The courier-index., 1919-03-07
CITY IS READY TO
 IMPROVE STREETS
WILL ASSIST PROPERTY oWN- FRS TO PUT DOWN PERMA- NEWT PAviNG-TO BUILD DiP- PING VAT IN TOWN.


 At the meeting of the city council on Tuesday night of this week the matter of making some permanent improvements on the streets of the city was discussed, resulting in the passage of a resolution to the effect that the city will poin with the property owners on any street and assist in paying for street paving on the basis of the city bearing one third Of the cost of the improvement and the property owners on each side of the street one-third each. The members of the council indicated that they were opposed to any more makeshift projects in street improve ments and that the materials here after used must be of a substantial nature, preferably brick or other materials of the brick type of pay ing Property owners along unpay- ed streets may get together at any time. decide on the matter of accept in6 iut CitS . iOiNWih6 which estimates will be made on the cost of the improvement contemplat- ed. After final figures have been made the property owners will be ex~ pected to put up two-thirds of the cost and the city will put up the other third
 The street commissioner and the secretary of the board of public works were authorized to purchase new street grader and another mule to take the place of "Old Queen" the mule that has been numbered among the city's livestock possessions for many years.
 Attention was called to the fact that the ladies of the Cemetery Asso- citation have been selling lots in the new addition to the cemetery too cheap. This was explained oa the ground the ladies had been lnisin- formed as to the number of lots in the new addition They had been told there were one hundred lots when in fact there are sevent nine. At the prices first fixed the proceeds ! from the sale of lots would not have been enough to pay the first cost of { the property. Members of the coun- cil suggested the lots be classified and sold at prices ranging from $60 or s65 down to s20 or s25.
 Secretary McClintock of the board of public works was authorized to purchase 800 feet of new hose for the fire department.
 Mayor Dupuy called attention to the announced intention of the state and federal authorities to strictly enforce the cattle dipping law this year. It was pointed out that people handicapped in that they have to send their milch cows to the country to have them dipped Upon recom- mendatfon of the mayor the council authorized the construction of dip ping vat on the city's property ca cemetery street. Chas G. Taylor has agreed to look after the vat
 Property owners on Liberty street petitioned the council to establish grades for sidewalks. leading from the LAnguille river to Mississippi street and west on the south side of Mississippi street to Dr Williamson's walk The council also instructed the city attorney to serve notice on non-residents who own property on Liberty street that they must com ply with the order to put down side walks.
 A committee appointed at pre- vious meeting of the council to close deal with Burk Mann, who desires to purchase two lots belonging to the city. and located to the rear of the city hall, reported they had agreed upon price of $1,100 for the two lots The council authorized the committee to close up the deal at this price.
 MT. Gatling. representing the Mag nolia Petroleum Company appeared before the council and asked permis- sion to construct oil tanks on the Felton property near the plant of the Marianna Ice & Storage Companys barn on the Missouri Pacific Rail- road Some objection had ben made to the location of the tank at this place. due to the fact it would cause an increase of insurance rates on property located within 150 feet of the tanks The matter was placed in the hands of a committee for in- vestigation with power to act