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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12

nat TIC people "i IT. MAJ
TIN are thoroughly e'rrcJ NY
about drainage and u1vrp1b.c
canals - evidenced by the cn.
thue,avuc and large meetings
that have been heid recently.
II will he remembered that the
Board ct ir1de OF tins city pat.
tr,rparrd IA ono of the meeting,
not long srucc. Another by
meeting WAS held there on
Monday afternoon at winch Mr..
Walter J Burke and Drsnrct
Attorney Edwin Broussard made
addresses.
| he meeting was IN the ad
vocaCv OF drainage. and to dc
mousuatC the practIcahlhy oi
constructing 4 tortv-toot bottom
canal between Bayou Icchc at
St MartrnvrlIc and Lake Daut
rrcyc. lying IN the southeastern
portion of this parrsh-thC pro.
posed canal viii follow Po,ntc
CLAIRE oouIe, then INTO Bayou
Portage and fall INTO Lake Daut-
rrevc to deep water Ihc canal
rg to he eight and a bait nlIce
long, and # the proposed meas
ure IS carried through, which IT
no doubt viii be, the country
through which It passes will be
known as the Porntc Claire
Drainage District. He rc-
dc option OF this vast area OF
fertile country, which borders
the proposed route Is what the
League rs working Tor, AMI IT
energy and concerted action
count Tor anything they, as a
man, are determined TO put
forth all they possess IN pushing
the matter through
he meeting was called to
order by Flon' Luke BONN.
Ifes'aent OF the league, "no
Introduccd Mr. Walter Burke.
OF New Iberia
Mr. burke SAD 'nat the 1--WE
interest that was oe'ng d'SP'aYeo
~ the matter OF drainage was
sure sign that ot' MARTIN ano
iberia Parishes had ceased to 0e
numbered among the KIP van
WlnNIes LOUISIANA ana ne was
fleaSeu 10 say ''''' ''''S '"'Nen-
lng marked a new era ~ th5
otate 5 ue'e'ophent' re ora
= - -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12
FOR SALE. .

Valuable Town Lots on Center and
Weeks Sireeta, uear Corporate linits.
Apply to J w. Wyche, J. r. White or
y. I Pc ebles
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12
LOS

A mortgage note for f37 30 dated July
20th 1908 for three years from date, made
payable to the Lourd estate aud signed
by James Moss has been lost. The pub
lie is hereby warned not to in any manner
negotiate for same.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12
FOR SALE =,

FOR SALE. ---pifect from Atlanta f'c-
tory to cons timer. guaranteed leather Quarter
Top Buggy special factory price SAY 90. Safe
delivery guaranteed Write to-day iuf Cat'log a q.
Golden Eagle Buggy Co, t6c Edgewood Ave,
Atlanta. Ga.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12
A Good Investment.
MagIc-kelIer Soap Works, Id.

One Share costs &25.o0, you pay 90 2E
when you snhsefibe and every 30 days
after pay 46 %, making months TO pay.
or yea can pay ut once f25.0o IN tull.
no one allowed to take over 40 shares in
one name. Soap never gats ont of fash
ion, always in demand send your pay
ments 10 Louisiana Bank & Trust
Co, or to Magic Keller Soap Works. Ltd, /,
New Orleans; In, two Oldest Soap Works
In The State of Louisiana.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12

,
HART. WIDOW or JACOB ,TDrT
Ne iIpG
civil District Count. Parish If Orleans.
State of Tnusiiona. niv. "H
Nv virtue nf m urlar izsuaI nul Of the
llnu III" civil District fourt. Parish "l
Drleana. riri-ion rH. " granted and Sign
nh by the InunrahIn Grnrgp II lhnud.
Judge "f said roul. u"irr Iofa ST Nov
omnrr 30th 1DnG. ia tho aho,. upuh.rpI
and entitled cause. /. Fred N nuuoou
uuhln auo'ionart ro, Iharia Tmiab, state
~, ,,,',i...,,.,., ain ...u n, r,It,,
~ ,,r
hichas, ridIn, Of tho rro., Jn,,or,n,
roorr iIonae. in the city Of Now Ih.,ia.
In. ror the purpose Of paving 1ahta aud
ehag"a OF said ao""o7s,"o. ."
-, VIC ~, ~ | ~ - y. 49, ''''
which tho fnIIovirr j. des,rirfioo to
wit.
A certain 10, Of ground situated above
me ,, cor p',", INNS 81 'on ~. ny 9' ne"
isi,n, naasnring leo foo, r,,nt an the
continuation of Washington street. hY
3o2 feet in depth. bounded on th" N"r.l
~ u'o'' ~ '',,,'''''. ''1' ~ N''s''
NV rrono,iy IF ViI,iam', Rn,os 81, f.,
pethot with all the buildings and imrrovo
mouls thereon aud 'horot" belonging
p''"e we .'''' n"P'''l Nn''' "'s wv
ant h,ra,o / n rnrohan.sav, yot,,,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-01-12

Surely, the nation can do it.
Why then, is not some practical
plan ouvplved aud properly present.
ed which will enlist the attention
aud consideration Of our National
Couptoss7 fberrHc Souih.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
Auction Sales.--future Days
a5'i$ BysII. A. Catlin,
-5S No. 8 N. Eleventh Street.
stlr nnF'l Ff3 s---------- ~ f4r8 r we ,4-I-
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VI Suburban Dwelling,

containing s rooms, on tract OF land con-
tainlng about fo,ir and 3 Quarter acres.
situated In the plan OF Glen Echo PARK
which II on north side Of Nine Mile Road
immedintc ly east of stony Run ana
about one mile east of Richmond OF y, cleo lee
trio car line. III
In execution fof 81 deed OF trust to me
from Henry 7. Miller. dated septterl Pc,
/ , 905, OF record II, clerks office Eicnrico
court, In y. =. ia b. page II. defauit
having been made In the payment o. q
portion Of the money therein secured.
and being required 30 to do by the note
n'''e TSHu { W;i. AZ MARCH 42s, 1907,
at 5:45 O'clock P. NJ. on the premises.
sell at public auction the property above
described, which Is now occupied by the
said Miller.
,rhis is d piece OF property, which can
with moderate outlay, BIO developed Into q
very attractive country home. About
oneshalf Of Il Is cleared. There Is album ~
dant shade, and on Its northern line IS a
never-failing creek. Tho car service rs
fairly good, and one faro will tako you
to any part OF the city.
! Terms: BY consent OF parties IN IN
terest viii be third cash ana balance
at six and twelve MONTHS evidenced by
negotiable notes, bearing per. cent. In
| terest and secured by trust deed. or more
or nll cash, at option OF purchaser.
| ". l.. TYLER, Trustee.
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a heavy showing compared with last
year, when the actual fgul es Of ctlle
Census Bureau were exceeded DySOO,-
900 bales in the subsequent total COM
mercinl crop movement :ot tho sea-
son. Upon more careful study OF, the
ligurea in detail by States. IA COM.
pared with previous years. these beaEY
lsh views have been modified to a
conservative opinion that gj,a com,nnr-
cial crop this year will not be mIlef
Z II any In excess OF the bureR'tsl re-
port. =. 81
It makes the total amount OF cotton
ginned 1s,2s0.s77. bales or the standard
size. This Includes about 3370, ot9 hAlss
for "l!nters sample cotton and q, pro-
duct Of about $1,000 bales OF Sea Island
cotton, Deducting this from tl,a appye
total would leave about 1880 0fn
commercial bales. From this should ha
further deducted at least 900 bales
Of such low grAde or STORM damaged
cotton as Is not encerAble on contract
on the Now York. New Orleans Or
liverpool exchanged This would leave
a total OF about 1a,6s0, 900 ~ bal les 10 {
tendarable cotton for general splnning
purposes to meet an estimated we RIA 9
consumption Of American 6 cot toni foi
Gnmn M Hl@ 900 na;lha..
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Railroads,
u r o ~ RICHMOND,
TX. fT FREDERICKSBURG

R. f. & p s ] ss sSi$sSa 4 /,
TRAINS LEAVE !, RICHMOND I - NORTH r. 81
s:ss MBsiiyyMsIn g. g. IhhssSfs
Pullman Cars. sE1Ss
1905 a. M.-.Except Monday - BYRD se.s
gao 4 AAi %WeeA p ps,lman oars A.n,.nd
Accommodation. III
$40 4. N; .-paily--1'yrd St. Through. Io.
1853 Ds;.Syaa - & rs;ss:s
lckaburg Accommodation. BY e fss ssl;
s:2o p n. --DailyMain 81. Throush:
$3.50 T. M.-Week Days---Elba. AshlaaAs
& $500 p. M.--Daiiy--i3yrd st. Through.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND - SOUTH
$50 A. IN M ,;ygs H. Days--t'l0s Ashland
+ s:s5 4. M.--Week Days--nyrd ST. Fred.
~ srieksou5g Aeeomm1assion
Local stops. 81 VA
$40 T. M.-week .Days--E,ea- 1shi.sdl
$500 p. M.--Daiy--Byrd IT. Through. Lo-,
$40 p. M.--Daily-Ma st. Through. All
Pullman Cars. .34g si
1o:4o p. M.-Datly--Main 81 Through.
11;ao P. M.-weck pays-Byrd st. Throush.
NoTE.-Puiirnan Sleeping or parior ,c.rs
| on nil above trains except trains arriving
Richmond 1850 A. NJ. week days, and IoeA
accommodations, a 6 Z ni
Time Of arrivals and departures ana eon-
| nactions not guaranteed. a8SM
W. D. DUKE. G. W. CULP. w. P. TAILOR.
Asst TO Prest. 1en'i supt. Traf. AEs,
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BY N. w. Bowe G. Son.
Real Estate Auctioncers.
MAIN STREET REALTY.
n COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF THAT
EXCELLENT AND CENTRALLY LO-
GATED BRICK DWELLING.
No, f30S EAST MAIN STREET.
tIt BY AUCTION.

In execution Of q decree OF tho Rich
mond Chancery Court entered juno
IL, 1893, in tho suit Of Susan w. Cren-
shaw vs. John T. Anderson and
others" will sell BY public auction.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81. 1907.
ut O'Clock P. NJ, the PROPERTY
above referred to, consisting OF an
excellent three-story brick dwelling.
with large. detached brick Kitchen and
u good brick stable.
This house Is substantially con-
structed. Is well lighted and venti-
lated, and has good porches. front and
rear. and Is admirably adapted for
general uses. and would be especially
desirable for physician
The lot upon which It stands fronts
81 feet and runs back the unusual
depth OF 1874 feet inches to an alley
in the rear, upon which the said lot
ahuts % feet.
TERMS: One-third cash. end the
balance In equal instruments at one
two, and three years. or in one in:
stalment, either at one, two. or three
years. at tho election Of the pur-
chaser: tho deferred payments to be
evidenced by notes. with interest. ant
EUGEN c. SA1ASs1E.
Special Commissioner.
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effect upon prices. whereas no such
pressure has been felt on the mar
kets,
Interpreting the Ginning Figures.
rho final glnners report OF theI
United states Census Bureau. issued
Wedne sday, was upon the first read
ing construed as rather bearish by
tie majority of operators here and ut
New Orleans, This was because the
amount reported glnned made such
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25

try brougb tbback gradually from alb
normal coalitions 70 those which are
more npor'h,I s.leI result would really
Ito inwiil boz stronstdtSnnd .sbundcra THIS
is going to, ,bn "a critical year. IL we
have another good harvest, serious re-
action may be deferred, II the harvest
should not be satisfactory, then we
must look for, lf1Ttaidr fcontraction In
hl!&acpartnonts .ofiindnstry ard finance.
trh4s latest reports concerning winter
wheat tare Exceedingly favorable.
W,qt HENRY CLEWS.
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VIM. B. 1Pizzini Company.
Reo, ESTATE Agents and Auctioneers.
1904 Hanover Street,
REGEIYEIs,s SALE.

IA receiver for the Richmond stand,
ard Steel Spike and Iron COMPANY,
WAY sell a. Ifa 81 AP p g. 1857
at I'll IL o'clotRl NJ, all of Its machinery IN
safd min for cash, Amongst the
machinery are two automatic spike
sid ded to Be amongst the best that
have over bean mnae. They have!
done perfect work for twenty years.
and are lii perfect condition..
~ ~ S5ssJ Ohm .Is. EFI'S,1 S, g, r..
\ 2eceiyerst4 of the Richmond Standard
Steel Spike and Iron Company,
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I'd ia 1854 l98Ii II f5ES 6tPilV5t1 ~
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
State President Anxious to Bring
10 Them Into Close Touch.

n 4 \
| president Saunders. Of the Virginia
Association of Supervisors Is anxious
to Bring tho supervisors OF the various
counties of the state into close touch
and through correspondence. which
will be printed In The Times Dispatch.
have general discussion of tho
problems with which the supervisors
have to deal. lE,ls
Il The following letter bearsJ on the
Subject: AZ
pnlce President Virginia Supervisors,
4 Ashland, va, March %, 1907.
To tho Supervisors OF Virginia.:
i Gentlemcn,--1n reply to circular
letter sent out, TO all the supervisors
OF the state, 1 have received letters
from you enrolling fifty-scven (57)
counties, and hope the rest of you may
come InaS The object Of this organiza-
ton ia to become better acquainted
and exchange views as to the best way
to work roads and secure better roads.
and to secure legislation that Will give
us moro money and less officers to work
them Also to exchange views on ed
ucation and taxation, or anything else
that may be of Interest to the organ
ization.8s 5
Would like to receive from you let
ters for publication giving your views
on the above named subjects.
The Times-D .spatch has kindly Of
fered to publish from time to time an,
| letters that may send In that arc o.
| interest to the supervisors Throughout
| the State at large.
Address all communications to me a
| Ashland. Va.
j. L. SAUNDERS. President.
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Southern Railway.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
.B.-Following schedule figures published f
only az Information. and arc not guaranSeod-sts9
1900 A. M.--Daily--Local Tor Charlotte .sssF
l1.ib a. M.--Daily -- Limited - Buffet Pull.
man to Atlanta and Birmingham. New a
Orleans. Memphis. Chattanoosa. an0g
nll tho South. Through coach tof
Chase City. Oxford. Durham and Ra.55Js
1sg leigh. ~
500 2. M-Ex, sunday-Keysyiile .1oeai..5s
1880 p. M.-Daily--Limited Pullman reaav X
o:30 P. NJ, for all tho South. II
YORK RIVER LINE. ss
1880 P. MIX. Sunday--No. Ito 1Weessss
Point--Connecting for Baltirnore Aoa-g 81
days, Wednesday, and Frridaysss3. as,,sss sss
2:16 P. M.--Mondays. Wednesdays and Ffi--5S{ n
days-No. lo--Local to West Point;
4:45 A. Mex. Sunday-No. 7&-LocAt -
West Point {f az ~
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
$3.50 A. M. 4s:lb p. M.--F'rom al the so1tn.aa
$3.50 p M.-Trom Charlotte. Raleigh. PM
ham. Chase City. and Local Stations
$40 A. M.--Trom KeyHvllle and Local 10
s.1t 4. M.-No, 15-Trom Baltimore and /.
81o.45 4. M-No e-=wednesd.y. ana Fri.
& 5:1ss p. Mo. 7s-From West Point and
Local Stations. ~
&C. w. wEsTBURY. D. p. A.. sss;
o2o e. Main ST., Richmond: -
c. II. ACxERT. s. II. HARDWICk, 8stySk
w. II. TAYLOR. q. p. A. z
Washington. D. G.
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Isl hereby certify that the bond re-
5quired OF the special commissioner by
given.
CHARLES o. sAv1LLE.
Lori
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

1ND1-ANAPoLIs. 81. LOUIS
CHICAGO. LOUISVILLE. NASH ii. u
WILLIE. MEMPHIS.
2:15 p. NJ. daily and 1900 p. NJ. daily. fe1-S N
cept Saturday; 11;&6 P. NJ. SATURDAYS y
wEsTBoUND LOCAL TRAINS. B.
7:25 A. NJ. and ISIS P. NJ week days. t3s
NEWPORT NEWS. NORFOLK AND OLD q
POINT.
$500 A. NJ. and 400 p NJ. daily.
LOCAL FOR NEWPORT NEWS AND OLD 4
( POINT. s@s
7:s5 A. M. and 500 p. NJ. daily.
JAMES RIVER LINES.
1920 A. NJ. daily; 5: l5 p. n. week daya
Arrive Main Line from West 1890 a.. Ma
$3.50 A. NJ sa:45E P. M..5.'7:46 p. N. From
East 40 :o6 "A. M, I'll; a5 a. M. 100 u.
$500 P. NJ James River: S;to J, - !. No NJ.
$3.50 P. NJ. sDally. seExccpt Sunday.
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THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEkssI
tF'ror1 tho New York Evening Post of Saturday.
y. STOCK EXCHANGE TRANsAoTloNs. y.
THE STOCK MAR ct OF HE WEEK.
M Hallway and Miscellaneous Shares.

hgss and sGsg Gff Esahamg
1901 IA
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Seaboard Air Line Railway

.soUTHBOUND TRAINS sCHEDULED TO-
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY: s.
elo A. M.-Local to Norlina. R.lsiEh.1.
and coaches, Savannah. Jacksonviiie and 1
Florida Points e:4s r. M.--Solid Pullman
train to st.. Augustine. 1880 2. M.-sleep-s
ora md coaches, Atlanta, Birmingham. Aepnsi
5phis, Savannah, Jacksonville and southwsst.
NoRrHBoUND TRAINS scHEDuLEDsEo
ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY w,
6: $40 IA. NJ. :62 A. NJ. $50 p: NJ. b:Ss =. -.
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Auction Sales Future Days
BY ]. B. ELAN & Co..,
and
Pollard & Bagby,
Auctioneers.

SAAE Is DIN <AoSAA 49,
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND fHIGHLY-vALUABL
STORE FPROPERT115S
SoRT Ely ENTY fGFHG lsr HHHA9s Az
# OCCUPIED BY a. "A. SCOTT ESQ:
AND THAT ADJOINING BY THE
PosT-oFF1CE. STATION I, ON d.
In pursuance Of the decree Of the
chancery Court Of the city Of Rich
mond, in the suit styled Tvs T. smell,
ings vs. Mary 9. otey, ct als;, en.e enr
signed, Special Commits sioner, will sell
!, WEDNEsbAY, MARCH 9TH, 1907. &
"a at.4b o'clock P. NJ.
cree, 1v and IL which viii be sold in two
ee First: The Three-story Brick De-
tached Corner Drugstore (No. 242ol,
now and long Sctppiea y wbieh
stands; and =,
tached Store mo. 241S?. adjoining the
aboye on the west an an the ,ot
which It stands
and special. each having good Wl 9 !,
lfronting together about 1eee , an
the tscorner having the depth of one
hundred feet. and the interior lot one
hundred and ten feet. an alley ten
northern end OF the corner lot for the
| use in common Of the owners and oc-
cupants4 of both of said lots.
| The excellent location Of these prop
| critics Eat sthis. most prominent corner
and their high rental value. rende,
| them especially desirable, whether FOL
| business & or sinvestment. 5l
TERMS: One-third Of the: purchase
/ price to be paid in cash. and the resi'
due in three equal instruments. pay
able respectively at 6, - and \
months. from the day OF sale. the credi
| Of the purchaser. with interest adde,
! at ak per centum per annum. an
i the title to be retained until the Who'll
Of the purchase money Is paid and con
i veyanco ordered by the court.
I D. G. RICHARDSON,
Special Commissioner.
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The bond required Of the Special
Commissioners by the above decree has
been duly given. IS
Clerk,
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Going It Strong.
Landlady-"I'm sorry to say, air, that
the coffee Is exhausted
Lodger-"1'm not surprised. It has
been so weak lately"
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We will sell at auction.
THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1907,
at 5 o'clock P. NJ, the above mentioned
houses. They are nearly new, detached
property is in good order. tirst-class rent
ers and must be sold. so come and get
bargain.
TERMS: 5000 cash; rest long time II
49, - POLLARD & BAGBY,
a3-.s..af iai.t1al .l..sa. Auctioneers.
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BY Pollard & Bagby.

BY Pollard & Bagby.
AUCTION SALE
FOR
DIVISION OF NOS. GOT, COG AND GIL
NORTH THIRTY SECOND STREET.
GOOD DETACHED 7-ROOM9 HOUSES.
80. -tl. TA sly TERMS. AZ.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-10
DEMOCRATIC "BOug RULE."

The Democratic candidate for Governor of
question which has been proclaimed by his fol
lowers to be the foremost issue of this years
campaign, knowing full well that, as his chief
newspaper organ cyncally admits, to commit
himself either side of it would cost him
votes somewhere in the state. But some of the
minor candidates on the Democratic ticket are
not so mute. They blurt out the truth, because
they are local candidates and have reason to
think that in their particular localities the truth
will help them.
Thus the Democratic candidate for County
Clerk of Essex County on Monday night de
cared frankly that the fight in the present cam
paign was one for personal liberty'-tO wit
the liberty of opening liquor saloons and selling
liquor Sundays the same as on other days.
Home rule and personal liberty. he declared
meant that "the man who works six days i'll the
week is entitled 10 do as he peases on the sew
"enth day" He condemned the existing Bish-
ops bill the most vicious ever enacted, SIM
ply because it prohibits the selling of liquor on
Sunday and provides means for making that
prohibition effective. And his utterances were
heartily applauded by his Democratic hearers.
Meantime the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernOr talks about the weather and the crops and
the rings of Saturn and the Whyness of the
Thus but speaks never a word on 1.-The dominant
issue of the campaign" What is the game?
To "buncO" the temperance people or the liquor
dealers? Under which she'll will the little pea
at last be found?
New-York tribune., 1907-10-10
4 FOOLS CARNIVAL

Folly is quite as contagious as giggling Wiz
ness the swift progress it has made in injecting
| everybody concerned in the task of keeping New
| York streets in repair. The Barber Asphalt
Company has just repudiated the maintenance
| contracts for twenty-seven streets in Manhat-
tan and in doing so has brought into a clearer
| light the fatuous practices of its own officials
| and the municipal authorities 1t is not neces-
sary to be hypercritical in order TO believe that
the history of our local street repairing is little
| more than a chronicle Of competition for the
| Ounce cap in the Fools Carnival. The records
| of the past fail to show a trace Of practical com
mon sense down TO the appearance of Mr. Henry
| s Thomson as Commissioner of Public Works
and occasional Acting Borough President
| First of all whoever those persons were who
| induced the city to include in paving contracts
| the stipulation that the paving companies should
keep the streets in good repair for ten years.
| they displayed either poor business Judgment
or dangerous cIeverness. Anybody familiar with
the faint righteousness Of Tammany Offcehod-
ers should know that such an arrangement sim
ply invites the contracting companies to 'en-
dear themselves to paving inspectors and their
superiOrs. With warm friends in the right
seats the contractors need not lie awake nights
worrying over the possible cost of necessary
repairs" If the inventors of the repair clause
were honest well meaning citizens they were
hunglerS if they were the hopeful benetciarleS
of the scheme they something worse. If
the latter they still infected with folly.
for they should have known that sooner or
later the public would bring them to judgment
Similar unwisdom characterZeS the acts of the
paving companies. If they sought the insertion
Of the repair clause in their contracts because
of the fair prospects of unfair profits it offers
they proved themselves shortsighted sinners. for
their chance of keeping all city officials in a
state of innocuous passivity for ten consecutive
years always has been and always will be slight
indeed. And If at any time somebody in power
insists upon enforcing the repair clause obedi-
ence will prove costly, particularly after long
period of neglect during which pavements have
lapsed into a frghtful condition If. on the
other hand. the contractors have been honest
and have had the repair clause forced upon
them they have been dOubly foolish in forget
ting that "a stitch in tine saves nine" A small
repair gang kept permanently at work can main
tain the streets in better condition than an
army spasmodically employed and at sless ex-
penSe to the contractors. well as at less in
convenience to traffic and artistic eyes. Old
holes not only grow with age to the danger
point but they expose the concrete fOunda-
tions to ruin by water frost and wear. How
much longer shall departments Of our govern
ment and the firms with which they deal hold a
Fools Carnival at public expense