Show STEWARDSHIP A MARCUS and Commissioners Keyser Key Key- M. M MAYOR earned the ser Lee Knight and Goggin their vote ote gratitude gratitud of the city's taxpayers by Wednesday after a public hearing not notto to submit submit sub sub- mit the question of a bond issue for with which to build a public audi auditorium It was VMS stated at the meeting that would be he required for the election expenses and that this amount might far better be spent for fur fur- further ther water development The he commissioners share the credit for shelving the auditorium proposal with a large number o of alert citizens wh who voiced vigorous objections to incurring the additional debt at a time when the cit city is within of the legal limit for bonds its funded obligations now standing at v vr L r of the thc auditorium audi audi- The well-organized well proponents o Audi Auditorium project offered a a amass mass of data in ill its behalf represented that a per cap capita ta tax of 26 ce ts per annum for 30 years ears would amortize the cost of the structure that it would in fact be self liquidating and that flat it is a a pressing need of the city in order that desired conventions conventions conven conven- may be bc brought here a suitable building building building build build- ing provided for cultural business and industrial industrial indus indus- trial enterprises and for recreational and athletic ath ath- l letic tic events Admitting all that was said regarding tIle the desirability of having a municipal au auditorium rind and even offering additional argument in ill its behalf nevertheless the thc opposition crushed the project with a showing that in view of oC the city's present outstanding bonds bond's and an already al- al ready redy overburdening tax demand b by state county and city governments assuming the tho f further heavy obligation n would be bc unthinkable ft at t this time The thoughtful citizen cannot disagree with the he representatives of business and civic organizations organizations organizations or or- who urge that a municipal auditorium auditorium audi audi- is a most desired thing for this cit city Nevertheless the representative group of oC protestants made it very clear that the present tax burden of the common man malt is overwhelm overwhelm- ing They voiced their willingness to o support such auch an undertaking at an all opportune time Though as wage-earners wage and humbler citizens ng they could not clearly sec see the value of the enterprise en cu- eu- eu in their individual economy their own civic civie spirit was well shown in this willingness to go along with the plan when they would be beable beable beable able to carry their share of the load It is not to the discredit of those who proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed the idea that they urged it as a desirable and needed civic development The discussion before the commission however revealed t that at it is is not c clearly and widel widely understood just how great is the burden of the average property owner and even of those whose W in- in in income It in property are re large was a wholesome thing fOt for organizations v and for the city government nt to obtain in this cross section of sentiment It cautions agan against t extravagant and unwise plans The Thc unanimous action by bythe th the c city commission commission to postpone this costly undertaking manifested good steward steward- ship |