The City Will Boom

The tax-payers of Ann Arbor said by their votes, last Friday, that they wanted the city boomed, and carried the proposition to raise the $5,000, asked for by the Business Men's Association, for that purpose, by 152 msjority. The vote, however, was an exceedingly small one, only three 'aundred and eight ballots being cast 230 of which were for it and 78 against it. Had the proposition been to raise a sum two or three times that amount, the vote would have been much larger, and the majority for it correspondingly as large. Several of Ann Arbor's heavy tax-payers did not vote, beause they considered the sum irsufficient for the purpose ; however, it is enough to GIVI THE CITY A NEW START. The men who voted for the proposition were made up of all elasse9, but by far the larger number of them were those who constitute our laboring class, who have accumulated a small propertyand are de - sirous of seeing the city's and their own interests advanced. The merchants and manufacturers nearly all voted "aye." Some of those who voted " For the tax of $5,000 for advancing and encouraging the business and manufacturing interest of Ann Arbor, No," did so becaose they believed it illegal, and some because they did nut approve of the plan to expend the sum to be raised. But by (ar the larger number of them did so to save what little would be added to their taxes, while those whose names are en rol led on the rog ter of THE KHIGSTS OF BKST oppoeed to everytbing that looks like business, voted solidly against the proposition. The " constitutional editor " of the Argua was not present at all, as expectedby many he would be, to work against it. The money raised will be placed at the disposal of the Business Men's Association and to be nsed by them as they see fit, subject to the approval of the common counciL No one believes but that the association will expend every dollar of it udiciously and for the best interests of the city, whether it be in advertising, giving of a bonus or loan.