The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-24
S. ". RY. WORKMEN
ARE laying TRACKS
QUICK ACTION TAKEN
FOLLOWING CRITICISM
Street Not Yet Paved. Bad Breaks
Can Make Closing for Winter
Necessary

The Sentinel scribes have nothing
but the best of feeling for the men
who own and operate the Southwest
tern Ry., for the street contractor
building the new roadbed, and for
City Council and the City Solicitor
who have been, are and for some
weeks will be interested in the compile
tion the the street. But
For some reason-or perhaps rea-
sons--the speed-or lack of speed
that has been made in constructing
this Improvement has been such that
it would shame the pace of the proven
bial snail in a slow race for money.
And that's the Gods truth.
We do not charge and wouldn't
care to make the inference that the
railway people have Intentionally de-
layed proceedings. We do not charge
and wouldn't want to make the infer
ence that the contractor has at any
time laid down on his job; nor that
any abutting property owner, city
official, or citizen generally has pur-
posely tried to delay things. But
This is the second "but.")
There isn't Medina citizen who can
be induced to testify to any speed
that has been shown at any stage of
the game. Not even if one offer a
prize of tutti-frbtti. Why? Because
there has, been no speed and no one
could "get away" with any such an
inference, much less, direct testimony.
In answer to scoriation by The
Sentinel, Southwestern officials sent a
gang OF men out to switch the tracks
on N. Court street so that the contrac-
tor may go ahead with the street i'm
provement. These men have the
temporary tracks well under course of
construction at this time and things
look favorable to a completion of the
temporary railway at an early date.
And this prompt action on the part
Of the railway people, when their at
tention was called to the matter by
The Sentinel, in large measure es-
tablishes an alibi for the railway peo-
pie to the charge by others that the
railway "was holding up matters
But. (And this is the third "but" we
throw at you.)
Some one is responsible for the long
delay which has continued as an eye
sore of bad-conditioned street for 50
many moons, and it is high time the
blame was loaded on to the right
shoulders. And the taxpayers on N
Court street in particular, and the citi-
zens of Medina in general, are invited
to a "log-rolling" in an effort tt
"land' the burden into the position
which it should rightfully grace.
In the meantime, however, what car
be done now-,within the next few
weeks-in making this street more
presentable for the long winter which
is creeping upon US, and of the great
est possible service to the public un.
der the conditions in which we fine
ourselves? We confess that this topi'
presents a poser, but there should be
experience somewhere that can dig
out from our present chaos sample
of efficiency looking something like
surface sanity.
AS N. Court street is the mair
thoroughfare north-towards Cleve
land, our largest neighhor-it shoult
be kept reasonably presentable and il
a condition, at least, making it pos
sible to navigate it with boats. In it,
present condition q few heavy rain
would make it imperative to close it
If more digging is to be done it viii
soon become impossible without an.
added moisture. "The powers that be-
if this can be figured out in tn
present muddled condition of affairs
should take hand and insist tina
when one thing is torn up to maxi
way for that which is to follow, tn
follow up" shall be so close on tn
"tear up" as to preclude the posi-
bility of any bad breaks in the streets
so that the street may not be put ou
of commission for the whole winte
on account of a failure to connect u
it's broken sections in workman hk
manner.
: The history of this improvement
so far as dramatized at this time
"makes assurance doubly sure" that
' watchful eye must never sleep fror
this time on if we are to have ser
vice, unbroken by long weeks OF wait
ing, because of slip in the stages o
construction. The two years in Whic
this street improvement has swung
I idly as it were, suspended from tn
pendulum of time," should show Me
! dina people-if anything will.tha b,
r there must be watchdog OF tn
r people" sleeping with one eye ope
f if there is to be service worthy tn
: name. Dilly-dallying methods ca
a consume one or even two more year
e in paving and setting to rights thl
street, and personal growls will ava
S little while united action will get fo
d the protestants quick action and etfi'
n lent service.
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