Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-04-24
The Water and Light Problem.


/ / The Wafer and Light Problem.
Just the people Oxford beginning up the
TACT that something must be DONE 1t long
but the people really against nutty problem
1t said that light plant beng operated
an than the true, and
it high time call halt because continue
very long at such rate.
Mr. j. H. Lawshee city commissioner and city clerk
cred his resignation take effect June l. Lawshee
good business and an bookkeepe but unable
figure the City present
system to furnish lights and power heretofore
number OF citizens held meeting house Mon
day night, and at the meeting decided committees
appointed to make thorough investigation City
affairs including the schools Streets lights water and the dit
branches OF the city government The
appointed with instructions back held
Cwo weeks later.
There has ben talk leasing the plant private
ties Ibis should not be The be operated and
operated profit. The schools maintained
year, should We nave
little taxes, but do? afford let
schools neither afford sacrifice water
and light plant to private ldlvduals.
conditions will very long We may have
little nave to
pay little water lights While But we
40, pay That would to the
world that municipal and lighting plants
la failure.
oxford has paid anything and lights 1t is
lights now, have had
high have able to water
hydrant but But
above the present high water mark The
stand pipe has to be pretty well ned UP or us to get the
III ofhce.
The manager MI. Hull, that these troubles will
long. tIue conditions the plant
very bad been given upkeep
plant long probably to the
W material necessary
plant. Again, plant operated the
economy orde TACT that competent help
But conditions, which have
past yeal, exceedingly well
should discouraged the little extra expenses
all heads together and
OF the situation we cannot help
what past the tnng 10r us TO 40 Is 10
remedy earliest date possible. we can
not this shouderthe blame particular per-
persons Every Oxford just much
existing conditions member OF the commits
There been noticeable lack OF pride Oxford
than The old lSJuSt what We have
made it,
All these be corrected and adjusted satisfactorily
every We will continue to have good water and
beautiful lights. Our schools will continue the
although have been given OF dollars
month"; ana the principal has been voted raise from 800 to
$4,000 year. This have een done year ago. Cheap
teachers like other cheap he-very Teachers
been paid little their salaries have not been keeping
with the sywad living and poorly paid teachers
equip themselves the best teachers We the
talent to train children must maintain splendid
reputation boosted these having the best
school North Mississippi
There to lose his head and thk for
minute that Oxford is going to take one step on
e There many business town for that
We just beginning take fe and awaken
the Oxford dead 1t today OF the
best towns of it's the State and it will continue to be-
Keep COOL gentlemen don't lose your balance Let the
ttees make careful of the situation make their report
will be suggested relieve the Some
The plans at, but for the fact that all
tedone just much the otherlet take our med-
.1ulIy and pull the old town lover the top"