Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11
MILFORD, FRIDAY, MARCH II, '27

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MILFORD, FRIDAY, MARCH II, '27
IT is RIGHT that the incorporate
limits of Milford should be extended
from every point of an argument.
Since 1897 the boundary of Milford
has remained the same, and those
which have been agricultural fields
become building lots on which
homes are now built and occupied
just at the edge of the town by fam
lilies who enjoy the comfort of the
paved streets, the lights on the
streets and highways, the water
conveniences, and possibly the most
important of all, water for prOtec-
ton to their homes from the fire
\ plugs only a few feet distant but in
the town limits. For all of this they
have never paid one cent; other
than the fixed charge for light and
water for personal home use.
On the other hand, these property
holders have also seen the doubling
and quadrupling of the land values
they hold, and for which they have
never paid one penny of tribute to
the town of Milford. This actual
money value to them is because of /
the location of the land at the very |
portals of Milford. Were it even !
two miles in the rural distance, they ,
would not be able to realize one
quarter of their present land value
alone. The shopping opportunities,
the amusements, the schools, the
churches are at hand for their use;
but the people of Milford have been
paying the bills. This is not fair
or just to the people of the town,
and those who fail to understand
the situation are to be excused; but
those who are just penny wise and
pound foolish" need to be made bear
their just part of the maintenance
of the money value of their property. I
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MILFORD has the opportunity to ,
have a High School built to accom-
modate three hundred pupils, which
will be needed five years from now,
and also remodel the old school
building for the primary and gram
mar grades. This can be done by
helping to have the building pro-
gram of the legislature so formed,
that a real High School Building -
will be assured to Milford for all ;,
time to come. The chance will come
through the present legislature, if it !.
comes at all, and there must be ac-
ton, not objection, but purpose to !,
have the town meet the require -
ments by issuing bonds on the basis
of the 1919 assessment, and then the :
State will pay the difference on even
a two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollar building;-but it must
be for a high school. The old build
ing can be remodeled and made to .
meet requirements for many years
to come for the lower grades, but -
we must get after this matter now -
We ask those who voted down the !.
bond issue last spring to either offer "
some plan to meet the situation, or -
support the plans as outlined for ~
schools in Milford. You can not u
stop the public schools, and it is bet %
er to have your share of the build ~
ng funds on an equal balance with ~
thers, than to have to dig down into - -
our own cash to build a few years ~
Ience, when the opportunity for %
ubIic help has passed by. i"
GU
RI
MARCH IS NOT ONLY the per- at
ID of Lent this year, but it has sew an
raj days set up in the anniversary as
alendar, which are more or less or
ientified with the opening of new ne
eason of the year. On the 18th is bo
aint Patrick's Day, which is gen. or;
rally a time when the winds blow DO
.rong and the weather is change go
BILE. Then comes the 21st of March
hich the calendar fixes as the op-
ming of the Spring season; when ito
le weather commences to become gr,
ore temperate in general and less abb
ustry, while the grass, tree buds to
nd flowers start to grow and give bal
romise of the growing season hav- tha
g opened again. 1t is the opening COZ
the agricultural activities period
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