The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-03-21
SHOULD OPEN
SECOND STREET.
Dr., Ferguson Discusses Matter and
filings Down the 6auntiet on
Next City Election.

Editor Sentinel
If not imposing too much on the lib
crafty of your paper, l beg that you
give me space to congratulate the
present city officials in regard to many
improvements made for the city during
their administration. Again. do ] kindly
ask their attention to the opening of
Second street. l believe the decision
Of the courts in this case, and the de-
sire of those living and owning proper
ty On this street to see it opened, justi-
fy ME in asking for the opening of this
street, One of the objections which l
have heard some of the city board
offer against the opening of this street,
was that it would cost the city too
much to grade the slight rise just east
of the railroad track. Yet l see the
street commissioner now grading a
road east of the compress on gruond
which is not a street and which does
not belong to the city, and l am sure
the work is being done at a greater ex-
pense than it would cost to work Sec
ond street. The very fact of the rail-
road company keeping a hagman at
Third street crossing and the many
accidents that have occurred on that
place, warrants me in saying l believe
this to be the most dangerous crossing
that the city could have. Yet we find
the city working at much expense to
bring the travel from Second street
over to Third street crossing.
do not mean to ask for the closing
Of any crossing, but l do unquestion-
ably think that Second stress should by
all means be opened. 1t half way
between First and Third steets, The
public, l am sure, would lind it more
convenient to use this crossing, as it is
the most favorable far loa1ing and I'M
loading freight. l heard it said some
twenty or twenty-five years ago, and il
has been repeated from time to time,
that if Grenada would not open Sec
ond street, the railroad company would
very soon bring Improvements here,
such as machine shops, etc. l wish tt
say in reply to such statements, the
opening or the keeping of this street
closed cuts no figure whatever with the
railroad company in bringing improve
ments to Grenada.
: | further wish to say that we would
} not have had the repairs which were
! made a few years ago on the depot
E building tbut for Ex-Mayor Doty ant
. the Alderman making the demand
through the railroad commissioner,
who forced the company to do VIVA
was done at our Depot. The physica
0 factssjustify the public in asking tn,
t city to open this street, and l wish t,
e call general attention to this importan
matter. If this street is not opened
which the courts have said the cit,
r had the right to open, l believe it i
going to be the main issue in the mex
e city election. I am going to advis
n right now that no candidate for mayo
or alderman who is opposed to tn
t opening of this street need ask or ex
r pect my vote. On the other hand,
n shall use such influence as l may hav
to defeat them. l believe that my cit
izenship of thirty-five years in Grenad
will testify to the fact that l do no
wish to do the railroad company an in
d justice, or to do anything that l thin
o is not for the very best interest of tn
most people in the city and country.
r May the time come when justice wi
win over the dollar.
am with every expression of regar
e w. P. Ferguson.