elk River to Princeton.
In fact the highway department
might not deem it advisable to wait
until the Elk River-Zimmerman road
has completely settled before taking
any steps n the matter of hard sur
facing the twenty or twenty-five mile
stretch in question. 1t is possible that
a year from this next summer the
Princeton Zimmerman road will be
paved and the remaining ten miles be
done the following year. OF course
the supreme good fortune would be to
have the Scenic highway from Elk
River to Princeton paved in 1923.
Commissioner Babcock is making
no promises because he is in no posi-
ton to do so. He cannot go ahead
with his work if the legislature does
not appropriate the money. He has
however stated that he would deem
it highly advisable for Princeton, like
all the towns on the highways that
are to be paved, to have her sewer
system permanently laid and be IN
readiness for the pavement when 1t
does come.
In other words we are asked this
summer to set our house in order SO
that we may be ready to receive the
good things which will presently be
coming our way.
The present Indebtedness of Prince
ton village is approximately $4,000
It is estimated the June settlement
will reduce that amount to $4,000 or
$4,000. The village therefore is in
good financial condition to undertake
improvements.
We do not believe it will be neces-
sary to urge the voters in Princeton
to support the bond proposition.