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What are we going to do about street paving this spring? Looking out on
the mud this week one views with alarm the disposition of a few to
always live on muddy streets. With the county folk clamoring for hard
surfaced roads, with the soldier boys coming home from poverty stricken
France where they have had good roads for thousands of years, can we in
this town afford to fold our hands and patiently await for something to
happen? Let's wake up!
What are we going to do about street paving this spring? Looking out on
the mud this week one views with alarm the disposition of a few to
always live on muddy streets. With the county folk clamoring for hard
surfaced roads, with the soldier boys coming home from poverty stricken
France where they have had good roads for thousands of years, can we in
this town afford to fold our hands and patiently await for something to
happen? Let's wake up!
The main objection to paving it seems is the fear that it is going to
cost too much with the present prices of material and scarcity of labor,
A good reason for going slowly but we must proceed. The present city
administration is pledged to economy and we believe that the Mayor and
City Council will not spend the people's money foolishly nor impose
taxes that will be beyond anyone's means to pay. That would be
injustice.
The first step is the circulation of petitions. Someone must circulate
the petition among property owners. Then if the petitions receive a
sufficient number of signatures, present them to the City Council. The
Council will then act. The first step will be to establish a drainage
system that will carry off the water from Main Street after rains and
snow fall, If we cannot do more, let's take Care of the drainage this
year. Paving is not an idle dream. If Seneca is to compete for trade
with other towns, with hard surfaced roads coming up to our very doors,
We must have good permanent streets. Take it easy if we must, but move
right along, get behind your mayor and council by signing the petitions
when they are presented. |