The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-03
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ahllo what Il should be. city,
instead Of an oycrgrown country vii.
lage. The editor % the Daily Pan.
handle loiInd Time from other pres
sing duties yesterday, to enjoy hall
hours visit with the mayor IN his
Office aud was strongly Impressed
with The earuestness, enthusiasm
and deep interest aud pride the
mayor takes In Amarillo and In ey-
cry, matter Of public Improvement 80
many OF which tho city needs
rhe mayor stated that he had the
finest council any mayor ever work.
cd with That there was seldom
anything but solid vote IN tho
council for or against every move
which came up before the council
for decision, and that thoy we're
ready al OH lines 10 back him and
work with him for every worthy
move IN The interest OF the city.
Mayor Miller went into office with
ayowed policy Of doing something
to push the city ahead In the way
OF permanent city Improvements.
His first move was the laying OF
several concrete Street crossings,
which move was opposed as useless
by many citizens. but the mayor
went ahead, with his ideas, and the
great Improvement over tho old
methods Is Acknowledged by EVERY
cltlzcn today and even those who
opposed his idea then, today nc
knowledge his policy was right. and
would not return to the old way for
anything,
The mayor tells the Panhandle
That when he went into office there
was less than half mile Of con
crete sidewalk within the city while
today there Is over eight miles Of
the finest concrete Sidewalk, any city
IN the country can boast Of. The
mayor has worked In season and QUIT
of season, and has rcsorted to all
binds CT devices to bring about this
splendid result
lie has also worked hard to OK
tend the city limits, taking in thel
outlying additions, for purposes Of
taxation, that sufficient revenue
might be derived to put In needed
crossings, culyerts at street inter
sections, grads the streets so that
We will have NO repetiiions Of thel
terrible scourgc OF mud which tbeI
city was cursed with few weeks
ago, and pave the streets in the bus
lnoss section. The recent taking IN
Of outside territory making the city
two miles square in each direction.
is an agreeable realization of his
fond hopes when entering office and
he is now Working on change of
state laws so that Amarillo, by spe-
cial act OF the legislature may work
under charter as a city instead Of
q village.
The present laws Of the state are
such that city cannot come I'M
der the act allowing the assessment
of property for public improvements \
until It reaches 10000. The mayor
Is the father OF resolution adopt
I'd at the Lass annual meeting Of the
mayors OF Texas, providing for o
TO work with the legis-
ature for change which win al
ow citles OF $500 TO come undor
his class instead OF having to work
under q village charter, He was
made chairman OF the committeeI
md will spend some cine at the
state capital this winter, working
Tor this much desired end.
There Is no compensation IN the
lfflce Of mayor OF Amarillo. Meth
n is there In the office OF coun-
,ilman Both mayor and council
IRE doing their best to put Amar-
no In the class OF oitiee she be-
ongs. IN the way Of public Improve
nents and the Daily Panhandle says
N praise to the mayor and his
council, and asks thas every citizen
iold up their hands and give them
Encouragement and help IN thc good
yori, they have undertaken and are
,arrying out. They can do no more
ban public sentiment will sustain
hem in, but they are enthusiastlcI
Il their work and are freely giylngE
heir time without compensation for
he benefit OF The public and should
q Ioyally sustained, Give the may
i aud his council loyal support
Governor Magoon Of Cuba, sue-
tests that the people Of this coun-
ry Know little OF the Cuban native
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