The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-06-28

"Whatl You don't pretend to tell me
that, after all this good weather, your
streets are in the same fix that they were
last winter"
"Pretty much the same, sir"
swell, may the good Lord help you
people to see yourselves as other people
see you"
Say, Jerry, | can't see where all this
is so much your business. think that
| Cloverport is able to take care OF herself.
She always has done it, and am of the
belief that she will continue to do So"
eyes, now there you go. You are like
all other fogies. You ti1hk that what
was good enough fifty years ago is good
enough now and that what will go now,
will be good fifty years from now, but you
are mistaken"
"Well don't see why"
Because everything but immutable
laws is continually changing to meet
present demands. The MULTIPLICATION
table is about the only thing that is hold
ing its own with the progress of time.
It's about as near right as it ever will be,
though it is now falling somewhat into
disuse." tIl 4
"That's all right, Jerry, but what was
sorter riling me was that you was finding
so much fault with Cloverport."
y"Wel, now, you know, Tom, that |
love Cloverport Just as well as you or any
person who has remained here or any
who has moved in since I've been gone !;
and what makes me feel SO bad is that
my old home town in many respects COM
pares so unfavorably with other towns
not near so large, and is the laughing
stock for strangers-say has any one else
ever got hurt on account OF the irregular
tiles in these streets?" ..t
"No, no,-yes, JEFF Hambleton-you
remember jeff, don't you, Jerry?"
"Well | should remark. What's be-
come of the old boy, and how did he come
to get hurt?"
"He didn't get hurt, but he's married
now and lives down in Henderson. A
couple of weeks ago he and his wife and
their sweet little girl, five orsix years old,
came up here to visit his parents, and as
they were going from the depot down
home the child fell over those rough
stones at the corner of High and First
streets and broke her arm"
"Well, well, what pity!r Has JEFF
sued Cloverport for damages yet?'
mot that know off. But what does
he want to do that for? 1t was all his
fault. JEFF ought to know Cloverport /;
and why didn't he leave his family up
there in the depot and come down town
and get hack and then go after them
and take them down home. 1t wouldn't
have cost him more than dollar, and
what's the use of having hacks ii you
don't patron" 1y
"There, there, that will do. acqui-
esce. That is the most convincing argu-
ment | ever heard in favor OF bad side
walks. But what is your City Council go
ing to do about it?"
"Well, guess they've done gone and
done it,"
"How is that ~
you see, Jerry, it is just this way.
Since you have been sick the old Council
went out and new one came in. At
the first meeting OF the new Council they
started in to cut broad swathe, believ-
ing that they were doing the will of the
people, as there had been so much grumb-
ling at the pokeyness ofthe body that had
just preceded them. They passed an or
dinance that grades be established and
sidewalks laid on several of eur most inn
portant streets; that new street be
opened to the shops; that they investi-
gate the probable cost of lighting the
streets O. nights; that catch basins be
placed at the sewers and culverts and
that they also investigate the probable
cost of water works. They also passed an
ordinance making street auctioneer pay
SIS a day license before he could sell
goods, and making it $40 day fora rid
ing gallery to run"
swell now, Tom, that is the right kind
OF a Council. Every thing they did at
that meeting is highly commendable,
with the exception Of that license ordi-
nance. There is nothing very liberal or
enterprising about that. ! suppose that
they are now preparing to put the provis-
ions of these ordinances into prompt ex-
ecution. Eh% ItJ#3f4
mo, the thing is sorter hanging fire
yet"
what Have they never made a
move YETI"
"You see, Jerry, they've held another
meeting since and undid the whole
thing" 6
'The deal they hayer'
T. ats Gods fact" = ~
~sIIow in the name of Heaven-no, the
other place,-ydid it all come about"
Just this way, Jerry. There was a
great howl sent up by the property hold
ers on Wall street.-the most important
thoronghfare in the city-and a long pc
tition was sent in requesting the Council
not to do anything with that street, but
to let thinga alone just as they are, which
of course includes all the present irregu
larities, chuck holes and ups and downs
as they now exist.