Weekly journal-miner., 1917-11-28

1 posts about the streets bordering on i the plaza and in other portions of the ! business section. According to the | report of Mir. Norris. which was read at last nights meeting. the project would cost in the ncighborhood of S5,000, and the monthly up-kecp of the | lights would be from Sl50 to S1O0. l The plan which Mir Norris investi- gated, contemplatcs the erection of the ornamental light posts 100 feet apart on both sides of Cortez street | from the Santa Fe depot to the cor ner next to the fire house, thence west to the Scopel corner and up Nontezuma street to Gurley. Gurley street to be lighted from the bridge as far east as the Yavapai Club. A few of the lights will be left burning all night, the majority of them to be turned off at an hour when the streets begin to be deserted.
 Those present at last nights meet ing seemed to feel that on account of the darkencd condition of the streets at night, a stranger getting of of one of the night trains would not form a very favorable opinion of the city, and that the installation of q few attract i've street lights would materially add to the good impression which strang- CTS would form of the place, as well as being of untold benefit to the resi- dents of the city who are compelled to go about the streets Of the down town section after dark. \ committee will be named to take the matter up with the city council at the next meet ing of that body.
 May Use the Old Fort.
 The chamber of commerce is back of a project which has as its object the utilization of the old Whipplc barracks as a school, hospital or any other sort of an institution which will prevent this magnificent pile of build ings from falling into decay through a long period Of disusc It is con templated 70 ask the war department to turn the group of buildings over to some recognized religious, fratern- al or educational corporation for such purposes as may be deemed best by the organization receiving the prop erty, provided the organization put the place to some benevolent use. It IS quite apparent that the war depart mcnt will never again use the build ings in any way whatsoever, and the local people feel that it is almost crim- inal to allow the group of buildings. easily worth half a million dollars. to dctcrioratc by reason of their being SO long unoccupied
 Mine Rescue Car to Come.
 It was announced at the meeting of last night that arrangements had been made by the State university to send the mine rescue car to this city, the outfit to arrive here on November 18th. The car and the crew will spend several days in Prescott and will also go to Clarkdale and Humboldt. All of the newest and most approved methods of reviving and rescuing the victims of mine and shop disasters will be demonstrated in a manner which all can comprehend, and those who arc interested i'll this sort of work arc invited 10 be present at the time the exhibitions are given.
 The Court House Steps.
 A question as to what sort of ma tcrial shall be used in the construc- ton of the steps of the new court house seems to have arisen in the minds of the board of county super visors, and the matter was put up to the chamber of commerce in an in formal way by some of the members of the board for the purpose of get ting an expression of opinion from that body as to what sort of an ap- proach should be made to the new temple of justice. While concrete steps are undoubtedly cheaper there appears to De sentimental reason for | constructing the steps of native gran ite, although the use of the latter material would entail additional ex- penditurcs of about $S,OOO. The su- pervisors evidently feel that the latter material should be used, sort'o on the i theory that it is better to patronize home industry, or in other words use the material which is scattered so plentifully about on the adjacent hill- sides, but owing to the difference in the cost, the board seems hesitant to order the granite until they have as certained whether public opinion is favorable and whether sentiment IS worth the sum of SS,000 in cold cash 10 the taxpayers of Yavapai county. DOC CAPTURED A FEW
 EVENTS AT THE FAIR