Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-05
TIE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Mayor COrddry Gives City COun-
Gil His Ideas on Town
improvements.
improvements.

Improvements.
We have just been able to secure a
cory of Mayor Corddry' S message to.the
new City Council of Snow Hill 1t is
Ger tainly business like and makes sew
eral recommendations that the general
public will say "amen" to. We here
submit it for your careful perusal:
10 The members Of the "CouncH Of Snom
MI:"
GENTLEMEN:-Ine examining the Acts
that have made the inhabitants of Snow
Hill into body corporate under the
name of Mayor and Council of Snow
Hill" find that am required to ere
port to you the condition of municipal
aft airs, accompanying this report with
such recommendations as | may deem
proper for the public good and welfare
of the town" Complying with this re-
quirement, am submitting herewith
copy of the late Treasurer's report. ap-
pending thereto some additional infor.
nation concerning the present basis of
taxation, rate and present income
from the Water Department. and the
probable expenditures that will attend
the maintenance of the same. also
call your attention to the fact that there
will be available from the County Treas
ur IT q certain sum of money after Jan.
uary LIST, 1908, which must be used in
stl eet improvement. With these facts
before you, l recommend that you ex
anime carefully the streets of the town
pa rticularly Market street from Wash.
ington street, and at Church street
(where crossing should be provided),
also Spence's Alley from Washington
street to Market street and Federal
street. and formulate some plan for
thcirimprovement.
M Also recommend that a Drinking
F6I htain be established at some suitable
plkcein the business section of the town
for the accommodation of the public.
J. also desire that you give some at
tentiOn to the question of sewerage, and
especially recommend that as soon as
possible you take steps to lay sewer
down Church street from Martin street
to the river. and require persons along
said Church street to abandon their pres
ent mode of drainage. which is undoubt-
eddy menace to the health of that sec.
| tic II of our town.
| would further suggest that you
consider the question of paving some
of the principal sidewalks of the town.
This question has occupied the atten-
ton of most of the towns of the State
and has been successfully solved by
them.
would recommend that you require
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
station a flagman at their crossing at
the foot of Washington street on their
River switch, at such times as they may
have moving train ON said switch.
This would seem necessary, not only for
the comfort and convenience of the
public. but for their protection and the
protection of the railroad as well.
: also note that am required to see
that the several ordinances of the town
are executed. which duty l shall per-
form to the best of my ability, but in
order that there shall be as little fric.
tion as possible in its performance.
would suggest that your body shall
have compiled and published all exist
ing ordinances that are in your judg-
ment necessary for the protection of
society and the general welfare of the
town. repeating those. if any exist, that
you do not desire executed.
Assuring you that shall at all times
be in sympathy with any movement
you may make looking toward the i'm
provement of the condition of the town
along all lines. / am,
Yours TRULY.
w. ID. CORDDRY, JR
Mayor of Snow Hill.