The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
\ SPLENDID SHOWING.


graduate Mayor Prince and his al
dermanic board for the splendid
showing WaXahachie made durina
the last fiscal year, despite the strin-
gent financial depression which fol-
lowed during the early months OF
the European war. That there is
no discord among the councilmen
and that the utmost harmony exists
/ between the mayor aud the board is
demonstrated in the boards hearty
acquiescence in all Of the city's
chief executives plans for the com
! ing year Not only did they give
their approval to every recommends
ton the mayor made for the fiscal
year Just beginning, but some OF
| the matters were Immediately refer
red to committees for action. We
are glad that this friendly spirit
prevails among all the city officials.
With a united front they can a.
complish great things for the city,
but where 4 division prevails the eff
forts Of those who might take a
progressive stand would be a fail
| ure.
Mayor Prince and his co-worters
! gave good account OF their ad-
minIstratiOn for the past year. For
proof of this We have only to cite
YOU to the mayors annual report
which may be found in another part
Of this paper. This writer has been
| handling city hall news for more
! than sixteen years and so far as he
knows this report is one Of the best
| that has ever been made on the
eity's financial condition, 1t goes in
to minute details, showing where
every dollar of the city's money has
come from and where it has gone
during the year. Other reports
/ have accurately accounted for the
! city's finances but this one is more
elaborate and self explanatory
Despite the fact that the mayor
| more during the year we must con-
fess that his report shows that his
/ administration was not idle by any
means. Standing out perhaps as
| the most prominent of the achieve
ments OF the year was the bringing
III of the Trinity we'll. This is one
Of the most valuable assets that has
| been added to the city's resources in
Years. This we'll was drilled to a
depth of 2.929 feet at 4 cost Of
| $50. 600 with guarantee that the
Trinity sands would be penetrated
The enterprise was a success and
now one million gallons Of pure
water flow from the we'll every
twenty four hours Not only did the
well solve the city's water problem
fer years to come. but the amount
of money that is being saved in fuel
at the pumping station is expected
to pay for the We'll in at least three
years, Another advantage that
came to the citizens III a direct way
from the well is the saving in in
surance, a cut in the key rate of
/ 4 cents has already been made and
! a further reduction is expected in
the near future. Trinity University
Heights is also given better fire pro-
lection in the erection OF a stand
pipe near the university which was
made possible by the now we'll. The
entire water works system is aow
on a paving basis.
over six thousand feet of sewer
line and over five thousand feet of
water main were laid during the
year.
Nearly fifteen thousand dollars
was spent on paving projects during
was completed TO Grand avenue, a
distance of more than twenty
! thousand feet Other projects
| which were under contemplation
| last summer were abandoned soon
after the beginning Of the war. The
mayor and aldermen hope that con
ditions will SO improve during the
present year that these projects may
be taken up again.
This paper Joins the mayor and
his board in taking an optimistic
view OF the future, believing that
greater things viii be accomplished
this year than ia the past.
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