The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
CITY WILL
BUY LOTS
And viii Make Water Com
pany Proposition ON
Plant

bIes, Shaughncssy and Anderson,
which was appointed several weeks
ago, the council adopted at the meet
Ing yesterday the motion Of Alder
man shaughnessy that the city pur-
chase lots Z, s, 8, and 10 In block
80, Glidden & Sanborn. The lots
are on the corner of Fourth and
Monroe streets, one block east OF the
ball park.
To Stop "BOrrowinC."
The city will at once have the lots
enclosed in a tight fence and will
have all the property Of the street
department, wagons, scrapers, plows,
graders, harness, lumber, extra ma
terial and all the heavier property OF
| the city which cannot be stored in
house will be kept there, A stable
for the teams Of the city street and
sanitary department will be put up
and feed for the teams will also be
stored there. The gates will he kept
locked and the men to whom the keys
are given will be made responsible
for the property under their care.
Heretofore the property of the city
has been left practically unprotected
and as result the city has been n
heavy loser on account OF the Dor
rowing proCivities OF various Citl-
zens. Captain Warren, the street !
commissioner, stated some time ago !
that the securing of a safe place for
storage like the one now to be pro-
yldcd would save the city its cost in
a year or so.
The four lots fixed upon by the
committee are owned by Alderman
L. O. Thompson, and he took no
part yesterday In authorizing the
purchase. The city is to pay $3.50 |
for the four sixty foot lots, $3.50 OF
this is to be cash ana the balance
is in two notes for $3.50 each bear
ing interest at per cent and ma
turing In six and twelve months.
Telegraph Poles Again.
The Objectionable telegraph poles
on Polk street and elsewhere which
have caused comment before in the
city council, came up again yester-
day in the demand of Alderman w.
l.. Thompson to know what the tel
egraph company proposed to do
about removing the poles. Several
months ago a representative OF the
company appeared before the coun-
I'll and promised that the company
would take the poles out OF Polk
street and would remove other poles
hat were in the way within sixty
lays. Nothing has yet been done and s
n two instances at least, these poles {
must be removed before improve
nents now under way can he com
,Icted. On motion yesterday the
council ordered the city attorney to 3
institute suit against the company t
or removal OF the poles. c
That Pierce Street Crossing. t
That Pierce street crossing over f
he Denver and Rock Island tracks a
eappeared for discussion yesterday Il
nd Alderman w. L. Thompson o
rged that since the Denver company h
ad ordered and forced all ware a
ouses to be taken off the right Of p
ray at the site of proposed crossing b
hat the road should now fulfill It's o
art Of the order and open the street II
rossing, He stated that north side h
Itizens had recently asked his as n
stance again in the matter of get
ng that street opened
Il have never taken a very active
art in the matter of getting this .
rect opened" spoke up Frank
haughnessy, because live on that m
rect and 1t might look too much tc
Ike was working to get something W
list for special privilege. But as | pit
'e 1t now, / see no reason why the til
'ad might not open the street. They va
mt use that part of track for any di
ing and 1t might just as well be &c
zen. OF course il the road later Fl
ans new improvements in the way W
depot and depot grounds, I be- of
I'VE that the city would be glad to
ndemn a street for the road wher-
er 1t was necessary. would IA
r, then, a motion asking the OPEN 81
& of this street by the Denver with
e understanding that when the m
ad needs a street for improvements, So
, cooperate with them in getting nj,
TT
This statement met the approval cit
the council and was accordingly We
lbodied in motion and adopted. in
e proposed crossing will use more cit
the Rock Islands land than It so