The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-03

fulnes as we'll as the constant in
flow and outflow OF the water itself
If the council had decided to drain
off the pond, fill up the depression
with dirt and gravel and make it
thoroughly passable for vehicles of
every kind there might be some
ground for their action and we are
not so sure but that we would have
commended it. But such was not
their design is shown by the re-
solutions at the head ofthis article
the only thing in view being the
draining of the waters and that at
a cost not to exceed $25. perhaps
also to give the street commissioner
something to do. In accordance
therefore with the aforesaid reso-
luton of the council the street COM
missioner last week commenced
work with force Of men digging
deep ditch beginning at the lower
end of the pond and extending it
for considerable distance so as to
drain the waters into the Potlatch.
In due time the ditch was COM
! pleted, draining the pond it is true
but leaving an immense mudhole
with a stream of water running
through its midst and which we be-
lieve it is designed to leave as at
present. What has been gained?
Nothing sofar rs we can see either
to make the spot more healthful or
to be more beautiful or more useful
The mud hole still remained, the
germs of disease if there were any
lurking in this innocent looking
pool can find a more ready access
to the atmosphere and the place
generally made unsightly and all
this at cost of 1875. which the
council said should be the limit of
cost? By no means. We believe
that we are estimating it conser-
vatigely when we say that the city
counc | when they come to estimate
TIE cost of the work ALREADY done
Will find it approximating 500.
an3 there is yet the cost of the
lumber and the making and plac-
ing Of the box trench for the ditch
that was dug to drain off the water.
BY what sort of logic can the coun-
Gil iuggle with the ciIys money in
this way without really showing
any Improvement? During the
process of this work q remonstrance
against it was circulated by A. p.
Hamley and signed by many OF
our leading tax payers asking that
the work be delayed until further
investigations should shows it's
necessity or what should be done in
order to make this spot of some use
or more healthy if it really was un-
healthy. This was placed in the
hands of the council we believe or
members of the council or at least.
shown to them. Did they do any,
thing about it? Not the least atten-.
ton was given it until after the
work was done that they wanted
done and then in regular session
took it up, with what results is
shown in the minutes of this paper.
1t does seem to US that in a mat
ter of this kind where a paper ia
signed by the leading tax payers
asking for cessation Of certain
public works until their wisdom
could be demonstrated and duly
presented that the members of the
council are surely presuming great
ly on their position. 1t looks to
US as though there was a niger in
the woodpile somewhere. There is
an appearance Of spitework about
II or of such stubborness as to de-
serve the lash Of public criticism.
Let it be said in all honesty that
all the members of the council are
not in sympathy with this work as
it is being carried OH in the matter