Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-05-08

allied thereby; and l hope that
an arrangement can be perfect
ed during the present term OF
Office of this Board, with the
County of Putnam, whereby
this may be done for the bene-
fit and upbuilding of the youth
of our town and county.
Streets
/ desire to call the special at
tention of the Board next to the
poor condition of a number of
the streets of our town. My
judgment is that if this Board
would take decided action along
the lines of properly preparing
for travel the various streets of
the town, that much and lasting
good would come therefrom. l
am not particularly welded to
any one idea about how this
should be done. However, l
suggest that lean see no good
reason why it would not be a
good business proposition for
the town to own a couple of
good teams to use to the grader
which the town now owns, in
grading and preparing for use
the various streets of the town
that are now in bad state of
repair. My judgment is that if
action along this line were TAX
en- by the Board, that by the ex-
penditure of a very reasonable
sum very much good could be
and our streets would thereby
become a pleasure to us in the
use thereof, rather than dan
gerous and unsightly, as a num-
ber of them now are.
Sanitary Conditions
l call the especial attention of
the Board to the fact that, ow-
ing to our very limited supply
of water, as we'll as the fact that
the town is indebted, and is in
need of very much more funds
than art available, from this
account, under all probabilities,
the sanitary condition of the
town is not what should be de-
sired. The condition of the
health of our citizens depends
to a large extent upon the
cleanliness of our streets and
closets, and l especially call the
attention of this Board to the
fact that the town has no one
in it's employ whom it can call
upon to act as scavenger, and,
in my judgment, if decided ac-
tion were taken by the Board
and a scavenger employed for
the town under proper rules
and regulations, much and last
ing good would be accomplish
ed for the health and enjoy
ment of our people.
City Attorney
call the special attention of
the Board of Aldermen to the
fact that we have no one to rep
resent the city in it's lawsuits
in any of the courts whatever,
and l believe that if the city
had an attorney whose duty it
was to file all bills for delin-
quent taxes and sidewalk
claims, keep a docket of all such
suits, the nature and character
thereof, to examine and pass
upon all bonds submitted by the
officers and agents of the town,
and by parties proposing to
lake contracts, and upon all
written contracts, deeds, and
other instruments to which the
,own is a party, and give his
opinion and advice in writing,
20 draw up such written instru-
nents, or forms thereof, for the
various departments of the
own government, to report in
writing all bills referred to him
or such purpose by the city
council, or any committee
or the Mayor, to attend
he meetings of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, and give
lis legal opinion in writing
when called for, respecting the
luties of any officer or commit
ee of the town, and to compile
It his earliest possible oppor-
unity, in connection with such
as can be rendered
lin fly the Recorder, a codifica-
ion of the laws, ordinances
md, resolutions now in force in
he town, together with the
L, L D.,