Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-29
Some More About City Business

The mills of the gods grind slowly
and it is said that they eventually do
a GOOD lob of it. Likewise the wheels
of the Union Pacific offices turn with
considerable deliberation but the
griSt finally comes across ABOUT Uhe
time the o.. P. built the brick paved
cross walk from the Spena garage cor
ner south to the gravel walk leading
to the depot, Ordinance No IL was
passed, requiring that the cross walk
be continued on southwark across the
right of way to the northeast corner
of the Croft block. Later, or 70 De
specific. on September 5, 1910, W. e.
Olson presented petition to the city
council in session at that time This
petition was signed by practically all
the residents of the northwest part
of the city, and asked that crossing
be laid across the right OF way from
Murray'S shop southwark to the grav-
ell walk west of the depot The mat
ter was forcibly, but courteously,
urged by Mr.. Olson, and by unan1-
nous consent the petition was refer
red to the committee on public I'M
provement consisting OF Councllmen
Gleason, Keraus and Williams. AT
ter due consideration the committee
verbally recommended the building
of the walk. Acting under the au-
thority of the mayor and council, the
city clerk took up the matter OF both
walks by corresponding with Supt-
{ Wick Roy of the Union Pacific at Den
yer, and on September 21St, the Ordi-
nance Committee, consisting of Coun-
cilmen Hardman, Gibson and Will
liams, directed the city clerk to pre-
pare an ordinance ordering the con-
Struction of the walk prayed for.
The ordinance was drawn by the
clerk and reported by the committee
at the council meeting held October
llth. 1t was Immediately passed, ap-
proved and attested without a dis
Senting vote and was published in
both city papers the same week 1t
is recorded as Ordinance No. 137 and
requires the railroad company to con-
Struct double the length of walk ask
ed for in the petition; that is, fully
across the right of way, for the accom-
odation of the people of the south
west part of town.
A copy of the ordinance was sent
by the city clerk to Supt. VickROy
and few days later an engineer was
sent down to take measurements and
estimate the amount of materials re-
quired. Incidentally, and in connec-
tion with the matter of cross walks.
the city clerk made application for
the privilege of laying pipe line
from the railway tracks to the power
house to be used in unloading tank
cars, and also presented to Supt.
VickRoy the proposition to light the
q. p. station and surroundings by
electricity, resulting in promise to
take the matter up this spring. Fol-
lowing up the work of the council
and clerk, Mayor Purcell visited the
offices of the company about three
months ago to see how the griSt was
coming on. The crossing ordinance
was approved by the cOmpany'S legal
department and passed on to the next
set of wheels for further grinding.
AS result of all this the material
for the walks came about a week ago
and the other improvements will
come along in due course of time.
And when these walks are completed
the people of the southeast and south
west parts of the city VI be able to
get to- the depot, the postOffice,
churches and schools without wading
mud ankle deep. When the pipe line
is laid the city Will save ten dollars
on every car of fuel oil unloaded.
When the depot and surroundings
are lighted by electric current it will
be credit to all concerned and pro
vide some revenue for the city. AL
these improvements will be source
of pride and satisfaction to our citi-
ZenS and be to all of them a lasting
reminder of the men who will lay
down the reinS of municipal govern
ment next Monday morning. Sc
mote it be.
Yea, verify, the mills grind slowly
but they do grind and ''happy ~ is
the miller that lives by the mill
Now let us all boost in the belief
that change of millerS will not de
lay the griSt, to say the least for them
Let everybody whoop 'er up for th'
new bunch. A. S. Peacock.
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