The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-05-06
Peoples Column
A Suggestion For The Elkton Improve
ment Association

his Association was organized and
launched for the purpose OF improving
the town OF Elkton IN manv ways. A
declaration or p atiorm OF its princi-
pies and PURPOSES was drawn up with
much elaboration and couched in high
sounding phrase and published in the
loca. papers. Officers and committees
nnumerable were appointed; the pub
.ic was givtn to understand that it
would meet monthly and great expec-
;ations were based upon Its promises
that The scabs and otches which have
Tor so long disigured the physical fea-
lures OF the old town would be remov-
Ell, enterprise won d be stimulated, anG
nat the dawn OF new day was at
hand whtn progression and develop
ment along modern lines would sup
ant the seeds and signs OF decay
visible in so many places within the
corporate limits
The thoughtful citizens naturally ask
ed how will all this be ACCOMPLISHED?
1t is very easy to beautif'' town. or
to build up enterprises, and TO intro
duce modern methods provided some
body is willing to put up the money
necessary to pay the bills incident
thereto. There is but one way known
to men to accomplish these greatly de-
sired results, viz: the expenditure OF
money. 1t can be ACCOMPLISHED in no
other wav. The organization OF an
Improvement Association will not do
it. The appointment OF officers and
commit, es will no. do it. A declar-
alton or platform OF principles and
'avowed purposes wi lnot do it. 1t re-
quires money and without it the meet
ngs OF the Association become farce
and its published proceedings are but
source OF irriation to our citizens
and read with disgust
The season oil the year is now here
when we are afflicted with the dust
nuisance. Our streets are but dirt
roads and ro.hing more The increase
in automobile travel through our town
in addition 20 the other travel upon
our sree"s rake the dust unbearable IN
he houses and porches OF our citizens.
1t is a disgrace to our town that pro-
per steps hHve not been taken eirher
% sprinkle the streets or oil them. Al
most every town excepting Elkton, and
many OF them not hall as 'arge in popu-
alton either sprinkle the streets daily
or oil them
Under TIC contract existing between
he Town and the Water Company
the latter is bound to furnish water
from its hydranrs for the purpose of
sprink.ing the streets without etxra
charge, and yet we have not enough
public spirit and regard for The health
and comfort o. our citizens to provide
team and sprinkler for so important
a work, important not on'y from the
standpoint OF comfort but necessary as
matter OF sanitation.
The people do NOT want this sub
ject referred to the Elkton Improve
ment Association to a committee to be
| appointed known as Committee on
Street Sprinkling, etc" or to one of its
standing committees known as Com
mittee on Child Life and Play
grounds or any such rot The citizens
OF the Town want and demand that the
| necessary steps shall be taken to pro-
| vide a remedy for the dust nuisance
which now fl Is our houses and porches
with the filth blown therein from the
str, cts and cutters OF the town.
This cannot be done without money
to buy sprnk Ell and hire a man and
cam 10 use it, or buy oil and have the
streets oiled,
1t requires money to do all improve
mints. We have had enough OF what
IS popularity known as 'hot air" We
want no more OF it. We want action
accompanied with the necessary cash,
and il that cannot be had then let the
hot air" philanthropists Shut up
| CITIZEN.