The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-02-03
SIDE WALK BUILDERS
heetial Of nc CIVIC improvement lessse
Is Largely Atteatet.

A largely attended meeting OF the
Civic Improvement League was held
at Shelton's opera house last night.
The main auditorium Of the build
ing was comfortably filled with peo-
pie, nearly all of whom manifested
an interest in the proposition OF Sc
curing better sidewalks and other
wise beautifying the streets of the
city.
In addition TO the routine work OF
the League a delightful musical pro-
chestra and the trinity University
Male Quartette. The orchestra dis
coursed some Of Its choicest selections
while the sidewalk builders were as
sembling and interspersed the regu
lar exercises with two or three num-
bers. The quartette, composed OF
Prof. Campbell, Mr.. Donald, Mr.
Hearn and Mr. Dickey, rendered a
number of songs in a most pleasing
manner. The singers were heartily
applauded and were forced to respond
to encores.
J President Robertson of the League
presided, and began the exercises
with a short talk in support of the
work that this association has in
hand. He explained the objects of
the association and urged every citi-
zen of the town to take some part
in the matter of building better side
walks and making other improve
ments that would add to the beauty
of the city.
The minutes of the meeting held
January z were read and approved
Postmaster John Beatty mace a few
remarks in which he enumerated
Waxahachie's magnificent church
buildings, the public library, factories
and other enterprises, but said the
sidewalks were a disgrace to VII
lage of 500 people. He made a strong
appeal to the people of the town to
a at once become active in the work OF
constructing better sidewalks.
Prof. w. l.. AcKer, superintendent
of the city schools, made short
talk in favor of better walks from
an educational point of view He
said the citizens of Waxahachie
should lend their earnest efforts to
the encouragement of every enter
prise that will beautify the city. The
health and happiness of the school
children should prompt the citizens
to do everything possible looking to
securing a first class system of side
walks. The attendance at school
would be larger and much more regu-
lar If the city had good walks.
The last speaker of the evening
was State Senator S. P Skinner. This
was the first meeting of the League
he had attended but his address con
vinced all that he was heartily In
sympathy with the movement. He
said Waxahachie could do any good
thing, capable of being accomplished
to which she may turn her hands
To be a first class city good side
walks are highly essential, and with
out them town cannot hope to at
tain the success to which she is en-
titled. AS general proposition
every great city in the history OF
the world has had good roads LEADING
to that city. Local transportation i:
necessary to the development of an!
city, and this calls for good roads
The speaker then called attention
to the good roads of Dallas county
and showed their Importance to thu
development of any town or county
He said he knew of only one wa,
to secure better sidewalks and tha
was to make an individual matter o
It. He said walks could be built il
Waxahchie if the people would onl!
work together.
The following report was made o
walks which have been built and arr
now being built in the city.
S. +. Skinner. business block OF
West Main street. yitrified bricl
walk. one hundred and six feet lonl
and nine and one-half feet wide.
Two hundred feet of the vitrifie,
brick walk in front of the Methods
church property have been laid ans
the remaining IS feet viii be finishc,
in day or two.
Perry s. Robertson has contracte,
for the construction OF a walk OF ce
ment blocks This walk will be II
feet long