The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-24
Wr,AT PREVENTS -.
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Every day and on every side, more es-
pecially from strangers,comrs the inquiry
Has Waco no town clock - There is no
necessity for an answer, for any person
WHO spends a few hours in the city can
see for himself that We have not. and the
mos, searching eye could lCok until sight
tmiiCd or became shut out tom darkness
without ever recognizing the face OF
public dial. ii has been often observed
thai Waco is the only city OF its preten-
liOns that has not got a town clock. am
although often asked why such Is the case
We have never been able TO answer the
qucs'i"n. We do know for a fact that
tie city is unable to put up one, and even
if it were there is no locality in which 1t
could place il on city property where II
would be of general benz Iii. Then AGAIN
il is not an absolute necessity for the ben
etit Of citiI, ne Of Waco. though II would
be a treat advantage to some, t"r neHriy
every person III the city carries the tlme'
but to strangers and residents OF the
county il would be a great convenience.
The question has been asked time after
time why "a clock is not paced Ill the court
house tower. 1t is said that II was so con.
St,ucted as to permit OF one beng plaCci
there. and the Original intention was To
have one. Such thing is au acknow'-
edged need for the benefit of the people II
the county and strangers, and we do not
| know what is TO prevent havlng one. Just
at this writing il a person wished to know
/ the hour of tho night he might walk ny
| one side OF the street and down the ON,
| and never be able u find ont as far Us
standard time is concerned, and could not
! even get a glance al jewellers time except
/ a lamp might throw a light through a
! window on the face of clock, and
then he could not tell whether
he had Moscow, London OF
Rio de .Tunairo time If McLlnnan county
was m Impoverished county it could not
he expected OF her 70 incur a debt of sew
eral hurdred dollars for \ cleck. for the
benefit of her people and those who may
be alnoung us as visitors, on business OF
Measure. but we have enough money &c
furnish q timc-pi,ce tor the courthouse
tower without Inviting b nlruptcy nhd
there seems to be a general impression
that we should have one. We do not
know what il to prevent US haylng II
although good reason may be offered
he careful financial management whicl
brought McLennan county out OF STATE
Of dependence and debt, and placed II OF
footing. that only Zone, il any othe
county IN the state can claim, may sug
Rest that the expense OF furnishing
clock cannot be borne even with the
handsome surplus in the county treas
ury, but this Will mot set aside the fac
that We should have town time anC
there is a general desire to see a clocl
erected in our courthouse. As we have
said, there i in Waco no standard tim
which is within the ach of all, and a
q matter of convenience to,the people o
the county q, well Bs pride III GU
county and city, We think u msiorit
OF persons will agree that the county ca
afford to furnish US with time piece
: We at least know many who strongly de
sire one. We do no, care I
, get up an agitation over IT,
matter or precipitate the per
e chase OF y tower clock, were il pos-ibl
for us to 90 so, for sooner or later il wi
be furnished. butw only mention il be
I cause the opinion OF mary. coupled Wit
D our own belief. leads us 10 think thu
: we should have one in the very near fl
ture. We do not see what prevents II
- county furnishing one now, but as We I
j marked above. good reasons may pOSsihI
4 be furnished Why we should deter The e.
e penSe OF such convenience" until son
- indefinite time in the hereafter