Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-22

one. continuing the drives and walks
as originally projected. Within the
last few weeks the driveways have
been opened UP and worked out and
ALI covered with a coat OF sand
throughout. A map Of the entire Gem
etery has been made, connecting The
old plot with the new, and is placed
In the city tax collectors ohice as city
property and can be seen by those In
terested.
The greatest accomplishment Of the
present administration was the paving
of four principal streets which alone
kept the city management busy for the
greater part Of last summer. ThrOuGn-
out the summer season the mayor a
! commissions met at the city haH n
night out of each week and many times
thew we're in session two and there
times a week, serving the interests OF
the CITY as best they could and this
without pay on the part OF q commls-
| sioners.
During the past winter months we
have been busy house-cleanlng SO 70
speak, trying to get our town IN pre-
sentable condition for inc coming
tourist season, as we'll as Tor the COM
fort and welfare of our home people.
To this end we put our city teams WITH
some additional help, to hauling SAINT
Orr first aim was to make all the
sidewalks passable, after that we set
to work to improve the muddy conal-
tion of som of our inleading a
and principal streets.
Annroximately $500 yards of sand
were placed on the following streets;
| R~eeinning with the Edneyville road,
then the Asheville, Shaws Greek, VII
low. Grab Creek, and Flat Roc roads'
as we'll as a number of blocks adJolu-
ing Main street.
During the last days of March I'M
the first days of April a clean1ng-up
campaign were launched, hauling all
the garbage, trash and waste T e d
| charge with the city teams. Hundreds
of loads we're collected and carted
away. A little cooperation along THIS
line will help to keep u city beautl-
ful. Put your trash in a box or r
rel and nut it on the curb and u city
teams will carry it away while they are
engaged in cleaning the streets.
Inst now the city is engaged in a
work, the good effect OF which VIII Dc
Impossible to estimate. viz: me sapl-
tary campaign.
On january 1st an ordinance went
into effect removing all hog pens out
side the city limits. Following TINS
movement a campaign was Launched
looking to the doing away with all
surface closets within reach of a sew
er line. and in many places lines have
been extended, some taken up and low
cred and numerous connections made
Since juno LIST seventy five sewer
taps have been made, this alone means
the doing away with more than one
hundred outside surface closets, and
we are pushing this work every day.
1 Can you estimate the good of a
movement OF this kind in dollars anf
cents. not where the question of pub
lie health is at stake?
Making Map Of Sewer System.
OF great Importance and convenience
to the city will be the sewer system
map being prepared as property for
the city by the business manager. By
the aid of this map, which is being
made from information gathered in
various ways during the past two
years, it will be far less difficult than
heretofore to locate all sewer lines.
connections, and other information
necessary for the plumbing depart
ment of the city. Heretofore the city
has had no compiled information on
this subject, and as a consequences
there has been great inconvenience
and the loss Of much time and labor
In locating lines. connections. etc.