The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-08-14
SUBMIT REPORT OF
CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
DURING LAST FEW DAYS
TO KEEP PUBLIC
POSTED ON PROGRESS OF
CIVIC WORK.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
Judging by questions and criticisms
from the non-active public, we think
that the general citizenship of Con-
way is subconsciously interested in
civic development.
In hopes of securing the positive
participation of those members OF So
cety who appeal to us when officials
turn a deaf ear, and also OF those
who prefer to criticise rather than
work, we make the following report
of our work within the last few days
and, through the courtesy and civic
ambition of the Log Cabin Democrat,
we shall try to keep the public In
touch with our progressing civic work.
A committee = Mrs. Frauenthai,
Mrs. Heiligers, and Mrs. Aubrey
was appointed to wait on the county
officials at the courthouse to ask their
systematic cooperation in improving
conditions at the park.
The committee conferred with the
Judge, treasurer and sheriff in a
group. We asked for a janitor to keep
things clean and orderly within and
without The judge positively declin-
ed, on the grounds that he could not
issue county scrip Ton account of the
county debit for any purpose except
what was absolutely necessary. The
sheriff informed US that the county
prisoners would be available for
cleaning up the courthouse grounds,
but he thought the plan would be i'm
practicable. The treasurer was in IA
vor of individual action among the
officials themselves, but he did not get
a second.
Therefore, IN the presence OF the
county officials, our committee passed
resolution that the property of the
county would lie in waste and disor-
der and there would be no park, I'M
less our civic organization would car
ny out the work.
! Another committee - Mrs. Legg,
Mrs. Frauenthal and Mrs. Aubrey
was appointed to go to the meeting OF
the city council to ask for the renewal
and maintenance of Cleanup Day, the
enforcement of the city ordinance for
bidding the sweeping of refuse into
the business streets, and also the en-
forcement of the state law about food
inspection.
The mayor said he would enforce
the laws; that the newspapers ought
to air the laws, and the people cry out
for obedience to the law; presumably
so the officials would not have to suf-
fer the embarrassment of having to
execute them
The marshal said that ne had "trav-
eled up and down" to find a city
dumping place; that the city was held
up on the price; that we had no
dumping grounds and no immediate
prospect of one.
A member of the council assured
the committee that the council, as a
body, was in favor of a regular Clean
up Day, clean business streets and
food inspection, but he forgot to ask
for official action before he sat down.
Another member said that other cities
were dirty, and that he kept his weeds
cut clear out in the street. He tenta-
lively added that the city would like
" have to pay high for a dumping
site, as it would depreciate the value
of adjacent lands.
After another remark or two away
from the subject, the mayor took out
his watch, the talking against time
stopped and the committee withdrew
Respectfully submitted,
LOU ELLA AUBREY,
President.
IDA B. FRAUENTHAL,
Chairman School Improvement.
MRS. SAM HEILIGERS,
First Vice President.
pIrTu HERNDON BURR.