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POII~ TO MEDFORD
Who Would Ae 8enettlted Most Dy
Such an Arrangement? Many
iAtngs to Consldcr.
C.P. Herald ~~~ ~ ~~ f ~~ p r
The Central Point correspond-
entforthe Medford $unenlargee
on the possibility of. Central .
t Point becoming annexed to Med- '.
ford at some future date, a law
' having beer, enacted by the lest
legislature providing for such ~
procedure: ~
Be[ore the Herald rnmmenta I
on the subject it would be pleas-
ed to hear from some of the kax~ ~
psyers of this city, It invitee an
anyone w o
cares to diseuas the plan. Give
your views ae concieety ae pog- t
Bible end tae Herald will publish ~
teem. Following is the com• t
municatian: `
t
Considerable speculation hoe ~
been ind~ilged in here by our cib ~
izene as to whether et some fu• e
tore date it would not be edvia• ~
able for Medford and a great re-
lief to many of our citizens and
especially the financial condition
of our city, if Medford should at• h
tempt to annex Central Point as f
islature. The bill as ~~ ~ a
passed Bad ~
signed by the governor Tanuary
26th, provides a method whereby b
an incorporated city ur town t
may surrender its charter and be °
merged into ad)oining city or t
towh or munici plc co °
and providing an emertTt'Dncaptin, ,
Coneiderablefeelingot une~eat ~~
has prevailed here for some time h
as regards taxes, financial condi. "
[ions end methods of city affairs. u
IL has been assumed by several . v
that if Medford and Central Pointl a
could he classed ea a unit, taxes u
(could be lowered and greater de-
~velopmentsaccompli~hed, W [halo
betterment of both cities, j °i
[n case the consolidation could'. u
be effected, this city couldaecure ~'
gas service end even Wally thel
extension of Medford'e streetlf
.cat sen~ice. Several municipal
enterprises could be figured on
band8rial Lo all. These things .~
are not impossible and ye ecribelu
believes 'tis a possibility to be lr
given some degree of thought.i let
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