Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-29
MAYOR
W AGNER
Proclaims tuesday, June 18th as.
the Regular Annual Meridian
Road Day.
ASKS COOPERATION OF ALL
Asks Business Houses to Close
their Respective Placesof Busi-
nessin Observance Of Day.

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Speaking OF good ROADS In general L
ard the Meridian road in particular,
Mayor Wagner has taken the bull by yj
the horns and appointed committee
to have charge of this particular road
through the city, and has designated
the first Tuesday after the third Mon
day in June as Meridian Road Day.
One of the best road enthusiasts in thei
whole country, Mr.. w. H Stokes,
heads the committee, which is assur-
5ance that the road will be thoroughly
looked after whenever necessary. Mr.. |
Stokes is ably supported by the bal,
|anee of the committee in the persons
of Messrs. w ! Il Eales, Henry Wiers-
beck, g. f. Fowler, /. J. 3, Hanten
and s.: III. Addison.
Too much credit can not be given
Mayor Wagner for this departure In
road building and upkeep. especially
as applying to this Meridian road
which is a road OF national Importance
No reasonable effort should be omit.
ted to make this stretch OF road thru
the city limits Of Watertown the very
best stretch from Winnipeg to the
I Gulf OF Mexico. InIs can ne uune
with very little expense and our may
i:or has luckily hit upon just the right
4 plan and just the right men to make
| this eonsunimation an assured fact.
Dirt roads need attention all the time
.I and with a good committee in charge
which kl,ows the necessities, we feel
8 certain that the people will support
I II in every reasonable way and thai
. the Meridian road through Watertowr
} viii become celebrated as being ths
best stretch in its entire length.
Proclamation.
!. Whereas, the City of Waterfowl
, and uodington county in the year 191:
set apart and devoted two days to til,
construction OF the Meridian Roa,
through Codington county, and thi
undertaking was carried through wit
the idea of making this road pc,
manent and model highway througI
} the city OF Watertown; and
) Whereas, It is deemed necessar
: and proper to devote certain time an
: energy each year toward the mair
) tenance and care of the Merida
Road;
2 Now, therefore, I, as Mayor Of til
> City Of Watertown, South Dakota, d
. hereby declare and proclaim the frs
: Tuesday after the third Monday |
) June Of the year 1913 and each SUI
! ceeding year to be known as Merit
!, ian Road Day for the purpose OF r
. pairing and working On sucn road I
) the end that the same may be mail
: tanned as model highway throug
9 the City of Watertown.
) And hereby appoint as a commi
tee of citizens to take and hay
charge OF the work to be done on til
; Meridian Road In the year 1918 an
! the succeeding years as follows: v
, Il. Stokes, Chairman; w. Il. Eales
; Henry Wiersbeck, c. e. Fowler, /. I
3. Hanten and s. II. Addison
. It is requested that the merchant
: and business men Of the city OF Wa
4 tertown, 50 far as practicable, ente
/. into this work on the Meridian high
way and permit any and all emploxee
], TO assist In such work, and to tha
] end that their places of business b,
closed during Meridian Road Day, O
such part thereof as is necessary Il
permit employees to enter into ths
! necessary work.
trust that every citizen will d
) all in his power to aid the COMMITTEES
in this work.
Dated May 26th, 1913.
Fl A. Wagner,
Mayor
Countersigned:
@. M. Lane, 4
City Auditor,
SESSION Laws, 1918.
The new session laws, passed al
.ft11n last oacin,, ,f ii, =, II II Z ~