Weekly journal-miner., 1917-02-07

tinuing and as conditions change we are not satisfied to keep up, we wish to be in the lead. During the past year we have installed a traction roll CT. oil spreader and scariiier, that we might more economically prepare and care for our streets, there has been expended in the ncighborhood of $S,000 in this equipment. This figure includes two carloads of oil, only small part of which has been used.
 The work is going on nicely and we are now preparing for more stren- uous work when the weather permits. The city rock crusher has been dis mantled, remodeled and moved and by test have shown that they could crush the hardest of rock for 9H cents per cubic yard This included the repairs occasioncd by the breaking of the crusher All rock was fed into the crushcr by hand, with the new system that is being installed. l believe that can be crushed for less than 50 cents per cubic yard and placed upon our streets for less than Sl per yard. l would recommend that the city pur- chase a motor truck for the use of the street department
 During the past year there has been buildcd new stables and corrals for the housing of the city teams, the old unsanitary stables in the heart of the city have been torn down. I rccom- mend that this property be improved and be made playground for the children, the triangular lot at the northeast entrance of the city should llso be improved and the same made nto a park or a playground for the \ children.
 Health. Nothing need be said under this leading. Our health officer has done lis work satisfactorily. l can make put one recommendation, if we can sec our way clear that his salary be | increased.
 City Charter. 1 again recommend that steps be akcn to amend our charter, the duties Df the council and mayor are strcnu 0us and our successors should be compensated for their time and en- ergy they cxpcnd in the service Of he city.
 Library. The case of maintenance of the public library has been taken over by he city, the city clerks, recorders, as 1 5essors and tax collectors, offices have been moved into the library building. this seems to have met the general approval of the public, the ladies in charge of the library since it's inception are deserving of all praise
 They laid the foundation under adverse conditions, the time Is now icrc for the municipality to take over his enterprise and bring the same to l perfection and to this end I will rec pmmcud that we enter the maintcn ncc of the library in our yearly budget to this end l am appointing ibrary committee and would recom- mend that in addition to this com nittcc, whose duty it will be to care or the financial part of the institution, | here be a committee Of four or five l .ppointcd from the citizens to pass lpon the literature used in the library md reading room 10 this end 1 rccom- mend that we select first one who ;ecpS in touch with the new light literature, an English teacher, teach 1T of history, general literature and )nc or two of the different dcnomin | ltions.
 City Ordinances. Some of our ordinances are obSo- lctc they were doubtless right when hey were enacted but conditions arc rapidly changing they should be gone over carefully, revised, simpliiicd and hen printed.
 Conclusion.
 l thank the citizens for the continu- ation of their confidence should l err it will be the head and not the heart for my heart is with the City of Pres cott
 Yours for cleaner, purcr and the most progressive city, first, last and all the time.