The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-03-23

| along different lines SO far as he was
concerned the movement was welcomed
10 Il movement grown general through.
out the Pacific stRrea COlfax has al
ways been busy and in business men had
paid little attention to baautifying the
city. lie referred to those who had
made money in COlfax and then removed
To more beautiful surroundings. leaving
no mark or monument Of the fortunes
made here. He urged his hearers to
combat the idea Of being here Only
temporarily. Ii the city is good enough
10 make money in, it is good enough tn
live and die in. He urged the giving Of
time and effort to making the city beau
t'fuI and said there were many little
things Tor All 20 do to bring about re-
suits
+ L. Conan said the movement under
the auspices OF the ladies was worthy OF
support and that it would be better il
there were more ladies on the evening 4
program. He said that originally the
site OF the city was q prospect to please.
but had been made vile and ugly by
man lie referred to the 'speing America
fret" movement and said that il VIZ
want our people to stay and see we
must clean up. He favored a public
recreation ground and the park prOject.
No one with less vim and energy than
the ladies would have undertaken this
work. He declared the livery stables
were among the chief offenders and re-
ferred to the movement to improve gar
bage and collections He called atten-
tOn to the fact that laws were passed
but that the individual objected to their
enforcement. He recommended the re-
Organization Of a band, a. nothing adds
more To civic enjoyment than band con
certs. -a
Following another selection by the
Apollo club, DR.. W. B. Palamountain.
health officer, addressed the meeting,
advocating a city beautiful from the
standpoint Of health. The problem con
fronting the board of health at the pres
ent time, he said, was that of sewerage.
An official inspection showed there were
az houses not connected with sewers
Tie sewers should be extended to afford
needed connections. COlfax has good
drainage. The deposits in the lake were
a serious menace TO health. The alleys
should be cleaned and dumping ID them
should cease. But what il the use to sc
tempt cleaning if the most fragrant abuses
are allowed to continue? The worst
spots are the blocks along the lake. I'D
has been the old COlfax policy to put Uff
10 the tomorrow that never comes.
DR.. PalamOuDtain advocated narrow.
ing the stream and changing the Cooper
lake bridge tO a covered driveway simi-
lar to that over the river at the court
house. He declared the key to the sani-
tary conditions 10 Colfax is the South
PalOuae. The extension Of the retaining
wall would leave no excuse foe anyone to
dump into the river He wanted to see
the rock wall built this summer and
stated there were rubbish heaps in the
city into which he could dig and ascer-
tain q mans business done 20 years
ago.
Judge S. j. Chadwick said a spade was
the most potent weapon, along with
rake. This meeting. be said, should
have been held 20 years ago He eug-
gested the first place to begin cleaning
was at home. He could not understand
how some could gather up their rubbish
and dump it on a neighbours property.
tie had been notified q day before that
be would speak at the meeting and on
bis way home that daV he could see
every kind Of rubbish There was more
filth from tie court house To the engine
u >
when that city had 10000 people. He
advocated doing away with fences, to
plant trees in front Of premises and to
park the ways.
The Judge strongly urged the chang
ing OF street names, referring to the large
Indian vocabulary which gave more
euphOnious names. He suggested call
ing Main street Perkins avenue. saying
nur fnun chnul1 copn5 rnnH uoll
look good. In referring to cheaper
lights promised in June. he advocated
the use Of porch lights, which are greatly
needed
Rev. MatIock closed the speaking with
a brief address in which he offered sug-
gestiOns that the natural beauties Of the
site should be preserved and that ID
building a better harmony was neces-
saTy.
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