The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-02-11
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
COUNCILS FINE WORK

COUNCILS FINE WORh
No action of the city council taken |
in many years ever met with more
hearty approval of the citizens in
general than was that taken by our
present council at it's meeting last
week when it voted $31, 500 for park
purposes and 100000 for storm
sewers in the eastern part of the
city. The action of council in these
two instances is acclaimed by all as
the most progressive step for the city
at large taken in many, many years.
The action of council means the de-
velopment of Peck's addition, an eye
sore to everyone as long back as the
oldest inhabitant can remember, into
a beautiful park, though, of course,
it may take ten years to carry out
the program planned. But the first
step has been taken and there is no
doubt but what the development plan
ned will be carried out to a successful
completion eventually. Council vot-
ed $14,700 for the purchase of 65
acres in Peck's addition, owned by
the Miami Conservancy This land is
on the tax duplicate for $4,000, so
that it is seen that council made a
splendid investment for the city.
In addition to the above, council
voted $1,000 for park land near the
South street hill, and $500 for
park land purchased in the Fordson
Heights boulevard plan. When these
parks are fully developed, together
with Potter Park, now in the making,
and the other small parks owned by
the city, Hamilton will be right in the
forefront in the park line. Council
members are certainly deserving of
great credit for their progressive
action in this matter and the mem
bers of the park commission too, are
to be praised for their tireless efforts
to bring this progressive step to sue
cessful conclusion-especially so can
this be said for member Fred Mueller
who has served on the board so many
years and given so much of his time
to the dream of making Peck's addi-
ton a beautiful park.
The action of council in voting the
100000 for storm sewers in the
city's eastern district also meets with
general public approval Though at
the last election when the project was
voted it lacked, by just a few, the
number of votes required, which is SIS |
per cent of the total vote cast, yet |
large majority of the voters cast |
their ballot in favor of it, so that |
council can feel fully justified in vot-
ing the bonds which will be paid by
assessment against the general tax
duplicate of the city.
The residents in the district affected
are jubilant at the thought that it will
not be long now until they too will be
lifted from the mud and mire which
now prevails in the district, and that
they can also enjoy clean paved
streets as are had in other parts of Il
the city.
Action of council in this instance
will mean much toward the develop
ment of the district affected, and in
time the expense will be paid back in
taxes by reason Of the increased value
OF property in the affected district.
All in all, council did much good
work at this meeting, and is deserv
ing of much credit. It is to be hoped
that council will have many more
meetings Of the same character.