The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-13
NOTHING DOING
JUST AT PRESENT
In the Matter of Providing a Way for
Travel Over Two Of the city's Prin-
cipai Thoroughfares-No Relief in
Sight.

Citizens of Hattiesburg who are
interested in the city's welfare and
progress suffered reverse last night
when the petition for the paving af
Bouie street and River avenue, in
the vicinity of the bridges, was turned
down and action postponed indefin-
itely.
At the May meeting of the mayor
and board of aldermen the matter of
paving these streets and putting them
in shape so that vehicles might en-
ter the city from across Leaf River
was discussed at some length, and a
committee composed of Messrs. H.
G. Greer, NJ. ]. McGrath and A. T.
POVe was appointed by the mayor to
prepare and present petition to the
county board of supervisors asking
that the county bear it's proportionate
share of the expense incident to the
work.
This committee accordingly ap-
peared before the supervisors with
the city councils petition, and the
sentiment of that body is expressed in
the following order, a certified copy
of which was sent to the council last
night:
"A committee from the city council
of the city of Hattiesburg having ap
peared before the board on yesterday.
to request this board to assist said
city in working certain streets in
said city leading out to the county
and furnishing ingress into and egress
from the city, for the persons living
in and for persons living out of said
city, and said matter being consid-
cred by the board, it is the opinion
of this board that they are without
authority of law to render the assist
ance requested, whatever may be the
Justice of the matter, and the clerk is
directed to certify copy Of this or
der to said committee"
Having ascertained the sentiment
of the supervisors and being assured
that assistance from that source was
out of the question, petition asking
the city council to appropriate por-
ton of the available street funds to
this purpose was prepared and circu-
lated, and was signed by practically
every business man in the city.
Mr.. T. o. Watkins, on behalf of the
petitioners, presented the paper to
the council last night, with the result
that 1t was turned down and action
postponed indefinitely, The mayor
stating, however, that a n or the
carrying out of this workIwas under
consideration, but that just at pres
emf II was not in such shape as to
nermit of discussion. The committee,
however, was assured that at some
time. somehow, the work would be
done. but just how and when is
matter Of conjecture.
To say the least, this was not en-
couraging to those citizens who re-
allied the importance of the matter
under discussion, as it was hoped
that an order making the appropria-
tion would be passed by the council
last night and the work be conf
menced in the immediate future.
A representative of the Meridian
Fertilizer Factory was present and
assured the board that the pyrites
would be furnished the city free of
charge If the work should be done,
Int 1t is feared that unless some
thing is done presently. or some en-
couragement offered, that this prop
osition will be withdrawn; and
should such be the case, It is doubt
full If the streets named can be paved