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Show STREETS MAY : BE IMPROVED ('', . ,. ' " . The matter of improving the street 'n Bingham is now being given some consideration. . There Is no doubt p.bout the Main street needing some attention, but the question which puz-sles puz-sles the city fathers is where ;s the funds to come from? The changes during the past year cut off Borne of the big sources of revenue and therefore there-fore it requires careful business man-i man-i geraent to keep the town going and nHkfl th imDeratlve Improvements. Still the government of the town Is now in the hands of business men and It is quite certain that all improvements improve-ments consistent with good business will be made. . IBut the question now under consideration consid-eration Is that of improving the main ttreet and doing it in a manner that will not be too expensive to the town. A member of the town board, who has the good of the town at heart, in speaking of the matter a few days ago mentioned a plan which would make the street much better at a rather small cost though It would not make as good or permanent road way as the immense traffic requires. Yet It is to be remembered that the streets should be kept in as good shape as possible till such time when it can be properly pavea. Another matter that might be of some assistance to the town board In the street matter is the fact that some neighboring towns which now have i aved streets received aid from the state. According to the information we now have the state paid two-thirds of the expense of paving the main street of a certain town, and this being the case it is possible to suppose that the state might do the same for Bu g ham. Now if the state could be induced in-duced to do this Bingham might soon be in a good way to have paved streets. , 1 " ' 'Bingham, it has been pointed out, is a big contributor to the wealth or the state tnd if the state is helping some towns there is every reason to believe that it would be irc?1ned to assist Bingham Bing-ham in this matta- Anyway there is |